Our Year: A Reflection on 2022-2023 at SAB

GREETINGS

August 2023

Dear Friends,

As we prepare to celebrate the School of American Ballet’s 90th Anniversary in 2024, we have dedicated this year to reflecting on our bold mission in today’s context and envisioning strong advancements in how we train and support future generations of ballet dancers.

In the following pages, we share glimpses of the everyday experience at SAB—our students in the studio and on the stage, the return of our national recruitment tour to pre-pandemic levels, and the celebratory experience of our most advanced students embarking on their next journeys. We announce important new expansions to our artistic, choreographic, and wellness offerings and recognize the generous supporters who are making these crucial developments possible. And we share our gratitude for our alumni who are giving back to the School and inspiring the students who strive to follow in their footsteps.

SAB would not be nearing nine decades of leadership and service to the ballet field without the visionary foundation laid by our founders, George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, who were continually looking to the future, and the ongoing and passionate support of our community. We share our deepest appreciation to our faculty, pianists, and staff; our Board of Directors and Advisory Council; our Event Chairs; and the many volunteers who dedicate their time and talents in service of our students and the School. And we thank every one of you, our generous supporters, who are making dreams come true for our talented young dancers.

With deepest gratitude,

Carrie W. Hinrichs Jonathan Stafford Executive Director Artistic Director School of American Ballet New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet

WHAT’S NEW AT SAB

Expanded Choreographic Opportunities

Seminal moments in SAB’s longstanding commitment to our students’ choreographic aspirations include the creation of the Student Choreography Workshop 25 years ago and later the Female Choreography Project in 2015. This year, SAB’s choreographic offerings took another leap forward thanks to a transformative $1 million gift from Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee

Through the Choreographic Expansion Program, SAB can better develop future choreographers via new mentorship opportunities and dance composition classes for advanced students. Justin Peck, Resident Choreographer and Artistic Advisor at New York City Ballet, mentored students in the fall as Student Choreography Advisor To further address the longstanding gender barrier in ballet choreography, choreographer and NYCB Soloist Emily Kikta provided additional support for female students as Female Choreography Fellow (a role funded

by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation). Weekly dance composition classes piloted during Summer Course and continuing this Winter Term expand our advanced students’ understanding of choreographic fundamentals, giving them additional tools to support their experiences in new choreography as dancers and dancemakers.

Our budding choreographers now benefit from exceptional access to meet and learn from ballet’s top creative talents as they prepare their own pieces to debut at SAB’s annual student choreography showings. On behalf of our students and the legions of audiences who will enjoy their works for years to come, SAB salutes Zita and Kewsong for such a meaningful investment in our young artists and in the future of ballet.

Exposure to Contemporary Dance

This summer, SAB expanded its curriculum to include contemporary dance classes for our most advanced students. This exciting development aligns with the School’s strategic plan to even better equip our students with the necessary skills to succeed in today’s professional ballet job market.

Classes build on our growing efforts in recent years to expose our students to more contemporary styles with renowned guest choreographers and repetiteurs like Kyle Abraham or Noah Gelber for William Forsythe Repertory. Now, thanks to underwriting by Advisory Council member Jacqueline Erdman of Wyoming and the Carol Franc Buck Foundation, advanced students have the opportunity to participate in weekly Contemporary Classes taught by Juilliard-trained instructors Madison Hicks and Taylor LaBruzzo.

The teachers here at SAB care so much for us, and I always feel supported inside and outside of the studio. I have learned so much not only about my technique, but also musicality, performing, and how to really develop as an artist.”

Lennon, age 15

Movement is Medicine

SAB’s ever-deepening commitment to holistic student wellness took another important step forward this year in the area of physical wellness.

As Aesha Ash began her new role as Associate Chair of Faculty this past fall, she consulted with SAB in-house professionals as well as outside specialists in the dance rehabilitation field to conceive of further enhancements to our strong program of physical therapy and conditioning for our intermediate and advanced students. Through those conversations, a new idea was born to launch a weekly Rehab Class for students coming back from injury. She shares, “When our students are down and injured, while there are so many benefits to watching class, they want to move—they don’t want to get stuck in a rut. For them, movement is medicine.” Through the new Rehab Class, injured students can return to the studio in reduced capacities to safely pursue their training and ballet education while nurturing their injuries and regaining strength.

In addition to the Rehab Class, advanced students received an expanded schedule of wellness and self-care seminars focusing on optimal nutrition, hydration, sleep, and mental health. SAB’s conditioning coaches have advised throughout the year on the advanced students’ changing conditioning needs, and will begin doing individual conditioning assessments for our most advanced students at the start of the coming year.

SAB’s dedication to its artist-athletes is ever growing and evident in SAB’s studios every day.

2022-2023 GUEST FACULTY

Pino Alosa

Debra Austin

Kyle Abraham

Melissa Barak

Jason Beechey

Peter Boal

Armando Braswell

Petrusjka Broholm

Devon Carney

Daniel Duell

Silas Farley

Lindsay Fischer

Jodie Gates

Introducing New Board Members

Noah Gelber

Christina Ghiardi

Madison Hicks

Susan Jaffe

Jackie Kopcsak

Taylor LaBruzzo

Adam Luders

Kyra Nichols

Troy Ogilvie

Sascha Radetsky

Adam Sklute

Xiao Nan Yu

SAB is honored to introduce four new members of the School’s Board of Directors: Ida Kristensen, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company; Lyn M. McHugh, a retired lawyer who practiced in New York and Chicago; Eric Taylor, Founder, CEO, and CIO of Trident; and Alice Vilma, Managing Director and Co-Head of the Next Level Fund at Morgan Stanley.

Ida Kristensen Lyn M. McHugh

Eric Taylor

Alice Vilma

Aesha Ash, Associate Chair of Faculty

SAB AT A GLANCE 2022-2023

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We firmly believe that SAB helped us raise [our son]. His values, his resilience, his persistence, we credit much of that to the world-class training at SAB, and to the temperament and commitment of the staff and faculty.”

SAB Parents

797 Students from 34 states and 12 countries

6,866 Classes

48% Students of color Winter Term and Summer Course

$ 1.5+

Million in scholarships awarded to 250 students

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 – AUGUST 31, 2023 (PROJECTED)

REVENUE

45% Tuition, Earned Income, and Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness

32% Contributed Income

23% Endowment

EXPENSES

27% Teaching and Other Artistic

24% Facilities

15% Administration and External Affairs

14% Student Life Services

11% Student Financial Aid

9% Fundraising

PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT

Ballet Arizona

Ballet Austin

Ballet West

Houston Ballet

Kansas City Ballet

New York City Ballet (7)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Professional Division

Semperoper Ballett

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

Baruch College

Binghamton University

Brandeis University

Brown University

Columbia University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Hamilton College

Haverford College

Houston University

Penn State University

Sarah Lawrence College

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University

University of Illinois

University of Richmond

University of Texas

Vassar College

Williams College

ALUMNI GIVE BACK

Our alumni are giving back like never before. From serving in formal volunteer roles on the School’s leadership groups to giving their time and talents to help our students learn and prepare for their futures, SAB’s alumni continue to demonstrate their dedication to supporting the next generation of dancers to follow in their esteemed footsteps.

Throughout the year, our alumni have served as teachers and role models in the studio as faculty, guest faculty, and mentors; members of the Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity & Inclusion; panelists during student talkbacks; choreographers creating new pieces on our students; members of a focus group around access and belonging; advisors on the development of a performance hair policy; keynote speakers for educational and fundraising events; recruiters for the National Audition Tour; and key supporters helping raise crucial scholarship funds as event chairs and through personal donations.

On behalf of the students whose dreams you are helping make come true, we thank you!

OUR ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS

Board of Directors

Amanda Brotman-Schetritt

Helen Haje

Coco Kopelman

Morgan P. Richardson

Stephanie Sharp

Laura Zeckendorf

Advisory Council

Liz Groeger

Elizabeth D. Leykum

Allison Jane Lyneham

Eve S. Rounds

Chairman’s and Director’s Circle

Artistic Chairs

Megan Fairchild

Meagan Mann

Allen Peiffer

Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

Ross Allen

Aesha Ash

Debra Austin

Hinton Battle

Kelby Brown

Kareen Camargo

Darius Crenshaw

Heidi Cruz-Austin

Maurice Brandon Curry

Duane Cyrus

Sandra Fortune-Green

Kiyon Gaines-Ross

Robyn Gardenhire

Gladisa Guadalupe

Craig Hall

Francesca Harper

Kahina Haynes

Gen Horiuchi

Aaron Jackson

Damien Johnson

Jermel Johnson

Andrea Long-Naidu

Joseph Malbrough

Steven Melendez

Nikkia Parish

Shomaree Potter

Renee Robinson

Gabrielle Salvatto

Henry Seth

Margaret Severin-Hansen

Leyland Simmons

Taylor Stanley

Alumni at SAB events, meeting with Advanced Division students, and advising on programmatic policies.

NEXT STEPS

The following words were shared at the 2023 Workshop Performances by Sion Harrington, Dean of Students and Alumni Affairs, in honor of SAB’s Capstone Class. Our newest batch of alumni, these talented young artists are now taking their next steps as professional dancers and college students.

“I want to thank this group, in particular, for your commitment to each other and to our school’s values. You truly are leaders among your peers. I have been grateful for your willingness to speak up for yourselves and your fellow students, and I know that our community has been positively shaped by your commitment to equity and inclusion. With young people like you heading out into the world, I have no doubt that the future will be kinder and braver.

I am excited to welcome each of you into our alumni community, and I wish each of you continued success and fulfillment as you begin this next chapter.”

Recognizing Outstanding Promise

Among this year’s impressive Capstone Class are three recipients of the annual Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise. This award was established over thirty years ago by Lawrence A. Wien with his daughters and their families in honor of Mrs. Wien, a great devotee of ballet. This year’s recipients are Oscar Estep, Natalie Glassie, and Mia Williams

Oscar Estep was born in San Diego and fell in love with dance after a viewing of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® during a visit to New York. The following year his family moved to New York City, and Oscar successfully auditioned for SAB at age six, training with us for the next 12 years. Oscar graduated in June from Professional Performing Arts School and recently attended the Royal Danish Ballet Summer

School. In August, Oscar became an apprentice with New York City Ballet. Also training with SAB since age six, Natalie Glassie was born in Brooklyn. She has performed in almost every New York City Ballet production that features parts for children, including two years as “Marie” in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® at ages 10 and 11. She graduated from Professional Children’s School in 2022 with awards for Excellence in Science and Political Theory. Natalie is headed to Pacific Northwest Ballet to join its Professional Division program.

Mia Williams started early dance training at age three in her hometown of Yuma, Arizona, and first attended SAB’s Summer Course at age 16. For the past two years, Mia lived in SAB’s onsite Residence Hall while training full time and attending Professional Performing Arts School, from which she recently graduated. At the June 2022 Workshop Performances, Mia originated a role

in the world premiere of Gianna Reisen’s Signs. Her dance journey led to Mia joining New York City Ballet in August as an apprentice.

Everyone at SAB celebrates Oscar, Natalie, Mia, and all our Capstone students who are taking their next steps by heading off to dance careers and academic exploration. We salute you!

Sheryl Ware (Mae L. Wien Recipient for Distinguished Service), Natalie Glassie, Oscar Estep, and Mia Williams

I definitely think SAB prepared me for a professional career in ballet, not only technically but emotionally as well. The teachers allowed me to explore myself artistically and use my emotions to enhance my dancing. I am so happy to say that I have signed a contract with Houston Ballet and will be joining next season as an apprentice.”

Taela, age 19

BECOMING A TEACHER, FOREVER A STUDENT: A Conversation with Silas Farley

You and your fellow alumni have helped to advance a deeper understanding at SAB of what it means to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion in ballet. How does this inform the way you approach your craft?

It’s about access and encouragement, and that has to be intentional. It’s not going to happen by osmosis. Once you get to an Olympian environment like SAB where so much of the work is predicated upon competition and correction, there’s a need for encouragement, mentorship, and role models.

What are the most important lessons you want your students to take with them?

Silas Farley, 2023-2024 Principal Guest Teacher, is a ballet teacher and choreographer who trained at SAB (2008-2012) before dancing with NYCB (2012-2020). He serves on the board of The George Balanchine Foundation and is the Armstrong Artist in Residence in Ballet at The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.

What experience did you have as a student that informs your path as a teacher?

It’s not a singular moment, but rather a thread through my time as a student. It was sitting in the doorway, watching the classes and writing down what the teachers were saying. I felt this joyful urgency to document as much as I could—I wanted to catch the flame, internalize the ideas, and articulate them. My calling was to help synthesize these ideas.

What about SAB’s approach and the Balanchine legacy captivated you?

I think about it not being a narrow style, but an expansive approach to the whole of dancing. Balanchine was pursuing the possibilities of what the body could do in the language of ballet. It was constant experimentation, constant exploration. For me, the whole Balanchine approach is about musicality and this double-edged sword of zeroing in on detail while facilitating a boundlessness of movement. Even deeper, it’s a commitment to endless exploration and fascination with ballet itself as a language. That’s the essence.

First and foremost is the experience of joy. The second is to connect their individual experience with the historically transcendent community of artists. Third is to teach them how to teach themselves–to give them the tools so that they can hold themselves accountable.

What does your appointment to 2023-2024 Principal Guest Teacher, alongside SAB alumna Debra Austin, mean to you?

It’s such joy to come back and make a fuller contribution— to participate, encourage, and learn from the current teachers, to share what I’m finding in how different lineages of ballet relate to each other, and to help students connect their personal experiences with SAB and ballet history—it’s very exciting. And then to do this with Debra Austin, who I admired as a student, makes this even more special.

Since 2017, SAB alumni from diverse backgrounds and career experiences have been appointed Principal Guest Teachers (formerly Visiting Faculty Chairs) to support the diversification of SAB’s faculty. Past appointees include Andrea Long (2017-2018), Aesha Ash (2018-2020), Alicia Holloway & Leyland Simmons (2020-2022), and Aaron Jackson & Margaret Severin-Hansen (2022-2023).

Silas Farley

CELEBRATING THE “BEAUTY OF BALLET”

Variations, Stars and Stripes, Swan Lake, Tschaikovsky Pas De Deux, and Union Jack. These invaluable performance opportunities also helped our students learn how to anticipate the number of shoes, tights, and bobby pins needed; “quick-change” their hair and costumes; and adjust to various stage sizes.

The Beauty of Ballet events also garnered excitement for trying out for SAB at our Community Auditions in April. Young attendees asked the dancers questions such as: “What is it like to wear a costume?" "Are you scared to be on stage?" "How do you memorize all the steps?” A favorite parting goodbye was: “Ms. Killian, I’m coming to audition. I’m your next swan!”

SAB began bringing Beauty of Ballet LectureDemonstrations to New York City communities 2010. Katrina Killian, Children’s Division Manager and Mae L. Wien Faculty Chair, prepares our students and leads the lecture-demonstrations, which have been an instrumental tool for introducing Balanchine and ballet to broader audiences. Thousands of children have auditioned for the SAB Children’s Division following the demonstrations and made SAB’s student body stronger and more diverse—shaping the future of ballet.

In February and March, SAB presented four free Beauty of Ballet Lecture-Demonstrations for over 900 children and their families at venues in the Bronx, Harlem, and Queens. Curated by Ms. Killian and accompanied by pianist Leo Shih, each hour-long program featured a cast of 12-15 Advanced Division students. Ms. Killian narrated barre demonstrations, and students performed excerpts from iconic ballets including Raymonda

A Shared Legacy

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For over 40 years, Michael Tsuji attended SAB’s annual Workshop Performances and experienced immense joy watching future ballet stars make their public debuts. He cared greatly about our students, and knowing his legacy could positively impact the School’s future, he joined our Founder’s Society by designating SAB as one of his estate recipients. Now, upon his passing earlier this year, Michael’s legacy and SAB’s future are forever intertwined.

In memory of Michael Tsuji (1946-2023), beloved donor and friend

Our partnership with FreeWill makes estate planning EASY and FREE for our alumni, patrons, and friends. Contact Michelle Palmour

(212) 769-6611 to learn how you can help ensure SAB’s excellence for future generations.

A Triumphant Return to a City Near You

This past January, nine faculty members embarked on a cross-country trip to scout students for SAB’s summer training programs, heralding the highly anticipated return of the National Audition Tour. After the pandemic halted in-person gatherings in 2020, the School pivoted to an entirely virtual audition season to safely sustain its annual search for talented dancers. Following its two-year hiatus, the National Audition Tour relaunched in 2023 with visits to 17 cities while still accepting video auditions. Over 70 audition classes provided young dancers with opportunities to engage directly with our faculty and vie for a space in SAB’s 2023 summer programs.

A linchpin of the School’s recruitment efforts for over 50 years, the National Audition Tour helps connect SAB with the widest pool of applicants possible. From Miami to Seattle and points in between, faculty taught and met with over 2,300 applicants who reflect America’s diverse communities and the vibrant future of ballet. The School invited 343 young dancers from 33 states and 12 countries to train in our five-week Summer Course or one-week New York Junior Session. Ultimately, 26 summer students were invited to train full time in the School’s 2023-2024 Winter Term. The passion witnessed on tour left us inspired and excited to continue imparting the Balanchine aesthetic to the next generation of dancers this coming summer.

Keeping Us on Our Toes

The School of American Ballet is delighted to announce the creation of the Coco F. Kopelman Pointe Shoe Fund, established by Arie Kopelman in honor of his wife Coco Kopelman, an alumna and longtime board member.

From their first toe class in Girls IV through their final bows at the Workshop Performances, SAB’s students go through hundreds of pointe shoes. Handmade by highly trained shoemakers in London, each pair can cost nearly $100. Such an expense can prohibit aspiring dancers from pursuing ballet or keep them from replacing worn-down shoes and thus causing injuries to their feet and legs that could derail a promising ballet career.

The School’s Pointe Shoe Fund provided over $80,000 this year in subsidies to help bring the cost of pointe shoes down to $0-$65 per pair depending on student need. The Kopelman family’s generous endowment gift to create the Coco F. Kopelman Pointe Shoe Fund will help SAB support and grow these key subsidies for years to come, ensuring that our talented students can remain on pointe.

As soon as I stepped into the beautiful studios, I knew it was where I belonged. SAB is such a special place for me, because it feels like I’ve finally found a place where I fit in. I have always felt a little like an outsider in the world of ballet, but not here. Here, within these walls and with these amazing teachers, it feels like I’m one step closer to my goal of becoming a professional dancer.”

Ayva, age 15

RECYCLE WITH PETIT PAS

Petit Pas NYC founder Ozgem Ornektekin approached SAB in 2017 with a novel idea: what if, instead of discarding our students’ used pointe shoes, we turned them into stylish bracelets? Six years later, we have saved thousands of shoes from landfills and accessorized dancers, fans, and sustainability-minded people worldwide!

Petit Pas further supports our students— who wear out 2-3 pairs of pointe shoes every week—by donating a portion of proceeds to subsidize their shoe costs. To date, this project has provided over $14,000 in funding for new shoes! Buy your bracelets today at https://petitpas.nyc/!

National Audition Tour stop in Chicago

APPLAUDING OUR SPECIAL EVENTS

School of American Ballet Ball

Nutcracker Family Benefit

New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet reunited for the City’s favorite holiday event, the Nutcracker Family Benefit featuring the celebrated production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Over 700 guests gathered at the David H. Koch Theater for the sold-out event. Young attendees were delighted with special appearances from the Sugar Plum Fairy, Herr Drosselmeier, and other costumed performers at the party, which also featured a stunning array of activities including holiday crafts, sweet treats, face-painting, and balloon artists.

Hosted with vivacious humor by Tony® Award-winning stage and screen actress Laura Benanti, the SAB Ball packed a pink punch this year with exquisite fuchsia florals and glistening displays of jewels courtesy of sponsor Graff. The highlight of the evening was the world premiere pièce d’occasion from choreographer Caili Quan, who has created works for BalletX, The Juilliard School, and Vail Dance Festival. Performed by SAB’s extraordinary students, this year’s artistry offered an immersive dance experience unattainable anywhere else.

Workshop Benefit

SAB’s Workshop is a time-honored tradition that has launched the careers of generations of ballet dancers worldwide. This year’s inspired program, combined with the dedication and passion of our students, made for an unforgettable experience. Workshop Benefit guests were delighted by our students’ talent as they danced excerpts from August Bournonville’s Napoli and George Balanchine’s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet and Coppélia. Students also performed Balanchine’s sparkling La Source The dazzling evening culminated in a celebratory dinner at the revitalized David Geffen Hall.

NUTCRACKER FAMILY BENEFIT

Chairs

Kellie Johnson Abreu, First Republic Bank

Megan Brodsky

Shannon G. Caspersen

Rebecca Hessel Cohen

Marcella Guarino Hymowitz

Olivia Wassenaar

SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET BALL

Chair

Alyssa Tablada

Corporate Chair

Anja Vacca, Graff

Lead Benefactors

Liz Armstrong

Zita J. Ezpeleta

Dinner Chair

Catherine Doyle Callaway

Vice Chairs

Amanda Brotman

Jessie Ding

Josh Greene

Morgan P. Richardson

Stephanie Sharp

WORKSHOP BENEFIT Chairs

Katie and Jim Brennan

Mary Van Pelt

Dinner Chair

Cecily Waud

Vice Chairs

Ashly Nikkole Davis

Sarah E. Needham

Marty Tremain

It really just takes that one door to open for a young dancer’s dreams to come true. SAB dedicating resources to need-based scholarships helps provide that big opportunity for young artists.”

Caili Quan to Daily Front Row

Dancer signing autographs at the Nutcracker FamilyBenefit, December 2022

SAB Ball performers, choreographer, and assistant choreographer, March 2023

WorkshopBenefit leadership, June 2023

RECOGNIZING OUR DONORS

Chairman of the Board

Zita J. Ezpeleta

Chairs

Coco Kopelman*

George Vanderploeg

Artistic Chairs

Megan Fairchild*

Gonzalo Garcia

Kellie and Steven Abreu

Anonymous (3)

Liz and Bill Armstrong

Rosemary T. Berkery and Robert J. Hausen

Robert M. Brenner

Ms. Amanda Brotman-Schetritt* and Mr. Antoine Schetritt

Judy Bernstein Bunzl and Nicholas Bunzl

Susan Campbell

Chelsea V. Clinton

Benan and Thomas Ellis

Chairman’s Circle Advisory Council

Chairs

Kellie Johnson Abreu, California

Stacey C. Morse, New York

Nurit Amdur, New York

Elisabeth M. Armstrong, Texas

Susan J. Campbell, New York

Laura G. Carr, New York

Shannon G. Caspersen, MD, New York

Linda Daines, New York

Lauren Duff, New York

Jacqueline Erdman, Wyoming

Uzochi Ndukwe Erlingsson, Massachusetts

Frances D. Fergusson, Florida

Jacqueline and Christian Erdman

Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee

Frances Daly Fergusson

Stephanie and Andrew Finch

Alessandra W. Gouldner and Boyd M. Johnson III

Helen Haje*

Malo and John Harrison

Karen Holland and Mark Jenkins

Cheryl and Paul Huntsman

Judith McDonough Kaminski

Ada and Aaron Karczmer

Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Keenan, Jr.

Rachel Rutherford Knapp*

Linda D. Kofmehl

Coco* and Arie L. Kopelman

Barbara and John Lehman, The Lehman Foundation

Nancy S. and Duncan MacMillan

Jennifer Malherbe

Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin

Ms. Lyn M. McHugh and Mr. James S. Davidson

Elizabeth R. Miller and James G. Dinan

Garfield L. Miller III

Susan Frame Millstein

Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr.

Stacey C. Morse and Robert Morse

Ellen and George Needham

Hon. Susan Phillips Read

Suzanne and John Redpath

Stephen Kroll Reidy

Teresa Reyes* and Martin Monas

Dr. Barbara Ritchin

Ms. Naomi Seligman and Mr. Ernest M. von Simson

Barry A. Shapiro

Sally Shreeves and Norm Champ

Lisa Singer

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Sue and Michael Steinberg

Alyssa and Marco Tablada

Michael M. Tsuji† , in memory of Dorothy Tsuji†

Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Marjorie and Charles Van Dercook

George Vanderploeg

Barbara and John Vogelstein

Lisa and Mark Walsh

Ms. Charmaine Waterfield

Carol A. Weil

Felecia and Jeffrey Weiss

Elizabeth Werley and Robert Plows

Barbara and Peter Wright

Carolyn Wright-Lewis and Edward Lewis

Laura Zeckendorf*

Karen Groeger, New York

Liz Groeger*, California

Lucy Anda Hardison, North Carolina

Christine Hessler, California

Karen Holland, New York

Cheryl Huntsman, Utah

Elizabeth Joyce, New Jersey

Susannah A. Kagan, New York

Leslie Kavanaugh, Florida

Linda D. Kofmehl, New York

Barbara W. Lehman, New York

Elizabeth D. Leykum*, Texas

Jonna Mackin, New Hampshire

First Position Leadership Committee

Nancy S. MacMillan, New Jersey

Jennifer Malherbe, New York

Charlene Marsh, Texas

Lyn M. McHugh, New York

Andrea Mendell, New York

Pam Miles, Illinois

Susan Frame Millstein, New York

Christine Morenz, Texas

Ellen L. Needham, New York

Barbara Netter, Connecticut

Sylvia Oberwager, New York

Susan C. Orb, California

Madeleine P. Plonsker, Illinois

Bonnie Pope, New York

Elisa Pye, Texas

Shari H. Quinney, Utah

Caro U. Rock, Pennsylvania

Eve S. Rounds*, Massachusetts

Sally Shreeves, New York

Barbara Apple Sullivan, New York

Elizabeth Farran Tozer, New York

Christine Underwood, Texas

Mary Van Pelt, Rhode Island

Lisa J. Walsh, New York

Charmaine Waterfield, Florida

Regina A. Weingarten, California

Felecia Weiss, New York

Barbara Wright, New York

Zara Filenbaum* Emily Lau

Andrew D. Scordato*

OUR SUPPORTERS

$100,000 and above

Kellie and Steven Abreu

Liz and Bill Armstrong Blavatnik Family Foundation

Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee Ford Foundation

Trudy Garfunkel† William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Coco* and Arie L. Kopelman

Lincoln Center, Inc.

Llewellyn Family Foundation

Nancy S. and Duncan MacMillan

Joseph Richards†

Ms. Naomi Seligman and Mr. Ernest M. von Simson

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Alyssa and Marco Tablada

Carolyn Wright-Lewis and Edward Lewis

$50,000-$99,999

Rosemary T. Berkery and Robert J. Hausen

Katie and Jim Brennan Freed of London Ltd.

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Helen Haje*

Marc Hruschka

New York City

Department of Cultural Affairs

Hon. Susan Phillips

Read

Harvey Salzman†

Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation

Michael M. Tsuji† , in memory of Dorothy Tsuji†

Anja Vacca

Barbara and John Vogelstein

Laura Zeckendorf*

$25,000-$49,999

The Achelis and Bodman Foundation

Ms. Tracy Anderson and Mr. Christopher Asplundh Jr.

Rose M. Badgeley

Residuary

Charitable Trust

Robert M. Brenner

Ms. Amanda Brotman-Schetritt* and Mr. Antoine

Schetritt

Judy Bernstein Bunzl and Nicholas Bunzl

Catherine Doyle

Callaway

Shannon G. Caspersen, MD

Chanel, Inc.

Chelsea V. Clinton

The Gladys Krieble

Delmas Foundation

Benan and Thomas Ellis

Epoch Estate Wines

Stephanie and Andrew Finch

Effie and Bob Fribourg

I want to thank our donors. This year has been incredible – from our students performing Serenade on the Koch Theater stage to having three casts of beautiful dancers at the Workshop Performances. All of this has been possible thanks to your generosity.”

Suki Schorer, Brown Foundation Senior Faculty Chair

Ms. Gail Cooke

Ellen Coxe

Maurice Brandon

Curry*

Barbara M. Deacon

Mr. Henry Druker

Lauren Duff

Mr. David Earls

Mrs. Jenny Elias

Joan I. Engle

Drs. Jason and Darice Fadeyi

Elizabeth Faidley

Jordan Fasbender

Zara* and Mark Filenbaum

Barry Friedberg and Charlotte Moss

David and Cecilia Friedman

Ms. Laura Fulmer-Terranova

Ms. Patricia Gallardo

Ms. April Gariepy

Ms. Rachel Gerstein

Mr. Marcelo Gigliani

Mr. John Giordano

John Glassie

Stephanie Goodman and Beau Everett

Ms. Betsy Gorton

Stephanie Gottlieb

James Haldin and Angela Fannon

Haldin

Tavenner F. Hall

Mary W. Harriman

Foundation

Carole Divet Harting* and Bruce Harting

Mr. John Haugh

Samantha and Sanford L. Heffner

Ms. Sandra J.

Horbach and

Mr. Steven Skoler

Daphne T. Hsu and Jeffrey B. Rosen

Charitable Fund

PC Hurewitz and Harriet Kirk

Barbara Jaffe and Tom Woodbury

Mr. and Mrs. Fredrik Jonsson

Mr. and Mrs. David Kaden

The Kellner Family

Stephanie and Richard Kessler

Mr. Seon O. Kim

Mr. Kevin Kuntz

Diane Kwon

Mr. William H.

Lessard

Ms. Anna Lewiarz and Mr. Cengiz

Baskir

Margaret Lundin

Mr. and Mrs. Gary MacDougal

Mr. and Mrs.

Mark E. Magowan

Ms. Stacey Maman

Alison Mazzola

Amory McAndrew

Mr. Jim McCaughan

Mark McGauley and Leslie Sutton

Ms. Emily McLellan

Mr. and Mrs.

Winston Meade

Joyce F. Menschel

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meyer

Ms. Amy Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mollen

Ms. Allison Muth

Lauren Muzinich

Ms. Julie A. Naughton

Ms. Kelly Novitski

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Pack

Mrs. Elaine Llave

Paglia and Mr. Jeffrey Paglia

Robert E. Parks

Dr. Tripler Pell* and Mr. Tawfik

Hammoud

John Pennino

Ms. Norma Pera

Susan H. Perkins

Michelle Pirret*

Charmaine Portis

George and Wendy Powell

Daisy Prince

Juying Qin

Ms. Akila

Raman-Vaseghi

Joe Ray

The Robinson Family

Ellen Rosen

Laura and Jim Ross

Matt and

Lily-Hayes* Salzberg

Mary Lou Sax, in memory of

Dr. Sheldon D. Sax

Dafna E. Schmerin

Ms. Ann M.

Schwarting

Ms. Haley Schwartz

Mr. Andrew D. Scordato*

Ted and Mary Jo Shen

Martha E. Sherman

Dr. Fay Shutzer and Mr. William Shutzer

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sills

Mrs. Paula D. Silver

Mr. William C. Sinclair

Ms. Arunima Sinha

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sites

Ms. Gabriela

Skouloudi

Ms. Barbara M. Smith

Ms. Karen Sonet-Rosenthal*

Laurence T. Sorkin

Ms. Barbara Stanton

Ms. Ashlee L. Stewart*

Ms. Melissa Stewart

Mr. David Stonehill

Bonnie and Tom Strauss

Elise Ingalls Swanton*

Judith Tannenbaum

Ms. Silenn Thomas

Ms. Daniela Tisch

Ms. Tara Trimarchi and Mr. David Munson

Ms. Amanda Ull

Ms. Elizabeth Chai

Vasarhelyi

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vietor Jack and Christina Waldman

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Wehrman

Lucille Werlinich

Charles Wilson

Philip Winterer

Ms. Eileen Woo and Mr. Giancarlo Garcia

John S. Yuille

Helis Zulijani-Boye

$500-$999

Anonymous (4)

Ms. Bridget Adler

Pamela Awad

Noel and Paula Berggren

Melissa and David W. Bernstein

Ms. Karina Beznicki* and Mr. Matthew Edginton

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bixler Kelby Brown*

Charles William Bullock

Mr. and Ms. David Burgin

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Carlson

Ms. Sandy Choe and Mr. Richard Chow

Alice Chung and Casey Mack

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cicirelli

Mr. William Clukies

Mr. James W. Clyde, Jr.

Millard F. Coffin, PhD

Laura Cowan

Stephanie and Brian Cramer

Ms. Elaine De Leon and Dr. Salazar

Jones

Mrs. Anh Do and Mr. Timothy Chen

Erin Dodds*

Sharon Y. Dwinnell*

Dr. David Forrest and Mrs. Lynne S. Forrest*

Marilyn F. Foster, in memory of The Rev. Malcolm L. Foster†

August Matzdorf† and Jane Furth

Mr. Tiger Gao

Robert E. Gilroy

Ms. Shakira Greene

Dr. Leon Gussow and Michelle Hoffman

Hajdu Family

Dr. Samuel J. Harden

Ms. Melanie C. Harris* and Mr. Robert J. Fraiman, Jr.

Joan E. Hartman

Mr. Jamie Head

Ms. Damaris Hernandez

Mr. Joseph Hickey

Lucas Hinds

Ms. Diane Hockstader

Ms. Gabrielle Rapke

Hoffman and Mr. Andrew Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hulea

Ms. Benita Ward

Jarrett

The Kelly Family Foundation

Teresa Kennedy

Pamela and David Kenney

Carole Kosover

Ms. Nancy Kosowsky

Evelyn Carton Kurth*

Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Lauinger

George J. London Memorial Foundation

Mr. Thomas Lutz

Gerard E. Lynch and Karen Marisak

Adriana and Hal Malone

Ms. Monique S. Mammoli*

Yasi and Ted Martin in memory of Michael Tsuji†

Jocelyn Maskow

Dr. Doris L. Master

Doug McClure

Kathleen Mumma

Diana C. Nicholson*

Anita Ogbara

Donna Olshan and Peter Bonventre

Mrs. Elaine Llave

Paglia and Mr. Jeffrey Paglia

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Partlow

Mary L. Paskewicz

Tricia and Ryan Patton

Evan J. Philips

Donna and Martin Rich

Diana Ringelheim

Shawn Robbins and Kelly Robbins

Prof. Sandra Robinson and Mr. Dennis Clarke

Katherine G. Rompf

Annaleigh and Breamond Scala

Erin and Brendan Scanlon

Michele and Barry Schindler

Nina and Jamie Schmidt

Thomas W. Schoff in memory of Michael Tsuji†

Carl and Ruth Schaller

Ms. Nisha Sheth and Mr. Alexander Ho

Shubhankar M.

Sinha

Susan M. Slote

Annaliese Soros

Ms. Heather Stein* and Mr. Geoffrey Potter

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan

Deirdre Suter

Eric Taylor

Kayla Taylor

Ms. Joan Tener

Helgi Tomasson*

Mr. Calvin Tsao

Ms. Julie Turner

Karen Uberall

Mr. Robert Brian

Ullmann

Julie C. Van Camp

Susan and David Viniar

Ms. Benita Ward

Jarrett

Harriet Wolf

Ms. Heather Zuber and Mr. James Lester

Alumni Gifts Up to $499

Anonymous*

Ms. Charlotte

d’Amboise* and Mr. Terrence Mann

Alexandra N. Ansanelli*

Constance A. Archis*

Mrs. Maris

Battaglia-Biel*

Olivia Bell*

Mr. Paul J. Boos*

Amelia Brown*

Kristin L. Brown*

Kareen Camargo*

Steven M. Caras*

Annemarie L. Cavallaro*

Dr. and Mrs.* Barry Cohen

Heidi J. Cruz-Austin*

Miss Palmer G. Cunningham*

Ms. Ashley Bouder

De Florio* and Mr. Peter de Florio

Ms. Rebecca Distler*

Melissa Elstein*

Miriam Mahdaviani Goldstone*

Alyssa Greenwald* and Ted Wittenstein

Ms. Kristina S. Hadjipetkov*

Mr. Lane Harwell*

Mr. Theoharris Hatzissihou*

Ms. Alicia M. Holloway*

Mr. Damien R. Johnson*

Mia Klinger*

Mr. Joseph R. Malbrough III*

Ms. Erin J. McAvoy*

Mr. Steven Melendez*

Ms. Ariel Merrick*

Danielle Moretti*

Amelia O’Reilly*

Laurie J. Rich*

Sarah Bard Rogers*

Sven and Emily* Sandow

Margaret Severin-Hansen*

Ms. Marcella C. Shannon*

Arlene Silk*

Leyland Simmons*

Ms. Terpsie Toon*

Ms. Nina Trasoff*

Edward* and Linda Villella

Mrs. Victoria Wion*

As of July 31, 2023

*SAB Alumna/Alumnus I †Deceased

THANK YOU

Faculty, Pianists, and Staff 2022-2023

Jonathan Stafford*

Artistic Director

Carrie W. Hinrichs Executive Director

Darla Hoover*

Chair of Faculty

Aesha Ash*

Associate Chair of Faculty

Dena Abergel*

Rebecca Alcosser

Marika Anderson*

Alexandria Arbeitel

Flora Arbitman

Molly Baran

Kristen Barrett

Maddi Bitter

Annalise Boese

Gabrielle Bohrman

Olivia Boisson*

Amy Bordy

Alexis Branagan

Isa Braun

Tess Brock

Sherrell Bush

Board of Directors

2022-2023

Zita J. Ezpeleta Chairman

Andrew C. Finch

Vice Chairman

Kellie Johnson Abreu

Elisabeth M. Armstrong

Rosemary T. Berkery

Jim Brennan

Amanda Brotman-Schetritt*

Judy Bernstein Bunzl

Catherine Doyle Callaway

Kevin Carpenter

Sophie Chandler

Janki Dave

Rachel Davis

Elise Drew León

Ellen Duddy

Meaghan Dutton-O’Hara*

Megan Fairchild*

Acanthus Fairley

Hannah Federau

Hannah Ferguson

Arkadiy Figlin

Nigel Finley

Sorin Frisan

Lindsey Gainey

Gonzalo Garcia

Marimba Gold-Watts

Adrienne Gregorek

Nate Guarino

Craig Hall*

Cameron Hancock

Alice Hargrove

Sion Harrington

Dirk Hartog

Adam Hendrickson*

Juan Hernaiz

Arch Higgins*

Phoebe Higgins*

Sara Holmes

Anthony Huxley*

Sterling Hyltin*

Aaron Jackson*

Megan Johnson*

Allie Johnston

Naz Kamal

Maria Kaushansky

Katrina Killian*

Lauren King*

Caroline Krumm

Joan Lantz

Meredith Lee

L. Faith Lindsey

George Lykogiannis

Meagan Mann*

Dr. Nicole Marcus

Kay Mazzo*

Christopher Charles McDaniel

Kristen McGuire

Daniel Meinhardt

Juan Molina-Goni

Maurizio Najt

Miho Nozawa

L. Michelle Palmour

Allen Peiffer*

Shao Peterson

Susan Pilarre*

Julia Price

Emma Rishel

Roslyn Ruiz

Paulina Rusinek

Katherine Rygiel

Hope Sanders

Julia Sandke

Suki Schorer

Andrew Scordato*

Margaret Severin-Hansen*

Aaron Severini*

Leo Shih

Barbra Silver

Heidi Skolnik

Kristen Spencer

Heather Toner

Katy Vedder

Sheryl Ware*

Kathleen Woods

Shannon G. Caspersen, MD

Norm Champ

Chelsea V. Clinton

Ashly Nikkole Davis

Thomas R. Ellis

Frances D. Fergusson

Alessandra W. Gouldner

Helen Haje*

Coco Kopelman*

Ida Kristensen

Nancy S. MacMillan

Lyn M. McHugh

Elizabeth R. Miller

Garfield L. Miller, III

Michelle Miller

Susan Frame Millstein

Ellen L. Needham

Michael D. Park

David R. Pruner

Hon. Susan Phillips Read

Suzanne Allen Redpath

Morgan P. Richardson*

Naomi O. Seligman

Stephanie Sharp*

We also extend our thanks to the many friends who contributed articles, stories, and photos including Dena

Alyssa Cohen Tablada

Eric Taylor

Phoebe Tudor

Marjorie Van Dercook

George Vanderploeg

Alice Vilma

Barbara M. Vogelstein

Monica B. Voldstad

Olivia C. Wassenaar

Felecia Weiss

Carolyn Wright-Lewis

Laura Zeckendorf*

Abergel, Alexandria Arbeitel, Aesha Ash, Kristen Barrett, Maddi Bitter, Gabrielle Bohrman, Amy Bordy, Elise Drew León, Silas Farley, Hannah Federau, Nigel Finley, Sion Harrington, Carrie W. Hinrichs, Darla Hoover, Meredith Lee, L. Michelle Palmour, Julia Price, Emma Rishel, Suki Schorer, Barbra Silver, Jonathan Stafford, and Heather Toner.

Coppélia and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust.

Photos by Erin Baiano, Nathaniel Brown, Jenny Douglass, Rosalie O’Connor, Photouno/Patricia Burmicky, and SAB staff. Design by Tina Sheppard.

All of us at SAB want to thank you for your generous and heartfelt support of our students and our School.