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ALUMNI
Following are examples of dancers who graduated from Ballet Alliance companies and continued on into the field.
Name
TBA company
Company
Post dance career
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David | Arce | Ballet Yuma | San Francisco Ballet | adjunct professor of dance at George Mason University, faculty of Greater Washington Dance Center | |
Emma Jade | Branson | Mid-Columbia Ballet | The Cher Show first national tour, Complexions Contemporary Ballet | ||
Audrey | Burdick | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Cleveland Ballet | Faculty Central Indiana Academy of Dance | |
Joshua | Burnham | Mid-Columbia Ballet | Manassas Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet | Associate Director of Mid-Columbia Ballet, ballet master and choreographer for Manassas Ballet | |
Chelsea | Cambron | Santa Barbara Festival Ballet | Royal Caribbean, Louisville Ballet trainee | Office administrator for Cambron Roofing | |
Bronwen | Carson | San Jose Dance Theatre | Broadway dancer | writer, actor, screenwriter, director, choreographer | |
Courtney | Cole | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Nashville Ballet II | ||
Lily | Cong | Ballet Yuma | St. Louis Dance Theatre | ||
Bonnie | Costa | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Utah Metropolitan Ballet | Yoga and pilates instructor and retreats director at Upstate Studios in Australia | |
Elena | Damiani | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Vitacca Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet | ||
Lindsey | Derry | San Jose Dance Theatre | Principal at metaLAB at Harvard | ||
AvaRose | Dillon | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Texas Ballet Theater | ||
Leila | Drake | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | State Street Ballet | Music Academy of the West Annual Giving and Donor Relations Manager | |
Erin | Duffy | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, San Jose Dance Theatre | Ballet San Jose/San Jose Cleveland Ballet | ||
Lily | Fife | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Los Angeles Ballet, Boston Ballet trainee | ||
Adrian | Fry | Heartland Youth Ballet | Ballet West | ||
Sam | Fulk | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Utah Regional Ballet/Utah Metropolitan Ballet | lecturer: California State University at Sacramento/Dance | |
Kim | Gardner | San Jose Dance Theatre | Milwaukee Ballet, Oakland Ballet, LINES Ballet | Owner/director Align Pilates and Dance Conditioning, faculty San Jose Dance Theatre | |
Rachel | Gehr | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Ballet Arizona | ||
Marcia | Hetrick | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Fort Wayne Ballet, Dayton Ballet | ||
Michael | Howerton | San Jose Dance Theatre | Margaret Wingrove Dance Company, Foehringer Dance Project | Artistic Director and choreographer of Margaret Wingrove Dance Company, President of SJDT | |
Megan | Hustle Tillman | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Ballet Arkansas | Faculty Central Indiana Academy of Dance and Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | |
Samantha | James | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Royal Caribbean International | ||
Jan. | Javier | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, San Jose Dance Theatre | Movin' Out national tour, Richmond Ballet, Luna Negra | ||
Jolina | Javier | San Jose Dance Theatre | Phantom of the Opera national tour, Guys and Dolls | ||
Naomi | Kakuk | San Jose Dance Theatre | Rockette, broadway production of New York New York | ||
Corabelle | Kennedy | Heartland Youth Ballet | Kansas City Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II | ||
Ashlee | Knapp | Heartland Youth Ballet | New York City Ballet | Director of Rye Ballet in Greenwich, Connecticut | |
Jory | Luther | San Jose Dance Theatre | Joffrey Studio Company, Houston Ballet apprentice | ||
Kaelyn | Magee | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Ballet Arizona, Utah Metropolitan Ballet | ||
Logan | Martin | Peninsula Dance Theatre | Oakland Ballet | ||
Kamillia | McCracken | Mid-Columbia Ballet | Moveius Contemporary Ballet | ||
Megan | McKinney | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | BalletMet trainee | ||
Juliette | McLaughlin | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Utah Metropolitan Ballet | ||
Melody | Mennite | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Vitacca Ballet, Houston Ballet | choreographer, instructor, TBA Festival Artistic Director | |
Alyssa | Meyers | Ballet Yuma | freelance dancer and choreographer, Director of (All) Ways Dance Company | ||
Kelly | Moeller Rabe | Mid-Columbia Ballet | Newport Contemporary Ballet, Rochester City Ballet, Arizona Theater Company, Arizona Opera | ||
Keely | Moore | Santa Barbara Festival Ballet | Choreographer for Club Med | Director of Sales at Salish Lodge in Washington State | |
Emerson | Moose | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Royal Danish Ballet | ||
Emily | Moran | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Chevalier Ballet | ||
Cory | Ogdahl | Peninsula Dance Theatre | Philadelphia Ballet | ||
Nicholas | Posluszny | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Nashville Ballet | ||
Lucien | Postlewaite | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Ballet Monte-Carlo | ||
Lukas | Pringle | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Dayton Ballet, Richmond Ballet | ||
Leah | Reiter | Heartland Youth Ballet | Oklahoma City Ballet | ||
Sophie | Robertson | Peninsula Dance Theatre | City Ballet of San Diego | ||
Jennifer | Roit | San Jose Dance Theatre | Dwight Rhoden, Bill Young, Karole Armitage, Cherylyn Lavagnino | Director Armada Dance, College Guide editor at Dance Magazine | |
Daniel | Salinas | Santa Barbara Festival Ballet | Oregon Ballet Theatre | ||
Rachel | Secrest | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Jessica Lang, Abarukas | ||
Whitney | Simler Popp | Mid-Columbia Ballet | Sacramento Ballet, Twyla Tharp Dance, Movin' Out first national tour, Norwegian Cruise Line | Co-founder of Lightwire Theater, Faculty Colorado Ballet Academy, Faculty Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts, Dental assistant/owner to Dr. Corbin Popp, full-time mother to 3 kids | |
Raissa | Simpson | San Jose Dance Theatre | Zaccho Dance Theatre | Artistic Director of Push Dance | |
Eric | Snyder | Ballet Yuma | English National Ballet | ||
Jacob | Soltero | Peninsula Dance Theatre | Los Angeles Ballet | ||
Grant | Spencer | Ballet Yuma | Sacramento Ballet, Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, Company C | Artistic Director of Dance Connection Ballet Company, Ballet Master for Bay Pointe Ballet and Sacramento Ballet, owner/designer of GTLS Designs | |
Jeffrey | Stanton | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet | Ballet Master of Oregon Ballet Theatre | |
Sarah | Stein Eriksen | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Ballet San Jose, Ballet Silicon Valley | Co-Owner and Director of Boise Ballet Academy | |
Price | Suddarth | Central Indiana Dance Ensemble | Pacific Northwest Ballet, JUMPKUT founder | ||
Natalie | Taylor | San Jose Dance Theatre | Orlando Ballet Second Company | ||
Beth | Terwilleger/Twigs | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Ballet Austin | Director/Choreographer/Founder of The Grey in Seattle | |
Natalie | Thomas | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Nederlands Dans Theatre II, Frankfurt Ballet | ||
Asher | Voorhees | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Ballet Austin Two | ||
Sharon | Wehner | San Jose Dance Theatre | Colorado Ballet | Creator/Director of RISE: the Empowerment Dance Mentoring Program, teaches gyrotonics, yoga and nutrition | |
Gabriel | Wiliams | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Trey McIntyre Project, Oakland Ballet, Sacramento Ballet | Doctor of Physical Therapy, owner of Big Bend Therapy | |
Mia | Williams | Ballet Yuma | New York City Ballet | ||
Lauryn | Winterhalder | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | Sacramento Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet | Founding member of Capital Dance Project |
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