Press Releases

  • Central Indiana Dance Ensemble’s opens 12th annual Nutcracker with a breathtaking performance

    From the moment that Central Indiana Dance Ensemble opened the curtains on its 12th annual Nutcracker Ballet at Zionsville’s Performing Arts Center; the beauty was in the details. From the curls in the party girls’ hair, to the snow falling from the sky, and the gems sparkling on the tutus, not a detail was missed.

  • Local Non-Profit Gives Back to the Community with its own Charitable Donation

    This year, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble’s annual Nutcracker ballet will open on Friday, December 9th at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center— not to a theatre packed with local art enthusiasts and dignitaries, but instead it will open early for a special free performance to a worthy audience comprised of children from the Julian Center and students from the Lighthouse Academy Charter School.

  • CIDE presents its 12th annual production of The Nutcracker

    Central Indiana Dance Ensemble will present its 12th annual production of the Nutcracker on December 9th through 11th at Zionsville Performing Arts Center. Central Indiana Dance Ensemble is a resident company of the Center for the Performing Arts, a Regional Dance America (RDA) Honor Company, and has the area’s longest running full length pre-professional Nutcracker.

  • CIDE honored to have dancer featured in Indianapolis City Ballet's Young Stars of Ballet

    Central Indiana Dance Ensemble and Central Indiana Academy of Dance are thrilled to announce that one of their own, Hannah Sink, will be featured in a solo at the Indianapolis City Ballet’s Young Stars of Ballet performance this Friday evening at Murat Theatre at the Old National Centre.

  • Central Indiana Dance Ensemble to perform at Tarkington Opening

    The CIDE Apprentice, Junior, and Youth companies will be performing a few selections from their repertoire Saturday July 30th at 4:00 PM as a part of the Tarkington Opening Celebration.

  • CIDE Student Achievements 2010-2011

    Central Indiana Dance Ensemble is proud of all our hard-working company members. This is a list of recent student achievements and graduating student alumni.

  • CIDE Performs At Studio Theatre

    Friday evening, members of Central Indiana Dance Ensemble delighted a packed house at Carmel’s new Studio Theatre with a mixed bill of classical and contemporary repertoire.