Palm Beach Atlantic Dance Ensemble Announces Garden Series a

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The Palm Beach Atlantic University Dance Ensemble’s Garden Series brings the arts outdoors and intoPalm Beach County’s oldest and largest public garden, the Mounts Botanical Garden. Performance at Mounts Botanical Garden will take place at a centrally located area among beautiful tropical plants from around the world. Works include Waiting on the World, choreographed by Jin-Young Lee; Bruch’sViolin Concerto dance, choreographed by Eileen Hebron; a duet with Chiara Casiraghi and Gabriel Speiller, choreographed by Victor Trevino; and a quartet choreographed by Samantha Pardes. The dance ensemble is directed by Dr. Kathleen Klein, chair of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s dance department. For 30 years, she served as the executive director of Klein Dance, Inc., which operated a renowned school for dance and the Klein Dance Company in Lake Worth. Previously, she served atthe School of Hartford Ballet in Connecticut while attending a rigorous teacher training program and dancing a demanding performance schedule. Dr. Klein has an extensive background in dance technique, pointe and partnering, ballet theory, kinesiology, dance history, music theory and most importantfor her students, child psychology and pedagogy. A national authority on dance education, she recently authored a monograph on dance and published a book on career readiness for dancers. Dr. Klein completed her doctorate in global leadership at Lynn University and is a member of Americans for the Arts, the American Association of University Women, the Florida Dance Association, Florida Associationof Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private, independent university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, with campuses in West Palm Beach, Orlando and Wellington. The University is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for lifelong learningand leadership. For additional information, visit our Web site: http://www.pba.edu