DANCERS

Hannah Barr

From Tampa, FL; Hannah trained at Houston Ballet Academy and Atlanta Ballet. She was a trainee with Next Generation Ballet and attended the Alvin Ailey BFA program with Fordham University. She danced as a member of Atlanta Ballet 2 and Oklahoma City Ballet’s Studio Company.

TAYLOR BERWICK

From San Francisco, CA; Taylor trained at Dance Training Center, Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division, and Miami City Ballet School Pre-Professional Program. She attended summer programs at Boston Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Dutch National Ballet Academy, Miami City Ballet School, and Oklahoma City Ballet School. She was an apprentice at Ballet Tucson.

Sarah Bukowski

From Manchester, NH; Sarah trained at New Hampshire School of Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Carolina Ballet, and Charlotte Ballet. She graduated from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance.

Tatiana burns

From Seal Beach, CA; Tatiana trained at ABT Gillespie School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Westside School of Ballet. She attended Miami City Ballet's summer program and spent summers on scholarship at School of American Ballet and Ballet West Choreographic Workshop.

ANNETTE CHERKASOV

From Westlake Village, CA; Annette trained at California Dance Theatre and Colburn Dance Academy, and attended summer programs with Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Miami City Ballet.

Ruthie dalby

From Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Ruthie trained at University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Grand Rapids Ballet; and attended summer programs at Boca Ballet Theatre, UNCSA, Houston Ballet, Carolina Ballet and American Dance Festival. She graduated from The University of Utah with a BFA in Ballet.

Claire Duritza

From Charlotte, North Carolina, Claire trained at Richmond Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre and Kansas City Ballet Theatre. She danced as a company artist for Utah Metropolitan Ballet and attended summer programs at City Ballet of San Diego, San Francisco Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet and Boston Ballet.

Madeline Duritza

From Charlotte, North Carolina, Madeline trained at Richmond Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre and Kansas City Ballet Theatre. She danced as a company artist for Utah Metropolitan Ballet and attended summer programs at City Ballet of San Diego, San Francisco Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet and Boston Ballet.

Madeline Houk 

From San Diego, CA; Madeline trained at San Elijo Dance and Music Academy before attending Walnut Hill School for the Arts. She attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She then joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the Professional Division program before joining Los Angeles Ballet, where she was a company member for seven seasons.

Kate Huntington

From Seattle, Washington; Kate trained at University of Arizona and ARC School of Ballet, and received her BFA from UA School of Dance. She attended summer programs at Houston Ballet and ARC School of Ballet, and received full tuition scholarships to summer programs at San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She was a company dancer at ARC Company Ballet.

cecelia johnson

From Jamestown, New York; Cecilia trained at The Washington Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet. She attended summer programs at Royal Danish Ballet, Washington School of Ballet, and Chautauqua Institution. 

Zooey kraemer

From Grand Rapids, Michigan; Zooey trained at Grand Rapids Ballet. She danced in Nashville Ballet’s Professional Division, was a Trainee at Cincinnati Ballet and attended summer intensives at Miami City Ballet, School of American Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet School and the Joffrey Ballet.

EMMA Maples

From Los Angeles, CA; Emma trained at Westside School of Ballet and California Dance Theatre. She attended summer programs at Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The School of Washington Ballet, and State Street Ballet. She was a trainee at State Street Ballet.

Victoria Manning long

From Plymouth, MA; Victoria trained with Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, MA. She attended many summer programs including Orlando Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Washington Ballet. She graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Ballet Performance. She has been a guest artist with several companies and danced as a company member with Virginia National Ballet, New England Ballet Theatre, and JacoTayl Dance!

Vanessa Meikle

From Hartford, CT; Vanessa trained at University of North Carolina School of the Arts and received a full scholarship to The Hartt School Community Division. She attended summer programs at The Chautauqua Institution, American Ballet Theater NYC, Boston Ballet SDP, and Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet. 

ELLIE RENNER

From Centennial, Colorado; Ellie trained at International Ballet School and Ballet West. She attended summer programs at City Ballet of San Diego and Houston Ballet, and was a company member at Russian Ballet Orlando.

QUINCEY SMITH

From Los Angeles, California; Quincey trained at the Colburn Community School and Colburn Dance Academy. She attended summer programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and School of American Ballet.

KRISTIN STECKMANN

From Hollidaysburg, PA; Kristin trained at Allegheny Ballet Company and The HARID Conservatory, and danced as a member of Richmond Ballet II.

Maté Szentes

From Budapest, Hungary, Maté trained at the Hungarian Dance Academy and spent summers on scholarship with North Carolina Dance Theater (now Charlotte Ballet). He danced as a company member with Hungarian National Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, and Richmond Ballet and has been a guest artist around the US for the past ten years.

Sofie Treibitz

From McLean, Virginia; Sofie trained at Ballet West Professional Training Division, Séber Method Academy Classical Ballet Professional Track, and The Washington School of Ballet. She attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre New York, Kansas City Ballet, and Ballet West. She danced as a member of the Nevada Ballet Theatre Second Company.