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Who is Southeastern Ballet Company?

SBC’s vision is to be a leading professional dance company in America while serving, educating, and entertaining the local community, as well performing nationally and abroad. Our mission is to offer the highest quality national, professional dance company in the local community focused on artistic excellence, strong professionalism, and a varied repertoire. Our goals are as follows:

  • Become one of the leading dance companies in America.

  • Provide dancers the opportunity to dance in a professional company in their own community.

  • Provide dancers and the community a sense of belonging

  • Improve the status of the artist and help the artist gain public recognition and support.

  • Broaden the horizons of today’s youth and help them to discover, create, and think through dance and related arts.

  • Achieve the highest level of artistry and artistic excellence.

  • Explore new dance territory.

  • Offer a diverse selection of choreography.

  • Educate and entertain the local community.

  • Encourage and improve community performances and training.

  • Strengthen cultural awareness of different styles of choreography both new and old.

  • Provide educational programs that inform and broaden the public’s understanding of ballet and the importance of dance as an art and means of expression.

Ms. Yasmine Hassaan

Ms. Hassaan began her training in Toronto, Canada with Diana Jablokova-Vorps.  At the age of sixteen she was accepted into the School of American Ballet in NYC.  There she developed her Balanchine style along with her Russian technique with known teachers, including Danilava, Tumkovsky, Doubrovska, Stuart, Williams, Schorer, and Kramarevsky. 

     Thoughout her professional career, Ms. Hassaan has toured extensively throughout Europe, the Far East, and the United States, dancing in major ballets and leading roles choreographed by George Balanchine, Edward Villella, Robert North, Frances Patrelle, Vincente Nebrate, Robert Vesak, George Tomel, Alan Tung and others.

     Ms. Hassaan, known as Yasmine Bosinas professionally, has performed in many productions including Rite of Spring, Coppelia, Death of the Maiden, Scheherazade, Pas de Dix, Symphony in C, Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, Piganini, Entre Dos Aguas, Invitation to Dance, The Nutcracker.  Throughout her professional career she has worked with well-known artists such as Anthony Dowell, Cynthia Gregory, Fernando Bujones, Lynn Seymour, Leonid Kozlov, Bobby Blanchine, Robert North to name a few. 

     While in NYC Ms. Hassaan had the opportunity to study under renouned teachers such as Melissa Hayden, David Howard, Finis Jhung, Wilhelm Burmann, Nancy Bielski, Marjoree Mussman, Michael Vernon, Bobby Blanchine, Evee Lynn. 

     During her time in NYC Ms. Hassaan also has train in Pilates for 5 years in muscle toning. Later she discover White Cloud Studio machines built and created by Mr. Juliu Horvath.  They are now currently called Gyrotonic Expansion System.  Ms Hassaan received instruction from Mr. Horvath himself then went on to become one the instructors at the White Cloud Studio.  Also under the direction of Mr. Horvath & Ms. Hilary Cartwright, Ms. Hassaan learned the Gyrokinesis yoga system.

     Now as the artistic director and primary choreographer for all productions at SBC, Ms. Hassaan looks forward to challenging the company dancers through her work as well as bringing a variety of styles to her audience that not only educate but bring excitement and appreciation for the arts.