MEET THE DANCERS

CHARLOTTE BALLET

The artists of the Charlotte Ballet are known for their high energy, precision and speed, as well as their ability to perform a versatile repertoire ranging from full-length classical ballets to innovative contemporary works. The Charlotte Ballet’s breathtaking beauty, boundless energy and amazing athleticism have dazzled audiences and critics the world over.

5th Season TEXAS

Juwan Alston

Juwan began dancing at the age of 15 at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, TX. He was awarded the Senior Hip-Hop Scholarship at the Texas Association…

5th Season NEW YORK

Raven Barkley

Raven, from Bronx, NY, began dancing at age 10 at Ballet Tech, the New York City Public School for Dance. She furthered her training at the Fiorello H…

1st Season MIAMI

Nadine Barton

Nadine, born in California, began her classical ballet training with Orlando Ballet and went on to study at Artistic Dance Center of Doral in Miami, Miami…

7th Season INDIANA

Chelsea Dumas

Chelsea, from Fort Wayne, IN, started her ballet training at New American Youth Ballet and Conservatory under the direction of Beth McLeish. She attended…

3rd Season NORTH DAKOTA

Colby Foss

Colby began his dance training in Fargo, ND at age 15 with Kathy Gasper and Trollwood Performing Arts School. He attended summer programs on full scholarship…

8th Season NORTH CAROLINA

Josh Hall

Josh started dancing at Lisa’s Dance Academy in Syracuse, NY. At age 8, he moved to North Carolina and started training at Dance Productions under…

12th Season NORTH CAROLINA

Sarah Hayes Harkins

Sarah’s early training was in Asheville, NC, at the Asheville Center of Performing Arts, after which she attended North Carolina School of the Arts in the…

6th Season NORTH CAROLINA

Ben Ingel

Ben is from Charlotte, NC and began his dance training at age 9 with Ginny Siano-Eck of Foothills Dance Conservatory in Seneca, SC and Pavel Gurevich of…

15th Season GEORGIA

Alessandra Ball James

Alessandra trained with Gwinnett Ballet Theatre under the direction of Lisa Sheppard. She also trained with Stanislav Issaev and went on to compete in…

5th Season ILLINOIS

James Kopecky

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, James grew up dancing at Dancenter North. He trained in ballet, jazz, tap, modern and musical theater. After high school…

5th Season MARYLAND

Sarah Lapointe

Sarah began her training in MD at the age of two, attending Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts until age 14. She studied at Baltimore School for the Arts…

1st Season IDAHO

Rees Launer

Rees began his dance training with Ballet Idaho and Idaho Regional Ballet at age 12. He attended Walnut Hill School for the Arts for three years and graduated cum laude in 2016…

4th Season NEW HAMPSHIRE

Peter Mazurowski

Peter began dancing at age 6 at New Hampshire School of Ballet. At age 13, Peter landed the title role of Billy in Billy Elliot: the Musical on Broadway…

4th Season MARYLAND

Maurice Mouzon, Jr.

Maurice, a Baltimore native, says his first passions were football and baseball, but after being introduced to dance, he started his formal training at Baltimore School…

2nd Season CALIFORNIA

David Preciado

David began his dance training at the Los Angeles Ballet Academy under the direction of Andrea Paris. He continued his training in San Francisco Ballet School’s…

1st Season BRAZIL

Humberto Ramazzina

Humberto was born in São Paulo, Brazil and started his classical ballet training at age 8. In 2006, he danced at The Escolar de Ballet Ines Amaral. He danced at…

5th Season COLORADO

Amelia Sturt-Dilley

Amelia was raised in Colorado where she trained under Karen and David Samuelson. She received her high school education at the Walnut Hill School for…

1st Season NEVADA

Andrès Trezevant

Andrès began his formal dance training at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and continued his training with the Nevada Youth Dancer’s Company. He has…

6th Season SOUTH CAROLINA

Elizabeth Truell

Elizabeth, a native of Columbia, SC, began her ballet training with Debra Bricker at the age of 3. She went on to study at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre at the age…

4th Season NEW JERSEY

Shaina Wire

Shaina, from Sussex County, NJ, started dancing at age 8 at Branchville Dance Centre. Shaina has attended summer intensives at The Nutmeg…

CHARLOTTE BALLET II

Charlotte Ballet II is a group of young professional artists affiliated with Charlotte Ballet. These dancers offer public presentations of their own repertoire as well as appear in performances with the main company. Charlotte Ballet II dancers perform an eclectic mix of choreography including some of their own work. They also appear in lecture demonstrations and residencies at public and private schools.

2nd Season FLORIDA

Elisabeth Baehman

Elisabeth started dancing at age 10 at the Dance Academy of Stuart in Stuart, FL. She has spent summers training at Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Next…

2nd Season NEW YORK

Thomas Donohue

Thomas grew up in New York and began his ballet training at age 7 with Coupe Theatre Studio. In 2016, he started training at Boston Ballet School and was awarded…

2nd Season VERMONT

Victoria Jaenson

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Victoria began her formal dance training at age 7 at the Brattleboro School of Dance in Vermont. She has attended The Rock School for…

2nd Season NORTH CAROLINA

Jared Sutton

Jared began training with Charlotte Ballet at age 10. He joined Charlotte Ballet II after advancing through Charlotte Ballet Academy’s Pre-Professional Division…

2nd Season MISSOURI

Karlee Vadalabene-Donley

Karlee began dancing at age 3 and took her first ballet class at age 12 at Missouri Ballet Theatre. From 2014-2016, she trained at Saint Louis Ballet. She has attended…

2nd Season INDIANA

Macyn Vogt

Macyn grew up in Newburgh, IN and began dancing at age 12 at Evansville Ballet. She attended summer intensives at Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco…