Dr. Ken Bello PhD

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  Published on: 3/20/2006    Last Visited: 10/20/2009  

  Mrs. Bello is an internationally acclaimed artist who presents audiences with heartfelt character portrayals. Proir to dancing with the USA Ballet, Mrs. Bello danced with the Empire State Ballet, and the MBC Ballet, rising from corps to principle dancer.
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  Mrs. Bello has had several choreographers create roles on her, including the lead in "America", Gretel in "Hansel and Gretel", and Anna in "Arbeit Macht Frei". Her first choreographic endeavor, "Rhapsody", where the females never go off of pointe, challenges the dancers, while enthralling the audience. Her choreographic flare has continued with her neo-classical "The Mind", and "Groovin".
  
  Mrs. Bello's training has been with the National Academy of Arts, Ingeborg Poehlert, Robert Joffrey, National Ballet of Canada, and personal coaching from Yoko Ichino, David Nixon, and Alexander Dementjev.
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  Mrs. Bello's teaching experience began as an assistant to Dorothy Lister at the Joffrey Ballet School of New York, prior to joining the staff of MBC of Chicago in 1987.
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  Dr. Kenneth Bello Resident Choreographer /Principal Dancer
  
  Dr. Ken Bello continues his family lineage, which begun four generations ago at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, captivating audiences with his show-stopping Russian dance from the "Nutcracker" or the camp officer in his original ballet concerning the Holocaust "Arbeit Macht Frei". Dr. Bello is one of today's finest partners and compared to that of the famed Anton Dolin by the late great Ruth Page.
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  Dr. Bello has served two years on the Dance Panel for the Illinois Arts Council and is instrumental in USA Ballet's mission of reaching the youth in arts and education.
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  artin's intensity and quest for artistic perfection is a perfect fit with Artistic Director Michelle Holmes-Bello and Resident Choreographer Dr. Ken Bello.

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  Dr. Kenneth BelloResident Choreographer /Principal Dancer
  
  Dr. Ken Bello continues his family lineage, which begun four generations ago at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, captivating audiences with his show-stopping Russian dance from the "Nutcracker" or the camp officer in his original ballet concerning the Holocaust "Arbeit Macht Frei".Dr. Bello is one of today's finest partners and compared to that of the famed Anton Dolin by the late great Ruth Page.
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  Dr. Bello has served two years on the Dance Panel for the Illinois Arts Council and is instrumental in USA Ballet's mission of reaching the youth in arts and education.
  
  "Reaching tomorrow's audiences today is a must or there is no purpose in training tomorrow's dancers today."He has an extensive teaching background in a variety of styles and has spent numerous years teaching dance history and giving lecture demonstrations throughout the United States and Canada.
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  Joining the USA Ballet in 1993, Martin immediately used his wonderful abilities as conductor and bandleader in Dr. Ken Bello's "Slide Me Some Skin."

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  Published on: 3/15/2007    Last Visited: 3/16/2007  

  This performance also marks the retirement of Dr. Ken Bello, principal artist and former director of USA Ballet.
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  Bello has partnered principal ballerinas from some of the world's leading companies, including the Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ballet de Marseilles of France, but his favorite ballerina to partner is his wife of 19 years, Michelle Holmes-Bello.

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  Published on: 3/14/2007    Last Visited: 3/15/2007  

  Performance of 'Giselle' marks retirement of USA Ballet's director, Dr. Ken Bello
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  This performance also marks the retirement of Dr. Ken Bello, principal artist and former director of USA Ballet.
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  Bello has partnered principal ballerinas from some of the world's leading companies, including the Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ballet de Marseilles of France, but his favorite ballerina to partner is his wife of 19 years, Michelle Holmes-Bello.

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  Published on: 7/8/2007    Last Visited: 7/8/2007  

  Dr. Ken BelloUSA Ballet Company

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  Published on: 12/20/2008    Last Visited: 10/20/2009  

  Job - A full length ballet based on the Bible's Book of Job by Dr. Ken Bello. Motherhood - A solo for Michelle Holmes-Bello and dedicated to all expectant mothers by Dr. Ken Bello in 1996.
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  Rumplestilskin - As relevant today as when this Grimm Fairytale was written, a collaboration between choreographer Dr. Ken Bello and composer Bill Bagby, Jr.
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  Slide Me Some Skin - A Ragtime and Blues ballet with music dedicated to Dr. Ken Bello and Michelle Holmes-Bello by African-American composer Howard Savage, Jr.

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  Dr. Kenneth BelloResident Choreographer • Booking Agentdrb@usaballet.org

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  Published on: 9/26/2002    Last Visited: 9/26/2002  

  It is the ultimate of the romantic era ballets said Ken Bello, chief resident choreographer for the USA Ballet Company.
  
  "It is a story that the audience can easily follow," Bello said."It is a story of love conquering all in the end."
  
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  Michelle Holmes-Bello stars in the ballet and is one of the top ballet performers in the world, Bello said.
  
  The USA Ballet Company and Academy performs all over the nation.Many times the company goes on tour for several weeks.The company has performed at several communities in Kansas but has not performed in Dodge City until now.
  
  "We like to go to different size communities to perform," Bello said."Our dancers who perform are mostly adults from all over the world.But for this trip we brought a couple of younger ones who are incredibly gifted."
  
  Whenever possible, the company likes to use local talent in the communities they perform in.
  
  "It gives them (the local dancers) an incredible opportunity to work with professional dancers on stage and backstage," Bello said."It is a totally different world backstage and this gives them experience and a valuable learning tool."
  
  For the past few weeks, the Little Feet Dance Academy has been preparing for the ballet performance.
  
  "We sent out an instructional video tape so they could work on choreography and know what steps they would be doing," Bello said.
  
  "Giselle" only performance is at 7 p.m. tonight in the Dodge City Civic Center.Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for children 12 and younger.
  
  "The audience will enjoy the dance and all of the local flavor to it," Bello said."I invite everyone to come to it.The women will love it and the men will see a lot of athleticism."
  
  In addition to the ballet the company will also have a free lecture demonstration at 10:30 a.m. today in the Civic Center.There will also be a free praise dance workshop and Alleluia Dance Ministries performance beginning at 5 p.m. Friday in the First United Methodist Church.

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  Published on: 10/22/2004    Last Visited: 10/25/2004  

  The Bloomington-Normal-based ballet company was founded by Ken Bello and his wife, Michelle Holmes-Bello, in 1990.
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  Ken Bello, choreographer and booking agent, said the company has plans to perform in Decatur next fall.Bello said the company had been talking with Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Lincoln Square Theatre and Decatur Civic Center but were unable to solidify a contract.
  
  "We were very close to scheduling, but one of the main sponsors pulled out at the last minute," he said.

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  Resident Choreographer : Dr. Ken Bello , PhDThe Mid-Illinois Ballet Company was founded in December of 1990 by Dr. Ken Bello and Michelle Holmes-Bello , and is the only professional ballet company in Illinois , outside of Chicago.
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  Resident Choreographer : Dr. Ken Bello , PhDThe Mid-Illinois Ballet Company was founded in December of 1990 by Dr. Ken Bello and Michelle Holmes-Bello , and is the only professional ballet company in Illinois , outside of Chicago.

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