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Madeline Deavenport, originally from San Diego, CA, started her ballet training at the California Ballet School. She moved to Philadelphia, PA at 16 to continue her training at the Rock School. She went on to dance for two years with North Carolina Dance Theater as an apprentice. She moved to New York City in August of 2007 and has performed with Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet NY and Rebecca Kelly Ballet. This is her fourth season as a member of New Chamber Ballet, where her roles include parts in Arachnophilia, Cascade, Sonatine, Viduity, Echoes, All the Rage, Pas De..., Allegretto Innocente, Chamber Dances, 104 Fahrenheit, Five Songs for Piano, and Night Music.

Who were your most inspiring teachers? Paul Koverman and Denise Dabrowski at California Ballet School were two of my first teachers that really made me want to dance. Later, Chris Flemming at the Rock School and Mark Diamond at North Carolina Dance Theater pushed me to my limits and allowed me to explore new ways of movement. Also in North Carolina, Patricia McBride was incredibly inspiring to me. She is such a beautiful person, and was always really encouraging.

How is NCB different than other companies? I think the size of NCB, and the work that we do is different than most companies. There are less than ten dancers, so we get to dance a lot. The style of contemporary ballet is also unique. I love that we always dance to live music; it really helps me as a dancer to connect to the musicians. It has been great to learn about different composers as well. I also love the closeness of our company, and the incredibly talented dancers I get to collaborate with.

Madeline at the Ballet features the 12 little French schoolgirls in an on-stage adventure. Madeline longs to dance in the Happy Swan with the Paris Ballet. When ballet master Valmont selects all the schoolgirls for the production except Madeline, the normally plucky girl loses her spirit. It takes the help of a special friend to convince Valmont to give Madeline another shot at stardom. With hard work and encouragement, Madeline's dream comes true. This program is based on the book series by Ludwig Bemelmans. It is most appropriate for children ages two and older.

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