Ellen Tharp, at left, with young dancers Jane Moller, 12; Jilian Pizzi, 12; Analise Scardaci, 9, and Olivia Duffy, 13 after a performance for seniors at Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. (Advance photo/Bill Lyons)
Best Dance Company in 2008 AWE Poll
Staten Island Ballet voted 'Best Dance Company' in 2008 AWE Reader's Poll
THE ARTS: 7-year stretch
Local dance tradition outmaneuvers economy to present new, no-charge works
Island ballet kids get jazzified
Guest teacher Chet Walker arrives with a mission to break all the rules