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San Jose Dance Theatre

The organization was founded in 1954 as Paul E. Curtis Jr.’s Los Gatos Academy of Dance and the West Valley Ballet Foundation. The name was later changed to San José Dance Theatre in 1966 and incorporated as a nonprofit educational organization in 1968.

For more than 30 years, San José Dance Theatre trained beginning through advanced dancers for a lifetime of participation in as well as appreciation of the art of classical ballet. The Academy was a school that specialized in the classical ballet training of children from 4 years of age to the pre-professional level. The results of the Academy’s 34 years of educating talented young dancers have been gratifying. Many of its alumni have gone on to professional careers in dance and ice-skating.

The organization delighted local audiences over the past 36 years with performances including Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast. San José Dance Theatre produced San José’s first complete version of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in 1966 under the direction of founding directors and choreographers, Paul E. Curtis, Jr. and Shawn Stuart. It is the second longest running production in the Bay Area. Only San Francisco Ballet’s has a longer run. By open audition, dancers from over 20 schools in the area join professional dancers for parts in "The Nutcracker". This unique combination of local, regional and national performers makes this production a tradition that is truly a celebration of our world community.

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  San Jose Dance Theatre

  72 N. 5th Street Le Petiti Trianon
  San Jose, CA 95112

  Phone: 408-286-9905

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  • Event Name: The Nutcracker
    "San Jose Dance Theatre's is a family tradition"
    Review posted by: Samantha from San Jose, CA, Dec 07, 2006
    

    We Love this Nutcracker! My family has been coming to this Nutcracker for over 20 years. It our family tradition. The sets, the costumes, the 24 gingerbread cookies all make this production so fun but... Expand

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    We Love this Nutcracker! My family has been coming to this Nutcracker for over 20 years. It our family tradition. The sets, the costumes, the 24 gingerbread cookies all make this production so fun but yet very professional. We think this is the best Nutcracker in the Bay Area. Collapse

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  • Event Name: The Nutcracker
    "A Family Tradition!"
    Review posted by: Samantha and Family from Cupertino, CA, Dec 08, 2005
    

    We go every year, and every year the performance gets better and better. There is no better Nutcracker if you have children. We love seeing all the young dancers performing with the... Expand

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    We go every year, and every year the performance gets better and better. There is no better Nutcracker if you have children. We love seeing all the young dancers performing with the professionals. And watching the young performers grow from roll to roll every year, we feel like we know them. If I was a dancer, this would be the show for me!! And don't miss the party after the show; getting to see the characters up close is a special treat for the young ones in the family. Congratulations on the 40th anniversary San Jose Dance Theatre. We are looking forward to the next 40!! Collapse

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