Chautauqua School of Dance

JORDYN RUSSELL - STAFF WRITER Chautauqua School of Dance students perform “When We Gather Beneath the Big Sky.” KRISTEN TRIPLETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER After 38 years spent fostering excellence, School of Dance Director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux is retiring.

Daniel Ulbricht Stars of American Ballet’s bill is flavorful; there’s something from the classic and the contemporary — and every taste in between. That variety will be on full display at 8:15 p.m. tonight, June

Each summer, Chautauqua Institution’s School of Dance welcomes about 60 young athletes, aged 10 to 18, who intend to pursue careers as professional ballet dancers. Many do not attend dance schools with companies attached to