Children’s Center for Dance Education (CCDE) is pleased to welcome Patrick Hinson, former dancer with the New York City Ballet, to Evansville. Patrick will be hosting this year’s Children’s Center for Dance Education 2015 Company Auditions on August 29th from 12:00 – 2:00. CCDE is proud to bring in talented performer(s) each year to assess dancers in the organization, and to expose these youth to well-known performers with years of experience.
Patrick has been involved in the world of dance since the early age of 7. Over the past 37 years he has worked extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, both as a professional dancer, and as a ballet master / teacher.
His formal dance training occurred at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Dance under the tutelage of Frederic Franklin, David McLain, Oleg Sabline, and James Truitte.
At the age of 14 he joined the Cincinnati Ballet Company, and at the Age of 17 he was invited to join the New York City Ballet. In addition to the tremendous influence that George Balachine had on Patrick, upon his arrival in New York he met Stanley Williams who has forever remained a constant inspiration and influence on Patrick’s teaching and coaching. In 1981 Patrick joined American Ballet Theater where he was privileged to have worked with Choo San Go, Kenneth MacMillan, Glen Tetley, and Anthony Tudor, amongst others. Upon returning to New York City Ballet in 1983 Patrick had numerous works created on him including works by Elliot Feld, William Forsythe, Lar Lubovitch, Peter Martins, Jerome Robbins, and Twyla Tharpe.
After retiring from New York City Ballet in 1990 he as invited to join Hartford Ballet as their ballet master and interim artistic director. Since that time he has served as a ballet master and / or teacher for numerous dance organizations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
As a répetiteur, Mr. Hinson has staged works by George Balanchine, Peter Martins, and August Bournonville, among others. He has also re-staged and choreographed numerous productions of his own, including full-length productions of “Giselle”, “The Sleeping Beauty”, “The Nutcracker”, and “A Midsummer Nights Dream”.
For more information, please contact the Children’s Center for Dance Education at (812) 421-8066 or by emailing the organization at adm.cc4de@gmail.com.
