The Georgia Ballet

about Georgia ballet Georgia Ballet, Inc, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1960 by Iris Hensley. The organization's Artistic Director, Gina Hyatt-Mazon, and Executive Director, Michele Ziemann-DeVos, have assumed the founder's vision of offering a professional ballet company, a school of the highest caliber for the metropolitan Atlanta area, and an outstanding Arts in Education outreach program. The Georgia Ballet has taken the art of professional dance across the state, as well as the nation, with appearances throughout the Southeast, and abroad. The Georgia Ballet's performing artists make up what is Georgia's largest company of professional dancers. This core group of twenty-four performers from around the nation have a diverse and versatile background in a range of classical to contemporary styles of dance. The Georgia Ballet is committed to Arts in Education, a series of programs designed to make dance accessible and entertaining for students of all ages. All programs meet Georgia Quality Core Curriculum Standards, allowing educators the opportunity to share the Arts, specifically dance education with their students. Georgia Ballet School is dedicated to providing outstanding instruction in ballet and related dance styles. The school faculty, led by internationally renowned Hamburg Ballet principal artists, Gina Hyatt-Mazon and Janusz Mazon, is a small group of dedicated and enthusiastic dance education professionals. The curriculum is comprised of thirteen graded training levels, each with a written syllabus. Cobb Arts Ball The 2009 Cobb Arts Ball will be held on Saturday, October 24th at the Cobb Galleria Centre Honorary Chairs Lisa and Sam Olens For more information, please contact United Arts of Cobb Chairman Ron Francis at rfrancis firstlandmarkonline.com. The goal of the Cobb Arts Ball is to raise funds to place in an endowment fund with the Cobb Community Foundation in support of the Arts in Cobb County. It is the hope that this endowment fund would grow to over $1 million within the next several years.