Young artists shine at downtown festival

Dancers from the Sarasota Ballet School kept the crowd on its toes.

A rotating cast of young dancers, singers and musicians took center stage at the festival.

The Sarasota Ballet School kicked off its program with a tambourine dance performance.

Suné and Tanya Venter

Mindy Zeitler lunches with three-year-old son Ronan in Five Points Park.

Kevin Stencik and two-year-old son Bennett

Hannah Upton

Marina Masterson

A DNG dancer channels her inner Lady Gaga.

Students from Sarasota Ballet's Dance –– The Next Generation perform a Lady Gaga-inspired number.

Sarah Caoili, Caitlin Gish, Shannon Cantalupo, Corinne and Lauren Meyer

Six-year-old Carter Gish

Yolanda Delacruz and Taylor Paolillo

Matthew Decker, a third-year illustration student at Ringling College, sketches a live model in front of Selby Library.

The students at Bay Haven School pulled double duty as singers and musicians.