▁ 4 1 ▁d anc ers ▁were ▁chosen ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁aud ition ▁hope ful s . ▁Deb ut ▁performances ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ’ s ▁Wilson ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁performance ▁included ▁an ▁original ▁bal let ▁by ▁guest ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Joseph ▁Lev ino ff , ▁Ch op in ▁P iano ▁Con cer to ▁in ▁F ▁Minor . ▁The ▁re per toire ▁consisted ▁of ▁bal lets ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁or ▁st aged ▁by ▁O leg ▁Sab line , ▁T ania ▁Kar ina , ▁William ▁D ollar , ▁and ▁John ▁Tar as . ▁▁ ▁O leg ▁Sab line , ▁a ▁European - tra ined ▁dan cer ▁whose ▁career ▁had ▁taken ▁him ▁through ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁performances . ▁He ▁originally ▁came ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ▁to ▁teach ▁bal let ▁and ▁stage ▁the ▁class ics ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁– ▁College - Con serv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁( CC M ). ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁director ship ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁David ▁Mc L ain . ▁He ▁also ▁head ed ▁the ▁Dance ▁Division ▁of ▁CC M . ▁CC M ▁gave ▁the ▁young ▁company ▁the ▁advantages ▁of ▁studio ▁space ▁for ▁classes ▁and ▁re he ars als , ▁access ▁to ▁tal ented ▁students , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Aud itor