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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was a

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company. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by

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.Luke Jennings
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'', 21 October 2012 It had sixteen dancers. Cedar Lake offered a wide-ranging repertory, including works by

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, Ohad Naharin, Didy Veldman, Jo Strømgren, Regina van Berkel and

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. Cedar Lake is featured in the 2011 film ''

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'', including original choreography for the film's co-star Emily Blunt. On March 20, 2015, artistic director Alexandra Damiani announced to the troupe that the company would close. The company concluded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in June, 2015 with a final world premiere by Richard Siegal.

Artistic staff

* Alexandra Damiani, Artistic Director * Crystal Pite, Associate Choreographer *Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director (previous to Damiani)

Dancers included

*Justin Peck *Jubal Battiste *Jolene Baldini *Jon Bond *Patrick Coker (apprentice) *Nickemil Concepcion *Soojin Choi *Vânia Doutel Vaz *Daphne Fernberger (apprentice) *Gwynenn Taylor Jones *Jessica Lee Keller *Jason Kittleburger *Joseph Kudra *Ana-Maria Lucaciu *Navarra Novy-Williams *Raymond Pinto *Guillaume Quéau *Matthew Rich *Ida Saki *Joaquim de Santana *Acacia Schachte *Billy Bell *Rachelle Scott *Jessica Coleman Scott *Harumi Terayama *Kristen Weiser *Ebony Williams *Jin Young Won *Madeline Wong

References

External links

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