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A resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, Thomas (Tom) Finke serves as the chairman and CEO of Barings, LLC, an institutional asset-management company. Among his additional endeavors, Thomas Finke is a member of the Charlotte Ballet board of trustees.
Charlotte Ballet offers professional dance performances six times annually and provides programming for approximately 1,000 students each year through the Charlotte Ballet Academy. The organization also hosts a range of community-based programs.
Focused on bringing dance to the city of Charlotte and its surrounding communities, Charlotte Ballet offers free instructional dance lessons at multiple recreation centers. Dance for Parkinson’s Disease classes are also provided for free to people with the disease and to their caregivers.
Charlotte Ballet also provides workshops for groups and community dance classes for seniors. These programs are typically held in community spaces, including churches, libraries, and fitness facilities, and are customizable according to the needs of participants. Seniors are also invited to attend dress rehearsals for the ballet’s dance productions on weekday afternoons at a reduced rate.
