Burbank Dance Company Gets Ready To Rock The Ford Theatres With Some British Invasion!

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Formally called Media City Ballet, The Pacific Ballet Dance Company is getting ready to rock The Ford Theatres Saturday night! Tickets are still available if you and your family would love to spend the evening thoroughly entertained!

The “British Beat” is a cavalcade of dance and music ranging from the
artistry of Sir Edward Elgar to popular selections from some of our most
recent Grammy/ Oscar award winners.
Combining their rich heritage of the Ballet Russe with contemporary styling,
Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre embraces and celebrates Britain’s multi-ethnic
music through a diverse array of dance styles.

The company has gained a notable following and has grown to become one of the major dance companies in the greater Los Angeles area! The show features over 25 professional and company dancers, many of whom have their own professional careers, acting, dancing, singing and choreographing, and can be seen on TV, in music videos, and feature films. Featured dancers include Chris Trousdale, who also sings, was a member of the popular boy band Dream Street, is in the new Disney show “Shake it Up,” and is recording a dance/pop CD; Alexander Fost from “So You Think You Can Dance;” and Allan McCormick, who has just returned from performing in “La Rêve” in Las Vegas as a dancer, acrobat and aerialist.

Artistic Director, Natasha Middleton

Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director, was born into ballet legacy. Her grandmother danced with the Ballet Russes, and her father, Andrei Tremaine, with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Middleton was a ballerina with the original Pacific Ballet Theatre, under the direction of her father. She trained and danced in Los Angeles and in New York with the Joffrey II, as well as in Europe and Asia, performing in such ballets as “The Nutcracker,” “Raymonda,” “Spartacus” and “Carmen.” She is the daughter of former San Francisco Opera soprano Natalie Garrotto and the niece of the late film star Yvonne de Carlo.

In 2001, she became one of the founding members of Media City Ballet.
In 2012, Media City Ballet became “Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre” with her continuing as artistic director. The new company returned to the Ford Theatres last summer with “Dance in the USA”, a tribute to American music.

Natasha is also the school director of the Media City Dance Studio, located in Burbank. (See a video of an Alexander Fost class below).

You can still get tickets to The Brittish Beat! Tickets prices start at $15-$35 and $12 for full-time students with ID and children 12 and under. VIP packages start at $65 and include premium seating and a pre-performance reception. Tickets are available at www.FordTheatres.org or (323) 461-3673 (for non-visual media (323) GO 1-FORD).
For groups of 8 or more, please call (323) 769-2147.

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