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cKenzie Law Firm and Ballet Pensacola presented  Ballet & BBQ-Sunday Funday on March 10, at the 
Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center. The afternoon was filled with games, dancing, BBQ, 
drinks and fun. Guests were invited to compete for prizes playing games like bocce ball, yard dice, 
corn hole, and scavenger hunts. They were also able to enjoy a heaping plate of BBQ and a mason jar 

of sweet tea, while the professional dancers of Pensacola Ballet provided visual entertainment. A raffle was held for a 
chance to win several door prizes, donated by various community businesses. 

Ballet Pensacola serves more than 300 students each school year, ranging from age three through adult, beginner 

through professional. Ballet Pensacola presents major productions each season including “The Nutcracker,” which 
has become a holiday tradition for many in Pensacola. The company is comprised of professional dancers from 
around the world and talented student dancers who perform in all main-stage productions during Ballet Pensacola’s 
season. These performances are held in a number of venues, including the Saenger Theatre and the Pensacola 
Cultural Center.

Ballet Pensacola also continues to develop and maintain key collaborative partnerships with organizations such as 

the school systems of Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, the Choral Society 
of Pensacola, and the Arts Council of Northwest Florida. Ballet Pensacola is Pensacola’s only resident professional 
ballet company, and it is under the artistic direction of Richard Steinert.

photos & story by

Kristina Wright

   VIP Pensacola at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center

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Mike Bodie & Nicole Webb Bodie

Josh & Jennifer Belcher

Jessica Reeder & Helen McDaniel

Frank & Brittney Giammaria 

Sue Tracy & Mary Chastain 

James & Katie Theisen

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