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Chautauquans line the barres for ballet courses

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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio, Chautauquans line the barres for ballet courses offered through Special Studies. Led by School of Dance faculty, courses range from beginner to advanced levels — so there’s something for all interests and abilities. 

In Week One, it was the University of Hartford’s Sarkis Kaltakhtchian and Isabella LaFreniere, soloist with New York City Ballet, leading the pliés and ports de bras for their students; guest faculty for Chautauqua Dance since 2008, Kaltakhtchian has an extensive portfolio — most recently as artistic and education director at The Hartt School. This week, classes are led by Carla Körbes, professor of music in ballet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a former dancer with New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

  • Students complete various exercises during a ballet class led by University of Hartsford’s Artistic and Education Director Sarkis Kaltakhtchian Monday June 27, 2022 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio. JOELEEN HUBBARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • University of Hartsford’s Artistic and Education Director Sarkis Kaltakhtchian demonstrates proper technique while teaching a ballet class Monday June 27, 2022 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio. JOELEEN HUBBARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Students rehearse as University of Hartsford’s Artistic and Education Director Sarkis Kaltakhtchian demonstrates proper technique during a ballet class Monday June 27, 2022 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio. JOELEEN HUBBARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Isabella LaFreniere, 26, of New York City, observes as University of Hartsford’s Artistic and Education Director Sarkis Kaltakhtchian demonstrates proper technique during a ballet class Monday June 27, 2022 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio. JOELEEN HUBBARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
  • Students rehearse as University of Hartsford’s Artistic and Education Director Sarkis Kaltakhtchian demonstrates proper technique during a ballet class Monday June 27, 2022 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studio. JOELEEN HUBBARD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The author Joeleen Hubbard

Joeleen Hubbard graduated from Western Kentucky University in May 2021 with a degree in photojournalism, and she is entering her second year of graduate school at Ohio University, where she is working toward her Master of Arts in visual communication. As a first-timer in Chautauqua, Joeleen will be working as a photographer and is excited to explore the area with her camera. When she’s not photographing, she enjoys cooking, listening to music, petting her cat and spending time with friends and family.

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