Summer Intensive
Welcome to the Civic Dance Centre, official dance school of the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company was founded in 1978 by Northeast Pennsylvania's most respected dance instructor, Miss Helen M. Gaus. Originally as a regional resident company, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company is at the forefront of ballet and the performing arts in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Our school makes every effort to instill in its students the discipline and knowledge needed to approach learning in a professional way, whether one's intent is to become a professional dancer or to learn the rigorous discipline of dance to carry oneself through life.
At "Civic," we believe that our role is to guide young dancers through increasingly disciplined levels of dance in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Creative energy, gracefulness, a heightened awareness of music and musicality, and a focus on technique are only some of the benefits our programs have to offer. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is dedicated to bringing quality dance training within reach of young dancers to make dreams a reality.
The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is a non-profit organization focused on dance education and performance. It is the company’s mission to educate our members and the public in the art of dance while bringing the talents of well-known artists, choreographers, and master teachers into northeast Pennsylvania for the benefit of our students as well as our audiences.
Welcome to the Civic Dance Centre, official dance school of the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company was founded in 1978 by Northeast Pennsylvania's most respected dance instructor, Miss Helen M. Gaus. Originally as a regional resident company, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company is at the forefront of ballet and the performing arts in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Our school makes every effort to instill in its students the discipline and knowledge needed to approach learning in a professional way, whether one's intent is to become a professional dancer or to learn the rigorous discipline of dance to carry oneself through life.
At "Civic," we believe that our role is to guide young dancers through increasingly disciplined levels of dance in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Creative energy, gracefulness, a heightened awareness of music and musicality, and a focus on technique are only some of the benefits our programs have to offer. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is dedicated to bringing quality dance training within reach of young dancers to make dreams a reality.
The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is a non-profit organization focused on dance education and performance. It is the company’s mission to educate our members and the public in the art of dance while bringing the talents of well-known artists, choreographers, and master teachers into northeast Pennsylvania for the benefit of our students as well as our audiences.
ROBERT ZALOGA
Assistant to Artistic Director
Robert Zaloga began his formal dance education under Miss Helen Gaus in 2013. He later became an instructor for the Civic Dance Centre, the official school of Scranton Civic Ballet Company and in the fall of 2020, Robert was appointed as Assistant to Artistic Director of the company. After joining the company's Corps de Ballet in 2014, Robert was promoted to Soloist in 2015, and Principal Dancer with the Scranton Civic Ballet Company in 2016.
Over the years, Robert has performed many of the major classics which include: Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Franz in Coppelia, Prince in Cinderella Divertissement, El Capitan in Stars and Stripes, Pas de Trois in Midnight Masquerade, Snow King, Waltz of the Flowers Pas de Deux, The Nutcracker Prince and Cavalier in the Scranton Civic Ballet Company’s annual production of Helen Gaus’s The Nutcracker.
Robert has furthered his studies outside of Scranton with famed instructors and choreographers such as Sascha Radetsky, Ethan Stiefel, Peter Stark, Charles Askegard, Elizabeth Walker, Michael Owen, Russel Clark, Denise Lewis, Igor Burlak, Barbra Weisberger, and Barabra Sandonato.
Robert has trained and performed with companies and schools across the east coast including American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet School, School of Pennsylvania Ballet, Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Performing Arts Institute. While dancing with American Ballet Theatre, Robert performed in the Summer performance of Don Quioxte in the corps de ballet.
Robert has been a member of the Wyoming Seminary Dance Company under the direction of Mrs. Bernadine Vojtko and performed as a Principal Dancer with the company since 2015. While performing with Wyoming Seminary Dance Company, he was a featured guest artist for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic's production of Peter and the Wolf, performing as the Wolf. In the spring of 2020, he was the recipient of the Barbara Weisberger Dance Award (founder of the Pennsylvania Ballet). Robert has been a featured guest performer for the Mostly Opera Company of Scranton since 2014.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
SCRANTON CIVIC BALLET COMPANY
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Helen Gaus' The Nutcracker (Cavalier, Prince, Snow King, Waltz of the Flowers Pas de Deux, Coffee from Arabia, Russian)
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Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried)
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La Bayadere (Solor, Premiere Cast)
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Stars and Stripes (El Capitan)
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The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desire, Puss-in-Boots)
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Coppelia (Franz)
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Cinderella Divertissement (Prince)
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Midnight Masquerade (Pas de Trois)
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Viennese Waltz (Principal)
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Invitation to the Dance (Principal)
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El Jardin Espanol (Principal)
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Amour et Printemps (Principal, Premiere Cast)
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Heartland (Pas de Deux)
OTHER
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Don Quixote (Corps de Ballet) - American Ballet Theatre
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Amour et Printemps (Principal) - Walnut Hill School for the Arts
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The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird) - Wyoming Seminary Dance Company
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Peter and the Wolf (Wolf) - Wyoming Seminary Dance Company
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Fancy Free (Sailor) - Wyoming Seminary Dance Company
STAY CONNECTED
(570) 343-0115
For business inquires
@robertzaloga