ium ▁for ▁performances . ▁The ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 0 . 0 0 ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁As ▁the ▁organization ▁out g rew ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁a ▁non - prof essional ▁civ ic ▁company , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁re - named ▁“ C inc inn ati ▁Bal let ▁Company ” ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁gained ▁Car mon ▁De Le one ▁as ▁music ▁director . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁professional ▁status ▁was ▁achieved ▁when ▁ten ▁sal ar ied ▁d anc ers ▁were ▁h ired . ▁CC M ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁James ▁Tru itte ▁began ▁to ▁train ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁the ▁contemporary ▁technique ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁ch ore ograph er ▁L ester ▁H orton . ▁As ▁the ▁company ▁d anc ers ▁became ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁H orton ▁technique , ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁H orton ' s ▁ch ore ography . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Bal let ▁Company ▁earned ▁national ▁recognition ▁for ▁keeping ▁this ▁historic ▁work ▁alive . ▁ ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁C BC ▁was ▁still ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost ▁a ▁bal let ▁company ▁with ▁classical ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁re per toire , ▁including ▁Les ▁Pat ine urs , ▁Pas ▁de ▁Qu atre ▁and ▁variations ▁from ▁The ▁S leep ing ▁Beaut y , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁Bal anch ine ▁bal lets , ▁Con cer