Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida, led by artistic director Lourdes Lopez. MCB was founded in 1985 by Toby Lerner Ansin, a Miami philanthropist. Ansin and the founding board hired Edward Villella, former New York City Ballet principal dancer to be the founding artistic director. A bulk of the company's repertoire is made up of the work of George Balanchine, though the company also performs works by Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Trey McIntyre, Mark Morris, Jimmy Gamonet, who was the company's founding Resident Choreographer and Ballet Master from 1986 to
Columbia City Ballet Columbia City Ballet The Columbia City Ballet is a ballet company in Columbia, South Carolina. The Columbia City Ballet was founded in 1961 by Ann Brodie, a former dancer with the Radio City Music Hall Ballet. The Columbia City Ballet presents four to five full-length productions and two unique Educational Outreach productions each season. The Columbia City Ballet tours each year in Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, SC, as well as eight other cities around the region. The Columbia City Ballet has also given tours in Chicago, Charlotte, and around Florida. Serving the community for 55 years with 30 professional American dancers