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the more well known bigger ballet companies. “Our dancers come from all over the world. Currently they come from the following countries, France, Latvia, Brazil, Romania, Italy, Japan and the US,” continued Pieroni. “At times we’ve had over 10 countries represented. Ms. Papa holds auditions in NY, Rome, London and various cities across the US. Ms. Papa’s style of choreography is very different from other ballet companies. It’s classical with many other forms of dance mixed in. This means our dancers must be classically trained but be able to perform other types of dance also.” Upcoming shows Up Close & Personal with AC Ballet March 25 - 5:30pm April 15 - 5:30pm AC Ballet Studio at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City Young Choreographers Series March 28 - 4pm The Celebrity Theater, Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City Carmen April 18 - 7pm & April 19 - 4pm The Celebrity Theater Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City Carmen April 25 - 7pm Strand Theatre, Lakewood, NJ www.acballet.org New Jersey Stage Article Index Next Article Events 82