Boston Ballet Students Model In Freedom Trail Foundation Fashion Show

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. October 14, 2008

BOSTON MA, February 16, 2007. The Freedom Trail Foundation announced today that Boston Ballet School students will be the models for the first-in-Boston American Girl Fashion Show. A rigorous audition and interview process gleaned 43 young dancers from the ballet school who will participate in the fun, engaging program that showcases historical and contemporary fashions for girls and their dolls. The Freedom Trail Foundation is hosting the event and proceeds benefit the Freedom Trail Scholars program, an in-school and out-of-school history education program.

Demand for tickets to the American Girl Doll Fashion Show on March 31 and April 1 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel has been overwhelming. Nearly all 2,500 seats for five shows have been scooped up. There are a limited amount of tickets still available.

Purchase raffle tickets at TheFreedomTrail.org for a chance to win coveted 4 tickets (and a seat for your doll) to the Saturday March 31 4:00 PM show. The raffle tickets also include a chance to win one of three fabulous trips to American Girl Place in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. Fly on American Airlines to Chicago or Los Angeles, take Amtrak to New York, stay 2 nights at an Omni Hotel and enjoy a $100 shopping spree at American Girl Place. Fashion Show raffle winners will be announced March 16. Trip winners will be announced on April 1 and need not be present to win. Raffle tickets are limited (2,500) and can be purchased for $25 online at TheFreedomTrail.org.

The selected Boston Ballet School models will be donating their time and talent to the event. Many of these young students juggle six or more hours per week of dance classes and appearances in company productions, such as The Nutcracker and A Midsummer Night's Dream, with homework assignments and other school demands.

"Our students bring stage experience, poise and high energy to the program," said Elizabeth Benjes, managing director of the Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education. "We are always pleased to be able to partner with other Boston cultural institutions such as the Freedom Trail while giving our young dancers an opportunity to practice their performing skills."

Audiences will delight in historical clothing from daywear and sleepwear to special-occasion clothing that resembles what the popular American Girl characters Kaya, Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, Kit, and Molly might have worn. Contemporary "Just like You" outfits for older girls and sweet Bitty Baby fashions for little ones complete the program. The day also includes a delightful tea, door prizes and a gift for everyone.

"This is going to be a great production," said Mimi LaCamera, President of the Freedom Trail Foundation. "Lights, sound, action and a cast of lovely models showing off American Girl historic costumes and the latest spring line. It's an elegant tea, too. No one with a little girl between the ages of five to 11 should miss it."

Shailene Woodley, the young actress who starred in Felicity: An American Adventure will attend the American Girl Fashion Show for personal photos with fashion show guests.

"The fashion show is the ultimate all-American girl experience," continued LaCamera. "It's a wonderful and memorable gift to give to your special little girl, as well as to children at underperforming local schools who will benefit from a great history education program."

About the Freedom Trail Foundation

The Freedom Trail Foundation is a non-profit foundation dedicated to marketing, promoting and preserving the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile path that leads to 16 of the country's most significant historical landmarks. The Sites are not adaptations or re-creations, they are real and each one played a pivotal role in America's rebellious beginning - familiar events such as the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's role in the first battle, the Battle of Bunker Hill - and the growth of the young nation. Marked by a red brick path or a painted red line, the Trail weaves its way through Boston's proud past in the midst of this vital, modern city. The Freedom Trail Foundation offers an extensive in-school and out-of school education program, daily guided walking tours, a rentable audio guide and a downloadable MP3 audible tour of the Freedom Trail.

Freedom Trail Foundation

617.357.8300

TheFreedomTrail.org

Boston Ballet School was founded over 50 years ago by E. Virginia Williams and is now the largest ballet school in North America. Thousands of students participate in its year-round dance classes and community outreach programs, Citydance, Taking Steps, and Adaptive Dance, all of which operate under the umbrella of the Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education. The Center's mission is to inspire a life-long love of dance through superior and accessible ballet training. High quality programs for students of all levels, ages 3 through adult, are offered alongside intensive training for aspiring professionals. The internationally renowned faculty is led by Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, and classes are held in state-of-the-art studios located in Boston, Newtonville, and Norwell. A North Shore location in Salem is under construction and scheduled to open in 2008 in partnership with the YMCA. Students from all locations enjoy the many advantages of the School's association with Boston Ballet Company, recognized as one of the leading professional dance companies in the world. For more information about Boston Ballet, please visit www.bostonballet.org.