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.

claire bednarek

From Denver, CO; Claire trained at Dance Conservatory of Denver and attended Denver School of the Arts. She attended summer programs at Butler Ballet European Dance Seminar, University of North Carolina School for the Arts, The Kirov Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet School, and Dance Conservatory of Denver. She graduated from Butler University with a BA in Dance Pedagogy.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

Thel Moore

From Baltimore, MD; Thel trained at Baltimore School for the Arts and The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory.  He danced as a company member with Charlotte Ballet and Richmond 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.