DANCERS

Hannah Barr

From Tampa, Florida; 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.

Cooper blankenburg

From Rochester, Michigan; Cooper trained at Sarasota Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Graduate Program, and McNicol Ballet Collective. She also trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and attended summer programs at The Washington Ballet and Houston Ballet.

Tatiana burns

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

ANNETTE CHERKASOV

From Westlake Village, California; 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.

Madeline Houk 

From San Diego, California; 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.

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. 

Mckenzie Lewis

From Atlanta, Georgia; Mckenzie trained at Colburn Dance Academy and Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She attended summer programs Pacific Northwest Ballet and Joffrey West.

Victoria Manning long

From Plymouth, Massachusetts; 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!

Lulu Manzur

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

Vanessa Meikle

From Hartford, Connecticut; 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. 

Blair Mendes

From San Francisco, California; Blair trained with Kansas City Ballet's Second Company and Ballet Chicago Studio Company. She attended summer programs at Philadelphia Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Kansas City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and BalletMet.

Taylor Nichols

From Clio, Michigan; Taylor trained at Colorado Ballet Studio Company and Cincinnati Ballet Second Company, and was a member of Ballet Northern Colorado. She attended summer programs on scholarship at Cincinnati Ballet at Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet Theatre New York.

Maté Szentes

From Budapest, Hungary, Maté trained at the Hungarian Dance Academy and attended summer programs on scholarship 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.

Sarah Yoak

From Williamstown, West Virginia; Sarah trained at Indiana University, Miami City Ballet, and Indianapolis Ballet. She graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Ballet. She attended summer programs at Chautauqua Institution and Nevada Ballet Theatre.