Spring Showcase Program_May16-2026

SPRING SHOWCASE ORL ANDO BALLET SCHOOL

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISRAEL ZAVALETA ESCOBEDO PHOTOGRAPHY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

LETTER FROM THE

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Dear Parents, Families, and OBS Guests, Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Spring Showcase!

Today’s performance is a celebration of the dedication, artistry, and growth our students have cultivated throughout the academic year. Spring is always an inspiring season at Orlando Ballet School—a time when progress becomes visible, confidence deepens, and young artists flourish both technically and creatively.

This showcase provides our dancers with the opportunity to share the work they have learned and refined in the studio alongside their teachers and classmates. Through classical ballet, character, jazz, and contemporary dance, you will witness not only developing technique, but also the joy, discipline, and artistry that define the training experience at Orlando Ballet School.

Our faculty is deeply proud of each student’s commitment and steady progress, and we are honored to share the culmination of this year’s work with you today. Thank you for your continued trust in Orlando Ballet School and in the education, mentorship, and artistic training we are privileged to provide.

With gratitude,

CHRIS ALLOWAYS-RAMSEY

Director of Education Orlando Ballet School

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 11:00 a.m.

LEVEL 1A-1 – JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY

LEVEL 2A-1 & 2A-2 – CHAR ACTER

Gina Hatch

CHOREOGRAPHY

COMPOSER

Marianna Tzanova

Barn Dance – Seven Brides for Seven

COMPOSER

Brothers

Neapolitana Traditional Music

DANCERS

DANCERS

Abigail Craig • Scarlett Dykes • Elliot Glisson

Mina Aleem • Elira Aliaj • Juliana Alvarez

Evelyn Haak • Emma Hill • Harper Lasley

Jazarah Barthelemy • Lavinia Cardoso

Olivia Lothian • Camilla Nelson

Tiffany Chen • Leila Clifton • Ella Cooling

Sloane O’toole • Remy Patrick

Zhanna Darius • Rowan David

Tirzah Radney • Katherine Sands

Giovanna DiQuattro • Cara Donovan

Mattie Sansom • Charlotte Thiemann

Madeleine Eddy • Adelyn Ginzinger • Lila Grill

Payton Thinnes • Evangeline Zambrano

Charlotte Henderson • Cassidy Hosmer

LEVEL 1B-2 – JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY Shane Bland

COMPOSER Boogie Fever - The Sylvers

DANCER Ainara Arbelo • Danna Ayala • Amelia Haase Arielle Kolesov Har-Oz • Leanna Liu Henry Saygin • Mariana Trujillo

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

Landry Johnson • Sadie Juras • Daniel Ocean Jadelyn Oyola Matos • Sora Pak • Henley Poole Tula Porter • Evelyn Ramirez • Teagan Retiz Marjorie Thomas • Vivienne Ton

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

20 26 S P R I N G S HOWCAS E 11:00 a.m.

LEVEL 3A/3B – CHAR ACTER

LEVEL 1B-2 – BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Mila Makarova

Allison Baber

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Russian Traditional

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

DANCERS

DANCERS

Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber

Ainara Arbelo • Amelia Haase

Elizabeth Bryant • Reese Cravens

Arielle Kolesov Har-Oz • Leanna Liu

Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean

Henry Saygin • Mariana Trujillo

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cwynn Geiger Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill Autumn Guldin • Ariella Hamdan Emerson Hogancamp

LEVEL 2A-1 – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Elizabeth Shook

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Charlotte Lacy

COMPOSER

Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin

Charles Lecocq & Mamelle Angot

Anabella Moreau • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick

DANCERS

Rikki Rudometkin • Ava Santana Camille Sawyer • Carolyn Thomas Harper Updike • Giuliana V. Vargas Calla Warner • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

Mina Aleem • Elira Aliaj • Tiffany Chen Zhanna Darius • Rowan David Giovanna DiQuattro • Cara Donovan Adelyn Ginzinger • Lila Grill Charlotte Henderson • Daniel Ocean

LEVEL 1A-1 – BALLET

Henley Poole • Teagan Reitz • Marjorie Thomas

CHOREOGRAPHY Gina Hatch

COMPOSER Pyotr Tchaikovsky

DANCER Abigail Craig • Scarlett Dykes • Elliot Glisson Evelyn Haak • Emma Hill • Harper Lasley Olivia Lothian • Camilla Nelson Sloane O’toole • Remy Patrick • Tirzah Radney Katherine Sands • Mattie Sansom Charlotte Thiemann • Payton Thinnes Evangeline Zambrano 2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 11:00 a.m.

LEVEL 3A – BALLET

DÉFILÉ

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Mila Makarova

Kim Marsh

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Prokofiev

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

DANCERS

DANCERS

Zury Ambroise • Alyssa Crousillat

Entire Cast

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cece Goldsberry Autumn Guldin • Emerson Hogancamp Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Lola Mandia Morgan Marin • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick Camille Sawyer • Harper Updike Guiliana V. Vargas • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

LEVEL 3B – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Kim Marsh

COMPOSER Ludovico Einaudi

DANCERS Ansley Baber • Elizabeth Bryant Reese Cravens • Ann Dean • Cwynn Geiger Isabella Grill • Ariella Hamdan • Charlotte Lacy Anabella Moreau • Rikki Rudometkin Ava Santana • Carolyn Thomas • Calla Warner

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 1:30 p.m.

LEVEL 3A/3B – MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY Shawn Lowe

COMPOSER Kerry Muzzey

DANCER

LEVEL 2A-1 & 2-A – CHAR ACTER CHOREOGRAPHY Marianna Tzanova

COMPOSER Neapolitana Traditional Music

Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber

DANCERS

Elizabeth Bryant • Reese Cravens

Mina Aleem • Elira Aliaj • Juliana Alvarez

Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean • Brooke Donovan

Jazarah Barthelemy • Lavinia Cardoso

Eden Freiburger • Samantha Garcia-Visbal

Tiffany Chen • Leila Clifton • Ella Cooling

Cwynn Geiger • Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill

Zhanna Darius • Rowan David

Autumn Guldin • Ariella Hamdan

Giovanna DiQuattro • Cara Donovan

Emerson Hogancamp

Madeleine Eddy • Adelyn Ginzinger

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Charlotte Lacy

Lila Grill • Charlotte Henderson

Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin • Anabella Moreau

Cassidy Hosmer • Landry Johnson

Livia Patel • Reese Reddick • Rikki Rudometkin

Sadie Juras • Daniel Ocean

Ava Santana • Camille Sawyer

Jadelyn Oyola Matos • Sora Pak • Henley Poole

Carolyn Thomas • Harper Updike

Tula Porter • Evelyn Ramirez • Teagan Retiz

Guiliana V. Vargas • Calla Warner • Katie Wong

Marjorie Thomas • Vivienne Ton

Stella Yonfa

LEVEL 1A-2 – JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY Shane Bland

COMPOSER Uptown Girl – Bill Joel

DANCERS Anastasia Acevedo • Maisie Bennett Isabella Bevers • Adriella Collado Hermione Cooney Riley Debellis Duke Fernandez • Kayah Lalicon Audrey Liang • Samantha Nguyen Ellie Oandasan • Avalon Ochalek Maria Fernanda Perez Moulin • Sofia Santiago Elizabeth Wagner • Aria Whyte Anastasia Yeom 2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 1:30 p.m.

LEVEL 3A/3B – CHAR ACTER

LEVEL 1A-2 – BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Mila Makarova

Amyia Burrell

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Russian Traditional

Mozart

DANCERS

DANCERS

Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber

Anastasia Acevedo • Maisie Bennett

Elizabeth Bryant • Reese Cravens

Isabella Bevers • Adriella Collado

Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean

Hermione Cooney • Riley DeBellis

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger

Duke Fernandez • Amira Jalalkhonova

Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cwynn Geiger

Kayah Lalicon • Audrey Liang

Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill

Samantha Nguyen • Ellie Oandasan

Autumn Guldin • Ariella Hamdan

Avalon Ochalek • Maria Fernanda Perez Moulin

Emerson Hogancamp

Sofia Santiago • Elizabeth Wagner • Aria Whyte

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Charlotte Lacy

Anastasia Yeoman

Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin • Anabella Moreau Livia Patel • Reese Reddick • Rikki Rudometkin Ava Santana • Camille Sawyer

LEVEL 2A-2 – BALLET

Carolyn Thomas • Harper Updike

CHOREOGRAPHY

Giuliana V. Vargas • Calla Warner • Katie Wong

Andrea Faria

Stella Yon

COMPOSER Pyotr Tchaikovsky

DANCERS Juliana Alvarez • Jazarah Barthelemy Lavinia Cardoso • Leila Clifton • Ella Cooling Madeline Eddy • Cassidy Hosmer Landry Johnson • Sadie Juras Jadelyn Oyola Matos • Sora Pak • Tula Porter Evelyn Ramirez • Vivienne Ton

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 1:30 p.m.

LEVEL 3A – BALLET

DÉFILÉ

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Mila Makarova

Kim Marsh

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Prokofiev

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

DANCERS

DANCERS

Zury Ambroise • Alyssa Crousillat

Entire Cast

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cece Goldsberry Autumn Guldin • Emerson Hogancamp Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Lola Mandia Morgan Marin • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick Camille Sawyer • Harper Updike Guiliana V. Vargas • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

LEVEL 3B – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Kim Marsh

COMPOSER Ludovico Einaudi

DANCERS Ansley Baber • Elizabeth Bryant Reese Cravens • Ann Dean • Cwynn Geiger Isabella Grill • Ariella Hamdan Charlotte Lacy • Anabella Moreau Rikki Rudometkin • Ava Santana Carolyn Thomas • Calla Warner

2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 4:00 p.m.

LEVEL 1A-3 – JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY Patrick Ingram

COMPOSER

LEVEL 2B-1 & 2B-2 – CHAR ACTER CHOREOGRAPHY Marianna Tzanova

Dancing in the Street – Martha and the

COMPOSER

Vandellas

Russian Dervish Mixed Music

DANCERS

DANCERS

Greer Atkinson • Emma Bernhardt

Dahlia Ahmed • Caroline Bryant

Maria Cardim • Valentina Castillo

Mikaela Castiglia • Elizabeth Cho

Ella Dingman • Anastacia Dolfi

Sloane Crider • Zoe Cullen • Elizabeth Fabian

Sofia Escalon • Sienna Feighery

Ariella Fornea • Isabella Giardiello

Jenith Alejandra Garzon Palencia

Isabelle Lee • Daisy Lemos

Michelle Aolan Chen Iannotti

Andrea Valentina Monaco Bedoya • Shayla Neal

Skylar Jenkinson • Vivian Manuel • Olivia Pan

Madeleine Nort • Maggie Reeves

Claire Pavlov • Olivia Uban

Lillian Schoembs • Lucy Stewart • Alexia Warner

LEVEL 1B-3 – JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY Amyia Burrell

COMPOSER Medley – Jackson 5

DANCERS Lukas Baber • Berkeley Barksdale Beatrice Bell • Nyla Chong-You • Riley Feggins Rose Foster • Dakota Harris Mariana Hernandez • Esme Jarrin • Isla Jarrin Jillian Luna • Harlem Phipps Claire Richardson • Harper Schrager Jayla Spates • Abby Sterrett • Audra Trafton

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 4:00 p.m.

LEVEL 3A/3B – MODERN

LEVEL 1A-3 – BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Shawn Lowe

Andrea Faria

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Kerry Mussey

Hérold

DANCERS

DANCERS

Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber

Greer Atkinson • Emma Bernhardt

Elizabeth Bryant • Reese Cravens

Maria Cardim • Valentina Castillo

Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean • Brooke Donovan

Ella Dingman • Anastacia Dolfi

Eden Freiburger • Samantha Garcia-Visbal

Sofia Escalon • Sienna Feighery

Cwynn Geiger • Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill

Jenith Alejandra Garzon Palencia

Autumn Guldin • Ariella Hamdan

Michelle Aolan Chen Iannotti

Emerson Hogancamp

Skylar Jenkinson • Vivian Manuel • Olivia Pan

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Charlotte Lacy

Claire Pavlov • Olivia Uban

Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin • Anabella Moreau Livia Patel • Reese Reddick • Rikki Rudometkin Ava Santana • Camille Sawyer • Carolyn Thomas Harper Updike • Guiliana V. Vargas Calla Warner • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

LEVEL 1B-3 – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Amyia Burrell

COMPOSER Mozart

DANCERS Lukas Baber • Berkeley Barksdale Beatrice Bell • Nyla Chong-You • Riley Feggins Rose Foster • Dakota Harris Mariana Hernandez • Esme Jarrin • Isla Jarrin Jillian Luna • Harlem Phipps • Claire Richardson Harper Schrager • Jayla Spates • Abby Sterrett Audra Trafton

2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 4:00 p.m.

LEVEL 2B-1 – BALLET

LEVEL 3B – BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Sofia Abenanty

Kim Marsh

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Giuseppe Verdi

Ludovico Einaudi

DANCERS

DANCERS

Caroline Bryant • Elizabeth Cho • Sloane

Ansley Baber • Elizabeth Bryant

Crider Elizabeth Fabian • Isabella Giardiello

Reese Cravens • Ann Dean • Cwynn Geiger

Isabelle Lee • Daisy Lemos • Shayla Neal

Isabella Grill • Ariella Hamdan

Madeleine Nort

Charlotte Lacy • Anabella Moreau Rikki Rudometkin • Ava Santana

LEVEL 3A – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Mila Makarova

COMPOSER Prokofiev

DANCERS Zury Ambroise • Alyssa Crousillat Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cece Goldsberry Autumn Guldin • Emerson Hogancamp Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Lola Mandia Morgan Marin • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick Camille Sawyer • Harper Updike Guiliana V. Vargas • Katie Wong Stella Yonfa

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

Carolyn Thomas • Calla Warner

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 6:30 p.m.

LEVEL 3A/3B – MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY Shawn Lowe

COMPOSER Kerry Muzzey

DANCERS

LEVEL 2B-1 & 2B-2 – CHAR ACTER CHOREOGRAPHY Marianna Tzanova

COMPOSER Russian Dervish Mix Music

Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber

DANCERS

Elizabeth Bryant • Reese Cravens

Dahlia Ahmed • Caroline Bryant

Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean

Mikaela Castiglia • Elizabeth Cho, Sloane Crider

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger

Zoe Cullen • Elizabeth Fabian • Ariella Fornea

Samantha Garcia-Visbal Cwynn Geiger

Isabella Giardiello • Isabelle Lee • Daisy Lemos

Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill

Andrea Valentina Monaco Bedoya • Shayla Neal

Autumn Guldin • Ariella Hamdan

Madeleine Nort • Maggie Reeves

Emerson Hogancamp

Lillian Schoembs • Lucy Stewart • Alexia Warner

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez Charlotte Lacy • Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin Anabella Moreau • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick Rikki Rudometkin • Ava Santana Camille Sawyer • Carolyn Thomas

LEVEL 3A/3B – CHAR ACTER CHOREOGRAPHY Mila Makarova

Harper Updike • Guiliana V. Vargas

COMPOSER

Calla Warner • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

Russian Traditional

LEVEL 1B-1 – JAZZ

DANCERS Zury Ambroise • Ansley Baber • Elizabeth Bryant

CHOREOGRAPHY

Reese Cravens • Alyssa Crousillat • Ann Dean

Patrick Ingram

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger

COMPOSER Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones

Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cwynn Geiger Cece Goldsberry • Isabella Grill • Autumn Guldin Ariella Hamdan • Emerson Hogancamp

DANCERS

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Charlotte Lacy

Abigail Emilia Acosta • Lyla Blankemeier

Lola Mandia • Morgan Marin • Anabella Moreau

Noelle Chapman • Elle Golden • Caleb Haak

Livia Patel • Reese Reddick • Rikki Rudometkin

Julianne Hancock • Harper Hazzard

Ava Santana • Camille Sawyer • Carolyn Thomas

Anya Ivashko • Ella Maynard • Birdie McSurley

Harper Updike • Giuliana V. Vargas

Ava Miller • Lillian Ratner • Valentina Rupeiks

Calla Warner • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

Harper Belle Seliga • Emily Siviglia Luisa Solberger • Cora Yule 2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

2026 S P R I N G S HOWC AS E 6:30 p.m.

LEVEL 1B-1 – BALLET

LEVEL 3A – BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHY

CHOREOGRAPHY

Randee Workowski

Mila Makarova

COMPOSER

COMPOSER

Felix Mendelssohn

Prokofiev

DANCERS

DANCERS

Abigail Emilia Acosta • Lyla Blankemeier

Zury Ambroise • Alyssa Crousillat

Noelle Chapman • Elle Golden • Caleb Haak

Brooke Donovan • Eden Freiburger

Julianne Hancock • Harper Hazzard

Samantha Garcia-Visbal • Cece Goldsberry

Anya Ivashko • Ella Maynard • Birdie Mcsurley

Autumn Guldin • Emerson Hogancamp

Ava Miller • Lillian Ratner • Valentina Rupeiks

Danna Sofia Jimenez Jimenez • Lola Mandia

Harper Belle Seliga • Emily Siviglia

Morgan Marin • Livia Patel • Reese Reddick

Luisa Solberger • Cora Yule

Camille Sawyer • Harper Updike Guiliana V. Vargas • Katie Wong • Stella Yonfa

LEVEL 2B-2 – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Kim Marsh

COMPOSER Jean Sibelins

DANCERS

LEVEL 3B – BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Kim Marsh

COMPOSER Ludovico Einaudi

Dahlia Ahmed • Mikaela Castiglia

DANCERS

Zoe Cullen • Ariella Fornea

Ansley Baber • Elizabeth Bryant

Andrea Valentina Monaco Bedoya

Reese Cravens • Ann Dean • Cwynn Geiger

Maggie Reeves • Lillian Schoembs

Isabella Grill • Ariella Hamdan • Charlotte Lacy

Lucy Stewart • Alexia Warner

Anabella Moreau • Rikki Rudometkin Ava Santana • Carolyn Thomas • Calla Warner

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

T HAN K YO U E D U C AT I O N CO M M IT T EE Lisa Westlake , Chair Private Investor

TRADE PARENTS/VOLUNTEERS/ WORK STUDY STUDENTS

Carol Burkett

Orange County Government

Ekta Desai

Schenkelshultz Architecture

Kara Howell

Co-Chair Orlando Ballet Ambassadors

Keith Lashley

HKS Architects

Kirsta Ledden

Community Volunteer

Geanne Share

Community Volunteer

Yadhira Sollberger

Abigail Pafford Asia Williams Autumn Guldin Brianna Mansi Carolyn Thomas Charlotte Anne Haase Charlotte Hayne Claire Rutland Cwynn Geiger Darla Hernandez Denise Guldin

Community Volunteer

Gianna Gallardo

Robert Suchor

Ginger Updike

Truist

Isobel Loman Izabella Esperke Plesko

EX-OFFICO & STAFF

Jamie Gillies Kaitlyn McFall

Jorden Morris

Artistic Director

Bradley Renner

Executive Director

Christopher Alloways-Ramsey* Director of Education

Shane Bland

Head of Community Enrichment

Jenny Logus*

School Administrative Manager

Victoria Sarau*

Senior Manager of Educational Operations

Katherine Fabian Managing Director

Kenia Vargas Mackenzie Marin Maria Brooks Maria Caicedo Maira Chaves Michelle Crider Paige Simms-Moreland Rachael Cravens Robin Robertson Sara Forero Sophie Chactoura Taliah Thornton Zella Diener Gianna Gallardo

2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

B OAR D O F D I R ECTO RS OFFICERS PRESIDENT Jonathan Ledden Private Investor

VICE PRESIDENT Jayne Willi s DNP, RN

EX-OFFICIO John A. “Skip” Kirst Jr. Collado Real Estate

Diane Kuhl

Development Consultant

UCF College of Nursing

Keith Lashley

TREASURER Jean Grono-Nowry

Krista Ledden

HKS Architects

Massey Services, Inc.

Community Volunteer

SECRETARY Angie Jernigan

Jennifer Lowndes

Orlando Health — Jewett Orthopedic Institute

DIRECTORS Margaret Shan Atkins

Independent Corporate Director

Jaleh Benner

The Scout Guide Orlando

Sandor Bondorowsky

Total Media Productions, Inc.

Meredith Cook

Scientia Global Consulting

Holland & Knight

Erich S. Maschhoff

Foley & Lardner, LLP

London Ott

City of Orlando

Geanne Share

Community Volunteer

Richard J. Skaggs USF Credit Union

Yadhira Sollberger

Community Volunteer

Robert Suchor Lisa Westlake

Independent Corporate Director

Jennifer Curry Siemens Energy

David Withee J.P. Morgan

Colte Debbouza-Suggs Époque, Inc.

Ekta Desai

Schenkel Shultz Architecture

Keri Holliday

PNC Private Bank

Eric Horner

Eric Horner Interiors

Andrew Howell

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Kelley Irby

Orlando Magic

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

Artistic Director

Bradley Renner

Executive Director

Rebekah Essick

Co-Chair Orlando Ballet Ambassadors

Kara Howell

Co-Chair Orlando Ballet Ambassadors

Lizette Valarino

Chair, Amigos del Orlando Ballet

Truist

Truist

M.C. Cravatta

Jorden Morris

FOUNDERS Barbara Riggins Kip Watson Patti Watson Walsh

DIRECTORS EMERITUS John A. “Skip” Kirst Jr. Krista Ledden

ORLANDO BALLET

S TAF F ARTISTIC

Jorden Morris..........................................................................................................................................................Artistic Director Lisa Thorn Morris...............................................................................................................................Associate Artistic Director Heath Gill............................................................................................................................................................ Rehearsal Director Amado Bobadilla.................................................................................................................................................. Company Pianist Angelyn Chen....................................................................................................................................................... Company Pianist

ADMINISTRATIVE

Bradley Renner................................................................................................................................................... Executive Director Katherine Fabian............................................................................................................................................... Managing Director Jen Flood............................................................................................................................................. Director, Marketing & Sales Kim Sydebrant.................................................................................................................................................................... Controller Alyssa David........................................................................................................................................................Director of Events Melinda Rutland............................................................................................................................................... Major Gifts Officer Helen Preston......................................................................................................................................... Individual Giving Officer Noelle Park...........................................................................................................................................Individual Giving Manager Anna Tanzilla ......................................................................................................................................................... Grants Manager Richard Elo...........................................................................................................................................................Facilities Manager Patrick Ingram.......................................................................................................................Manager, Group Sales & Ticketing Maureen Walsh..........................................................................................................Manager, Marketing & Communications Mal Clark............................................................................................................................................................... Graphic Designer Jamie Gillies............................................................................................................................................................. Retail Specialist Noelle Malfa................................................................................................................................................Marketing Coordinator Francis Mihm......................................................................................................................................... Philanthropy Coordinator Jackie Nash Gill................................................................................................................Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Kirsten Smith ................................................................................ Coordinator, Ticketing Concierge & Consumer Insights Bekki Tyler.....................................................................................................................................................Accounting Specialist

PRODUCTION

John Beaulieu..............................................................................................................................................Director of Production Cecilia de Erausquin........................................................................................................................ Production Stage Manager Alex German................................................................................................ Company Manager & Assistant Stage Manager Eddy Frank Fernandez....................................................................................................................................... Costume Director Norelis Dean..................................................................................................................................................Wardrobe Supervisor Gina Makarova.............................................................................. OBS & Community Enrichment Wardrobe Coordinator Ani Boer.......................................................................................................................................................................Shoe Manager

EDUCATION

Chris Alloways-Ramsey..............................................................................................................................Director of Education Jenny Logus............................................................................................................................... School Administrative Manager Victoria Sarau.............................................................................................................. Sr. Manager of Educational Operations Shane Bland.............................................................................................................................. Head of Community Enrichment Amyia Burrell..............................................................................................................................Head of Young Dancer Program Gonzalo Espinoza.......................Assistant to the School Director, School Choreographer, & Principal OBII Teacher Natasha Glos...............................................................Principal Teacher, Repetiteur for the Academy, & Principal Coach Kim Marsh............................................................................................ Head of Preparatory Training Center & Certification Sofia Tsutsakova-Abenanty.........................................Principal Teacher, Company Liaison for OBS, & Methodologist Chandler Blum................................................................................................................. Community Enrichment Coordinator Aless Kendrick.......................................................................................................................... Fitness Thru Dance Coordinator Kayla Reyburn..............................................................................................School Admin & Summer Intensive Coordinator Melissa Miller.................................................................................................................................................Front Desk Assistant Susan Swain...................................................................................................................................................Front Desk Assistant Carlie Miles ....................................................................................................................................................Front Desk Assistant

FACULTY MEMBERS

Allison Baber • Ani Boer • Lisa Buono • Andrea De Faria • Dion Leonhard DiDonna • Jenny Dzuranin Heather Fryxell • Bonnie Gombos • Gina Hatch • Ellexis Hatch • Elaine “Lanie” Hoxie • Patrick Ingram Krista Ledden • Shawn Lowe • Mila Makarova • Trish Marijanich • Brittany Marcell Monachino • Susan Olson Robin Robertson • Elizabeth Shook-King • Jessica Springer • Heidi Towle • Stephanie Towle • Mariana Tzanova Giovanni Villalobos • Tammy Renee Weber • Randee Workowski

TEACHING ARTISTS

Anneke Belman • Anna Diaz • Andrea Faria • Abigail Krefta • Abigail Markel • Amelia Anderson • Bonnie Gombos Brittany Lebida • Brittany Monachino • Christy Kowal • Chloe Lawrence • Cyndi Litz • Dion Leonhard DiDonna Elizabeth Shook • Gina Hatch • Heather Fryxell • Jasmine Burelsmith • Jessica Springer • Julia Vinez Mares Sanchez • Madeline White • Nicole Moran • Patricia Marijanich • Robert Kelley • Shawn Lowe Sydnie Zvolenski • Valerie Poku

2025.2026 SCHOOL YEAR

ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

G R A D UAT I N G S E N I O R S Congratulations to our 2026 graduating seniors from The Academy

CHRISTINA CLARK

GIANNA GALLARDO

KATE LINDSEY

JALIYAH LOPEZ-JONELIS

GIRALDO MARCELA

KAITLYN MCFALL

IZABELLA PLESKO ORLANDO BALLET SCHOOL

KIANA TISCAREÑO

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MAKE YOUR PASSION YOUR PROFESSION. You’re on the path to be a professional dancer, and we’re ready to lead you there. The Academy at Orlando Ballet School is designed for student dancers ages 13 and

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up ready to take on rigorous ballet study and pursue a professional ballet career anywhere in the world.

Auditions to join The Academy are now open.

For scheduling & registration information visit ORLANDOBALLET.ORG

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YOUR HOME FOR MOVING, GROOVING, & IMPROVING. Taught by professional dance faculty, our diverse offerings are designed to meet you where you are.

Whether you’re just beginning, continuing your dance

FITNESS THRU DANCE ORL ANDO BAL L ET SCHOOL

training, or maintaining your practice, you’ll find a supportive environment to grow and improve.

For scheduling & registration information visit ORLANDOBALLET.ORG

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TECHNIQUE THAT GROWS WITH YOU. Taught by professional dance faculty, our diverse offerings are designed to meet you where you are.

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Whether you’re just beginning, continuing your dance training, or maintaining your practice, you’ll find a supportive environment to build strength, flexibility, and confidence. Experience the benefits of dance while staying active, engaged, and motivated.

For scheduling & registration information visit ORLANDOBALLET.ORG

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ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS. Orlando Ballet School offers dynamic workshops and masterclasses to elevate your dance training. Whether you’re refining your technique, exploring new repertoire, or engaging in creative movement, these sessions

WORKSHOPS & MASTER CL ASSES ORL ANDO BAL L ET SCHOOL

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HARRIETT LAKE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS “The Angel of the Ballet"

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