For the first time ever, the Saturday (19 Dec) and Sunday (20 Dec) performances of The Nutcracker – Land of the Sweets will be livestreamed! Click the button below to reserve your virtual seat now!
Tickets for The Nutcracker – Land of the Sweets on sale now!
Photos courtesy of APGouge Photography
About The Company
Our Mission
The mission of the Aiken Civic Ballet Company is to encourage dance as an accessible and vital art form, to promote outreach education by facilitating the development of important life skills through the discipline of dance, and to provide premiere training and performance opportunities for young dancers in the greater Aiken area and beyond.
Artistic Director – Diane Toole Miller
Diane Toole Miller has been the Owner/Director of the Crosby-Miller School of Dance since 2006. She has over 35 years of professional dance experience – as a Soloist with the Augusta Ballet under the direction of Ron Colton (formerly of New York City Ballet) and over 35 years teaching experience -teaching classical ballet to all ages.
Diane was born in Aiken and began studying ballet at age 8 under Carl Crosby. She joined the Aiken Civic Ballet at age 13. In July 1978 she was crowned Miss South Carolina, one of the youngest to ever win the title, and went on to compete at the 1978 Miss America Pageant where she received a Talent Award Scholarship. After attending Converse College and USCA she received a B.A. in English. She studied with Barbara Ferguson at the Spartanburg Civic Ballet, and danced with the Orchesis Modern Dance Theater and televised performances with The Miss SC Pageant Dancers while in Spartanburg. In 1982 she joined the Augusta Ballet, performing many ballets including Symphony 13 and Episodes by Duncan Noble, Tilt by Stanley Zompakos, A Place To Dance, Bagatelles, A Gift To Be Simple, and Hearth of Embers, as well as dancing in Nutcracker as the Dewdrop Fairy, in Coppelia, Les Sylphides and in Augusta Ballet’s first Balanchine Ballet, Valse Fantasie. She danced in many Gala performances of SERBA (Southeastern Regional Ballet Association) including Charleston, Miami, and Atlanta with the Augusta Ballet as an Honor Company.
She previously taught ballet at USC Aiken and has enjoyed choreographing ballets for the Aiken Civic Ballet which include the Nutcracker, Korean Cinderella, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, and La Boutique Fantasque.
Diane is married to Charles Miller and they have 3 daughters.
Studio – Crosby-Miller School of Dance
The members of the Aiken Civic Ballet train at the Crosby-Miller School of Dance, located at 142 Greenville Street SW, under the direction of Diane Toole Miller.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
THE AIKEN CIVIC BALLET PRESENTS:
The Nutcracker 2020 – Land of the Sweets
Performance to be held at:
The USCA Etherredge Center
471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC
Phone: (803) 641-3305
December 18th,19th & 20th
Hopelands Summer Concert Series 2021
Performance to be held at:
Hopelands Gardens
Hopeland Gardens
135 Dupree Place, Aiken, SC
Phone: (803) 642-7631
Date to be Announced
Patron Package
ACBC 2020 Corporate Contribution Levels
All contributions to ACBC, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Raise the Curtain
Livestream- • Receive 4 tickets to The Nutcracker and 2 tickets to the Nutcracker Tea with option to advance purchase 8 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Advertising on all Aiken Civic Ballet Company social media with a link to your business, including website, Facebook, and Instagram
- • Acknowledgment and large ad with a link to your business website in virtual program of The Nutcracker
- • Recognition in print advertising including Aiken Standard and Bella Magazine
- • Sign with your business name and logo on display at all performances of The Nutcracker and The Nutcracker Tea
- • Sponsorship of table at The Nutcracker Tea
- • Introduction as a sponsor at all live, livestream, and video performances of The Nutcracker, including in the pre-show presentation and Nutcracker Tea
- • Presenting sponsor of livestream Nutcracker performance
- • One minute ad or video featuring your business in the pre-show presentation
Banner Sponsorship
- • Receive 4 tickets to The Nutcracker with option to advance purchase 6 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Advertising on all Aiken Civic Ballet Company social media with a link to your business, including website, Facebook, and Instagram
- • Acknowledgement and ad with a link to your business website in virtual program of The Nutcracker
- • Recognition in print advertising including Aiken Standard and Bella Magazine
- • Your business name and logo on display at all performances of The Nutcracker, including in the pre-show presentation
- • 30 second ad or video featuring your business in the pre-show presentation
General Sponsorship
- • Receive 2 tickets to The Nutcracker with option to advance purchase 4 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Advertising on all Aiken Civic Ballet Company social media with a link to your business, including website, Facebook, and Instagram
- • Acknowledgement and medium ad with a link to your business website in virtual program of The Nutcracker
- • Your business name and logo on display at all performances of The Nutcracker, including in the pre-show presentation
Program Advertisements
- • $150 Ad with a link to your business website in virtual program of The Nutcracker
- • Complimentary ad design with your logo or artwork
ACBC 2020 Family/Small Business Contribution Levels
All contributions to ACBC, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible as allowed by law.
$400 Gift
- • Opportunity to advance purchase 8 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Listing in the virtual program for The Nutcracker
- • Medium ad with link to a business website in the virtual program for The Nutcracker or gift basket from the Nutcracker Store
- • 4 tickets to The Nutcracker Tea with exclusive photo op
Your Program Listing Information -
$250 Gift
- • Opportunity to advance purchase 6 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Listing in the virtual program for The Nutcracker
- • Small ad with link to a business website in the virtual program for The Nutcracker or gift basket from the Nutcracker Store
- • 2 tickets to The Nutcracker Tea
Your Program Listing Information -
$100 Gift
- • Opportunity to advance purchase 4 tickets to The Nutcracker with priority seat selection
- • Listing in the virtual program for The Nutcracker
- • Program listing
Your Program Listing Information -
$50 Gift
- • Listing in the virtual program for The Nutcracker
Your Program Listing Information -
Contact Us
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PO Box 1437, Aiken, SC 29802
Email: info@aikenballet.org