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508<h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/07/09/doug-singleton/' title='Celebrating Doug Singleton'>Celebrating Doug Singleton</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 509 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 510 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Corps-de-Ballet-1.png</span> 511 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 512 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 513 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 514 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 515 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 516 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 517 </span> 518 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2026-07-09 09:05:10</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-07-09 10:29:02</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Celebrating Doug Singleton</span></span></span></article></div><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-23789 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-odd av_one_third first real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/03/30/the-2026-dancing-with-the-stars-of-charlotte-gala/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Corps-de-Ballet-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/events/" rel="tag">Events</a> </span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/03/30/the-2026-dancing-with-the-stars-of-charlotte-gala/' title='The 2026 Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte Gala!'>The 2026 Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte Gala!</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 519 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 520 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Corps-de-Ballet.png</span> 521 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 522 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 523 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 524 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 525 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 526 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 527 </span> 528 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2026-03-30 10:39:30</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-03-30 10:39:30</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>The 2026 Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte Gala!</span></span></span></article><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-23653 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-even av_one_third real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/03/05/your-2026-judges-emcee/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-GALA-2026-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/events/" rel="tag">Events</a> </span>
528<h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/03/05/your-2026-judges-emcee/' title='Your 2026 Judges & Emcee!'>Your 2026 Judges & Emcee!</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 529 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 530 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-GALA-2026.png</span> 531 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 532 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 533 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 534 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 535 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 536 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 537 </span> 538 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2026-03-05 10:33:23</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-03-05 12:10:00</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Your 2026 Judges & Emcee!</span></span></span></article><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-23615 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-6 slide-parity-odd av_one_third real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/02/26/your-2026-star-dancers/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-GALA-2026-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/events/" rel="tag">Events</a> </span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/02/26/your-2026-star-dancers/' title='Your 2026 Star Dancers'>Your 2026 Star Dancers</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 539 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 540 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-GALA-2026.png</span> 541 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 542 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 543 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 544 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 545 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 546 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 547 </span> 548 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2026-02-26 13:44:29</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-02-26 13:44:29</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Your 2026 Star Dancers</span></span></span></article></div><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-23510 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-7 slide-parity-odd av_one_third first real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/01/30/charlotte-ballets-pre-professional-program/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Pointe-Mag-feature-cover-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/academy/" rel="tag">Academy</a> </span>
548<h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2026/01/30/charlotte-ballets-pre-professional-program/' title='Charlotte Ballet's Pre-Professional Program'>Charlotte Ballet's Pre-Professional Program</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 549 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 550 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Pointe-Mag-feature-cover.png</span> 551 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 552 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 553 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 554 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 555 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 556 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 557 </span> 558 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2026-01-30 15:57:27</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-01-30 16:04:56</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Charlotte Ballet's Pre-Professional Program</span></span></span></article><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-22664 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-8 slide-parity-even av_one_third real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a 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08:46:47</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2025-09-25 08:46:47</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Welcome Resident Choreographer Mthuthuzeli November</span></span></span></article><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-22405 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-9 slide-parity-odd av_one_third real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2025/08/15/new-season-new-faces/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-new-dancers-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/company/" rel="tag">Company</a>, <a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/dancers/" rel="tag">Dancers</a> </span>
568<h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2025/08/15/new-season-new-faces/' title='New Season, New Faces!'>New Season, New Faces!</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 569 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 570 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-new-dancers.png</span> 571 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 572 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 573 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 574 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 575 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 576 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 577 </span> 578 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2025-08-15 14:40:51</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2026-01-30 15:40:54</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>New Season, New Faces!</span></span></span></article></div><div class='slide-entry-wrap'><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-21314 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-10 slide-parity-odd av_one_third first real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2025/04/16/jean-pierre-bonnefoux/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-JPB-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/academy/" rel="tag">Academy</a>, <a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/company/" rel="tag">Company</a> </span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title' itemprop="headline" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2025/04/16/jean-pierre-bonnefoux/' title='Remembering Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux'>Remembering Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux</a></h3><span class="av-vertical-delimiter"></span></header></div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer><span class='hidden'> 579 <span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="ImageObject" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" itemprop='image'> 580 <span itemprop='url' >https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-JPB.png</span> 581 <span itemprop='height' >300</span> 582 <span itemprop='width' >600</span> 583 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemscope="itemscope" > 584 <span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span> 585 <span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https://schema.org/ImageObject'> 586 <span itemprop='url'>https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/logo-1030x123.png</span> 587 </span> 588 </span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" ><span itemprop='name'>Lily Herrin</span></span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-12-09T16:38:15-05:00" >2025-04-16 15:22:57</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="dateModified" itemtype="https://schema.org/dateModified" >2025-04-24 14:12:58</span><span class='av-structured-data' itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" itemtype="https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage" ><span itemprop='name'>Remembering Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux</span></span></span></article><article class='slide-entry flex_column post-entry post-entry-21051 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-11 slide-parity-even av_one_third real-thumbnail' itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost" ><a href='https://charlotteballet.org/2025/03/11/the-2025-dancing-with-the-stars-of-charlotte-gala/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title=''><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="495" height="300" src="https://charlotteballet.org/wp-content/uploads/Blog-Featured-Images-GALA-RECAP-495x300.png" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" /></a><div class='slide-content'><header class="entry-content-header"><span class="blog-categories minor-meta"><a href="https://charlotteballet.org/category/events/" rel="tag">Events</a> </span>
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