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Article: Lone star dreams. (News).(Stephen Austin, Ballet Austin Dance Education Center)
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- Dance Magazine
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- February 1, 2003
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The time is 2005. The place is downtown Austin, Texas. Pedestrians conducting the business of the day encounter an element unfamiliar to this urban landscape: ballet. At the intersection of San Antonio and West Third Streets, floor-to-ceiling windows offer passersby a glimpse into dance's creative process by exposing the rehearsal studios of its hometown ballet company's new digs, the Ballet Austin Dance Education Center.
In October 2002, Stephen Mills, artistic director of Ballet Austin, announced the purchase of a 28,000-square-foot building that will house the company's studios (an increase in number from two to seven), administrative offices, technical ...