at Neumann University
1:00pm
Pre-Ballet 5 through Ballet 2
3:30pm
Ballet Performance, Ballet 2X through Professional Division
5:30pm
Contemporary Performance, Ballet 2X through Professional Division
$10 per Class New Students are Welcome!
CHOREOGRAPHY BY:
Peter Stark
Melissa Stafford
Justin Allen
Jody Anderson
Telmo Moreira
Gina Grace
Laura Banchero
Donald Lunsford
Roderick Phifer
Silkah Salih El Bey
Rock School West Faculty
Rock School Faculty
Gary W. Jeter II
Barry Kerolis
Julieta Martinez
at Neumann University
Taylor Grace
Production Officer
Karen Cerkez
Wardrobe Manager
Jody Anderson
Wardrobe Assistant Manager
Laura Banchero
Stage Manager
Patrick Murray
Lighting Technician
The Drummer Variation from Graduation Ball
Dancer: Bryce Bernal
Choreographer:
Rock West faculty
Composer: Johann Strauss II
The Synchopated Clock
Pre-Ballet 5
Ella Abbs
Jemma Adams
Charlotte Daley
William Fitzgerald
Beatrix Heidel
Alani Hernandez
Kolette Kontostergios
Oscar Maxwell
Saraswati McMahon
Sloane Mills
Adelyn Poole
Nora Ryan
Simone Schneider-Mates
Zavi Segal
Lenora Stein
Margaret Truppo
Anna Vetter
Valentina Warburg
Emma Woo
Leia Wu
Lila Zeitlin
Grace Zhou
Simone Zyborowicz
Choreographer: Gina Grace
Composer: Leroy Anderson
The Waltzing Cat
Pre-Ballet 6
Aasir Carter
Kayla Cheng
Aviva Desyatnik
Gisella Federico
Cosette Garcia
Amelia Peacock-Gentry
Alice Hoffman
Lucy Klaus
Grant Knudson
Nicolas del Portal
Hannah Santoro
Amal Sarieddine
Elizabeth Rae Smith
Theodor Subits
Yiwen Dora Sun
Erica Sy
Harper Valentino
Khloe Zdanavage
Choreographer: Gina Grace
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Swanhilda Variation from Coppélia
Dancer: Ava Ramirez
Choreographer:
Rock School faculty
Composer: Léo Delibes
Jazz PizzicatoJazz Legato
Ballet 1 & 1X
Aurora Adamo
Arielle Baer
Alejandro Carabe-Peredo
Raphi Desyatnik
Isabella Fernandez
Atti Hellyer
Alyson Liang
Elin MacKinnon
Truman McGraw
Brecon Peskin
Cora Pursley
Amylah Sistrunk
Choreographer: Gina Grace
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Fiddle-Faddle Ballet 2
Wilfred Peacock-Gentry
Rachel Hines
Katalina Kontostergios
Shi Ting Lin
Lea Marcinkiewicz
Yasmine Nakchbandi
Choreographer: Melissa Stafford
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Pas de Trois from Act 3, Sleeping Beauty
Dancers:
Rowan Duffy
Vienna Knudson
Lily Sawicki
Choreographer: Melissa Stafford (after Marius Petipa)
Composer: Pyotr Tchiakovsky
Pas d’esclave
Variation from Le Corsaire
Dancer:
Manuel Alejandro Calderon Morales
Choreographer:
Rock School faculty
Composer: Grand Duke Pyotr
Georgievich
3RD • 1 PM
JUNE
BALLET SHOWCASE
Near Light
Dancer: Callie Bergson-Hillbert
Choreographer: Roderick Phifer
Composer: Olafur Arnalds
Variation from Paquita
Dancer: Juliette Stewart
Choreographer: Rock West faculty
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Peasant Pas de Deux variation from Giselle
Dancer: Ella Gasser
Choreographer: Rock West faculty
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Variation from Paquita
Dancer: Avery McDougall
Choreographer: Rock School faculty
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Eden
Dancer: Anya Henry
Choreographer: Roderick Phifer
Composer: Nicholas Britell
Jazz 1 & 1X
Aurora Adamo
Arielle Baer
Alejandro Carabe-Peredo
Raphi Desyatnik
Isabella Fernandez
Atti Hellyer
Alyson Liang
Elin MacKinnon
Truman McGraw
Brecon Peskin
Cora Pursley
Amylah Sistrunk
Choreographer: Silka Salih El Bey
Composer: Byron Stingily
Happy
Jazz 2
Wilfred Peacock-Gentry
Rachel Hines
Katalina Kontostergios
Shi Ting Lin
Lea Marcinkiewicz
Yasmine Nakchbandi
Choreographer: Donald Lunsford
Composer: Pharrell Williams
Le Talisman
Pas de Deux
Dancers: Maria Lopez Saldaña
Kiegan Kepner
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Riccardo Drigo
JUNE 3RD • 1PM BALLET SHOWCASE
Pointe 3, 3X, 4
Izzy Bisler
Samara Cohen
Avery Fox
Miya Freeman
Miranda Gao
Clara Gutstadt
Alice Ho
Vienna Knudson
Lilian Liu
Cara Mancini
Luisa Ortiz-Landazabal
Olivia Pergine
Maeve Reynolds
Lily Sawickij
Makaria Sossman
Ellie Sidlow
Choreographer: Melissa Stafford
Composer: Leroy Anderson
“The Typewriter”
Variation from The Awakening of Flora
Dancer: Ada Rusconi
Choreographer:
Rock School Faculty
Composer: Riccardo Drigo
Variation from Paquita
Dancer: Zoe Shemet
Choreographer: Rock School Faculty
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Pas d’esclave from Le Corsaire
Dancers: Emily McAllister, Yuki Hasada
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Grand Duke Pyotr
Georgievich of Oldenburg
Folly Variation from Coppélia
Dancer: Frannie Watson
Choreographer: Rock School Faculty
Composer: Léo Delibes
Ballet 2X & 3
Avery Fox
Miya Freeman
Alice Ho
Lilian Liu
Cara Mancini
Karina Morales
Keyleen Salazar
Luisa Ortiz-Landazabal
Ella Schultz
Makaria Sossman
Choreographer:
Laura Banchero
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Red, White & Blue Holiday
Ballet Div. Boys with Ballet 3X & 4
Izzabella Bisler
Adrian Carabe-Peredo
Samara Cohen
Rowan Duffy
Miranda Gao
Clara Gutstadt
Vienna Knudson
Jadon McCray
Olivia Pergine
Maeve Reynolds
Lily Sawickij
Ellie Sidlow
Choreographer: Jody Anderson
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Professional Division - Men
Romanni Armand
Nick Garvey
Yuki Hasada
Dru Hoffman
Kiegan Kepner
Aleksey Kutsenko
Nikita Malaki
Luke Maysonet
Owen McCarroll
Andrew McGee
Mario Mery
Milo Mills
Manuel Alejandro Calderon Morales
Kai Nogle
Ezra Paisley
Alden Smith
Collin Stephens
Choreographer: Peter Stark
Composer: Leroy Anderson
JUNE 3RD • 3:30 PM BALLET SHOWCASE
Saraband
Level 6
Aisha Callahan
Charlotte Carrier
Allison DiVito
Veronica Dronsky
Maria Julieta Durán Sánchez
Ashley Egan
Hailey Goodwin
Sophia Goretsky
Keira Johnson
Mia Ku
Noe Lynds
Natalie Martin
Avery McDougall
Kali Phillips
Olivia Rodrigues
Lena Sarazhynska
Zoe Shemet
Alina Soloviova
Schuyler Torres
Valentina Zenteno
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Seranata Level 7
Jade Conner
Audrey Huston
Emily Kneussle
Emily McAllister
Ezra McPhie
Bess Millard
Madeline Muth
Parker Roman
Becca Ruelas Alvarado
Sabrina Sierens
Eliza Smith
Frannie Watson
Jasmine Wong
Choreographer: Justin Allen
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Belle of the Ball Level 5
Emma Albrecht
Eden Arrington-Mouzone
Valeria Castillo
Miranda Davis
Sofía Durán Sánchez
Lucy Feldman
Madison Goodson
Kiera Hawkins
Gigi Hoffman
Anita Kopzon
Chloe Kraft
Yajuan Angel Liu
Maria Lopez Saldaña
Brianna Mansi
Kemani Murphy
Ava Ramirez
Ada Rusconi
Ellie Wolk
Choreographer: Jody Anderson
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Blue LevelTango 5
Jade Conner
Maria Durán Sánchez
Keira Johnson
Emily Kneussle
Natalie Martin
Avery McDougall
Zoe Shemet
Jasmine Wong
Manuel Calderon Morales
Nick Garvey
Yuki Hasada
Kiegan Kepner
Nikita Malaki
Mario Mery
Ezra Paisley
Collin Stephens
Choreographer: Justin Allen
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Bows
Composer: Leroy Anderson
“Plink, Plank, Plunk!”
JUNE 3RD • 3:30PM BALLET SHOWCASE
CONTEMPORARY SHOWCASE
One Last Time
Rock Academics
Graduates
Emma Albrecht
Allison DiVito
Veronica Dronsky
Ashley Egan
Keira Johnson
Mario Mery
Bess Millard
Madeline Muth
Ezra Paisley
Parker Roman
Sabrina Sierens
Eliza Smith
Frannie Watson
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Philip Glass
This Bitter Earth
Janis Bady
Choreographer: Gary W. Jeter II
Composer: Clyde Otis, performed by Dinah Washington
The Illusionist
Hailey Goodwin
Choreographer: Justin Allen
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Thinking About You
Level 4
Adrian Carabe-Peredo
Samara Cohen
Rowan Duffy
Olivia Pergine
Choreographer:
Donald Lunsford
Composer: Calvin Harris feat.
Ayah Marar
A Day
Levels 2X, 3 & 3X
Izzy Bisler
Avery Fox
Miya Freeman
Miranda Gao
Clara Gutstadt
Alice Ho
Vienna Knudson
Lilian Liu
Cara Mancini
Jadon McCray
Karina Morales
Luisa Ortiz-Landazabal
Maeve Reynolds
Keyleen Salazar
Lily Sawickij
Ella Schultz
Ellie Sidlow
Makaria Sossman
Rowe Weber
Choreographer:
Donald Lunsford
Composer: RaVaughn
As Above, As Below
Nikita Malaki
Choreographer: Justin Allen
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Primavera
Sabrina Sierens
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Ana Moura
Brella
Level 5
Emma Albrecht
Eden Arrington-Mouzone
Valeria Castillo
Samara Cohen
Miranda Davis
Sofía Durán Sánchez
Lucy Feldman
Madison Goodson
Kiera Hawkins
Gigi Hoffman
Anita Kopzon
Chloe Kraft
Yajuan Angel Liu
Maria Lopez Saldaña
Brianna Mansi
Kemani Murphy
Ava Ramirez
Ada Rusconi
Ellie Wolk
Choreographer: Donald Lunsford
Composer: Marsha Ambrosius
JUNE 3RD • 5:30PM
CONTEMPORARY SHOWCASE
Amidst the Storm
Level 6
Natalie Martin
Aisha Callahan
Charlotte Carrier
Allison DiVito
Veronica Dronsky
Maria Julieta Durán Sánchez
Ashley Egan
Hailey Goodwin
Sophia Goretsky
Keira Johnson
Noe Lynds
Avery McDougall
Kali Phillips
Olivia Rodrigues
Lena Sarazhynska
Zoe Shemet
Alina Soloviova
Schuyler Torres
Valentina Zenteno
Choreographer: Justin Allen
Composer: Max Richter
Axis Mundi
M1 & M2
Romanni Armand
Nick Garvey
Kiegan Kepner
Aleksey Kutsenko
Owen McCarroll
Andrew McGee
Milo Mills
Kai Nogle
Alden Smith
Choreographer:
Donald Lunsford
Composer: Jeff Story
State of the Soul
Maria Lopez Saldaña
Choreographer:
Julieta Martinez
Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi
Love Story
Natalie Martin
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Francis Lai
Anima
Noe Lynds
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Mariel Mariel
Broken Mirror
Milo Mills
Choreographer: Barry Kerolis
Composer: Hardwell
Pathways
Level 7
Audrey Huston
Emily Kneussle
Emily McAllister
Ezra McPhie
Bess Millard
Madeline Muth
Parker Roman
Becca Ruelas Alvarado
Sabrina Sierens
Eliza Smith
Frannie Watson
Jasmine Wong
Choreographer: Telmo Moreira
Composer: Arvo Part
Bows
All Rock Dancers
Composer: Kool & the Gang
JUNE 3RD • 5:30PM
ROCK SCHOOL SUPPORTERS
The following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individiuals provide The Rock School for Dance with necessary funding, which aids in the sustainability for general programs and operations, scholarships, performances, and community outreach efforts. We are exceedingly grateful for their generosity.
$100,000 and above Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund with funds from individual PA EITC donors
Caro U. Rock* & Robert H. Rock, PhD. † William Penn Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
Kirov Academy of Washington, Dc . * Sonder Inc . *
$25,000-$49,000
Lisa D. Kabnick & John McFadden
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
$10,000-$24,999
Mindy & David Baiada
Amy Branch & D. Jeffry Benoliel
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. †
Cozen O’Connor
Curtis Institute of Music
Discount Dance
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
Edward J. McDevitt CFA, Morrison C. Huston, Pieter N. Nova CFP®
Lisa Kabnick & John McFadden
National Endowment for the Arts
Christopher Raphaely
UBS Financial Servies
Vikki Sloviter & Justin Wheeler
$5,000-$9,999
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
The Feldman Family Foundation
The Fleischner Family Charitable Foundation †
Sheila Fortune Foundation
J. Nicole Martin Lawton
Heather Lennox-Rowland
Suzanne & Ronald J. Naples
Suzanne & Kevin Nelson with additional support from Bristol Myers Squibb
Susan M. Rock & Dr. S Michael Phillips
Carla I. & William Rock
Caroline J. Sanders Trust #2
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund
Jane & James A. Stern
For more information about supporting The Rock School, please visit: www.therockschool.org/sponsors
The Dagger † represents corporate and individual PA EITC support
The Asterisk * represents in kind donations.
ROCK SCHOOL SUPPORTERS CTD.
The following corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individiuals provide The Rock School for Dance with necessary funding, which aids in the sustainability for general programs and operations, scholarships, performances, and community outreach efforts. We are exceedingly grateful for their generosity.
$2,500-$4,999
Susanna L. & Dean S. Adler
Anonymous
Lauren & Benjamin Baer
Roberta & Carl Dranoff
Elliott-Lewis Corp. †
Phyllis & Howard Fischer
Rebecca & Donald Gasser *
John M. Hyman
J. Nicole Martin Lawton
The Christopher Ludwick Foundation
Tara Trimarchi & David Munson, M.D.
Tammy & John Murabito
Suzanne & Kevin Nelson*
Clare & Antonio Pozos
Suzanne Roberst Cultural Fund
Dr. Thomas Andrew & Dr. Kristen Rock
Howell Lockhart Seiple Trust #1
Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust
TD Bank
$1,000-$2,499
Susan Stewart & Robert L. Abramowitz †
Marta & Robert Adelson
AP Benefit Advisors, LLC
Donna Bolno
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
The Ira Lubert, Pamela Estadt & Family Giving Fund
Mignon Groch
Liza Herzog
Beth & William A. Landman
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Patty & Jonathan McAuley
Eileen McDonnell
Andi & Tom Mendell
Stacy Pineles
Jill B. Clarke & R. Christopher Raphaely
Casey Anne Satell
Linda & Charles Schelke
SaraKay & Stanton N. Smullens
The Specter Foundation
$500-$999
Janet S. & James Averill
Benjamin & Lauren Baer
Laura Banchero & Ryan Fleur
Leslie H. Benoliel & L. Alexander Hamilton, III
Jocelyn & Brian Caple
Susan Casabella
Michael Chang
Paul Curci
Dwight Global Online School LLC
Rebecca & Don Gasser
Lorraine Hirschberg & Eric Stanhope
Elizabeth L. Knighton
Jeanne Ruddy & Victor F. Keen
Susan & Frank Mechura
Gregory Ruffer
Mitch & Patty Stewart
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart & Stephanie Sidlow
Marc Sonnenfeld
Patty Stewart
Dr. David Munson & Tara Trimarchi
Your Part-Time Controller
Natalya Lushina Zeiger
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For more information about supporting The Rock School, please visit: www.therockschool.org/sponsors
The Dagger † represents corporate and individual PA EITC support
Asterisk * represents in kind donations.
FACULTY & STAFF
Peter Stark President & Director
Melissa Stafford Chief Artistic Officer, Ballet Division
Stephanie Wolf Spassoff Artistic Director
Etienne Diaz
The Rock School for Dance - West, Director
Justin Allen Assistant Director, Professional Division
Jody Anderson Artistic Manager, Professional Division, Wardrobe Assitant
Telmo Moreira Artistic Manager, Professional Division
Natalya Lushina Zeiger Principal Teacher, Professional Division
Magaly Suárez Resident Master Teacher
ARTISTIC FACULTY
Laura Banchero
Silka Salih El Bey
Yosbel Delgado
Gina Grace
Eva Greiner Szabo
Donald Lundsford
Anne White
Anastasia Babayeva
Roderick Phifer
Jeffrey Hankinson
Christina Eltvedt
Emily Gilligan
Jessica Olinik
Gina Galdo
Rachel Neitzke
Sue McCarroll
Summer Guest Faculty
Mikaela Fenton
Jonathan Fahoury
Barry Kerollis
Noah Parets
Christine Schevchenko
Taylor Stanley
Karen Cerkez Wardrobe Manager
Asya Haykin
Music Manager
Pianists
Karina Adriano
Olga Borisovsky
Valentina Slutsky
Natalia Varlashova
RockReach Faculty
Anne White
RockReach Director
RockReach Teaching Artists
Fallon Gannon
Catherine Long
Kelly Rambo
RockReach Musicians
Maria Marmarou
Donovan Pope
Daniel Valenzuela
Joshua Shaffer
RockReach Teaching Assistants
José Torres
ROCK ACADEMICS
Robert Hodges Director of Academics
Katie Borger Academics Manager
Kim Alsbrook ESL Instructor
ADMINISTRATION
Taylor Grace Chief Administration & Production Officer
Natasha Morken Assitant to the Director
Elise Waychoff Registrar
Niccole Turoscy Customer Service Manager
Catherine Lackey Boutique Manager
Tara Perkins Head Chef Cafe Manager, DEI Officer
Richard Hogan Sous Chef
Raheem Fisher Utility Cook
RESIDENCE
Nancy Owen Residence Manager
Silka Salih El Bey Residence Manager
FINANCE
Michelle Baitinger Finance Director
Janette Fairbanks Paull Accountant
STUDENT WELLNESS
Marc Harwood, M.D. School Physician
Nicholas A. DiNubile, M.D. Orthopedic Consultant
Michael Kowitt, M.D. Wellness Consultant
Julie Green
Heather Stewart Physical Therapist
Anthony Perillo, LSC Student Counselor
PRODUCTION & ADVANCEMENT
Richard Clark Chief Advancement Officer
Blake Caple Advancement Associate
Cat Park Design/ Photography
Sophia Comport Marketing & Design Intern
Abigail Boyer Advancement Intern
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NUTCR A KER
by OCK D ANCE
presented
December 15th -
December 17th
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