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Summerville Civic Ballet Performs Saturday

Saturday is first performance for new ballet company.

Summerville Civic Ballet will have its first performance 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church's Oktoberfest, The Charleston City Paper reported.

The founder of the new ballet company is Douglas Smoak.

The City Paper wrote: 

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(Smoak is) a contemporary dancer who was taught by Robert (Ivey) and who danced professionally for Nevada Dance Theatre, Sarasota Ballet, and Ballet Eddy Toussaint. His wife Lori Hull, the company's co-founder, has done a lot of Fosse stuff, and they're taking both of their backgrounds to bring an entertainment factor to the local dance scene.

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