DEAR FRIENDS,
August 2024
As we proudly celebrate the School of American Ballet’s milestone 90th anniversary, we continue to build on our storied past to envision an exceptional future.
George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein left us a profound gift that continues to inspire and bring joy to young dancers and the world. As alumnus Silas Farley captured at a talk this past spring, Mr. B. and Lincoln’s fundamental principles continue to propel us today: the development of a School and a Company—independent yet forever linked; Balanchine ballets as teaching tools; and a deep commitment to working in service to the art. If only they could see us now.
SAB continues to produce more professional dancers than any other American ballet school, populating our sister company New York City Ballet (NYCB) and 80 dance companies worldwide. Over 800 students grace our studios each year, learning from renowned teachers and the expansive ballet repertory, and growing into healthy and remarkable young people. We are proud that SAB and ballet have given them an invaluable experience and tools to excel both on stage and in life, and we are striving to serve our students ever better and prepare them to meet the demands of our evolving art form and world.
Ninety years would not be possible without generations of artistic and administrative staff, passionate board members, event chairs, and volunteers working in service to SAB and our students. We salute Board Chair Zita Ezpeleta and everyone who has served alongside us in this 90th anniversary year. And we recognize the impact of the generous support of our dear patrons. The following pages are a tribute to SAB and to each of you. We thank you, and we look forward to the future at the School of American Ballet.
With deepest gratitude,
Carrie W. Hinrichs Jonathan Stafford
Executive Director
Artistic Director and Chair of Faculty, School of American Ballet School of American Ballet
Artistic
Director, New York City Ballet
This was where ballet grew up and a new American way of dancing was born – the result of the persistence and vision of Balanchine.
- Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
ON THE STAGE
“Sharing a bond with the public through the universal language of music and dance is my way of making the world a better place!”
– Athéna, age 16
Readying our students for performing careers is at the heart of our work. The opportunity to perform with New York City Ballet, in showcases at SAB, and throughout our community provides rich insight into the joys and demands of a life on the stage.
Expanded opportunities this year provided 407 students with invaluable performing experience. Advanced Division students danced for public audiences in choreography workshops, Lecture-Demonstrations, and the fully-staged Workshop Performances. Half of Children’s Division students were given the unique opportunity to perform the children’s roles in NYCB productions including George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Nearly 200 students participated in SAB’s first annual Children’s Division Spring Showcase. And, for the first time, students at all levels performed on the stage of the David H. Koch Theater at the 90th Anniversary Ball
The School of American Ballet is founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, aged 29 and 26, with an inaugural class of 32 students in studios at 637 Madison Avenue.
Early faculty consists of Balanchine, Dorothie Littlefield, Muriel Stuart, and Pierre Vladimiroff.
On June 10, Balanchine premieres his first ballet choreographed in America, with SAB students performing Serenade at Edward M.M. Warburg’s family estate.
1938 SAB holds its first summer course.
Next Steps
By Nate Guarino, Assistant Director of Student Life for Residential and Transitional Programming
I want to recognize the accomplishments of the Capstone Class of 2024. You have shown tremendous dedication, effort, and engagement in planning for your futures. Wherever your next steps are taking you, please know it has been a true privilege to work with all of you, and I look forward to cheering you on and seeing where your lives take you. You are all unique and remarkable and should be incredibly proud of the young adults you have grown to be.
Recognizing Outstanding Promise
By Aesha Ash, Associate Chair of Faculty
This year’s recipients of the prestigious Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise are Becket Jones, Alexander “Xander” Perone, and Kylie Williams.
The SAB journey for Becket Jones began at the 2019 Summer Course, and she has done nothing but grow and shine
since. Not only a beautiful dancer, she has consistently exemplified the qualities of an outstanding student. What has always intrigued me about Becket is her quiet power. She watches, listens, and studies. Then she explodes onto the stage with confidence and maturity.
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Alexander “Xander” Perone is pure sunshine. His energy is contagious, and even during tough days, you would be hard-pressed to find a moment where Xander is not smiling – sweating from head to toe but smiling! Saying that he is an exemplary student would be an understatement. His work ethic, versatility, strength, artistry, and eagerness to learn make him a joy to work with.
Kylie Williams’ arrival at SAB two years ago marked the beginning of her exceptional journey in our studios. She performs with the mature confidence of a more seasoned dancer. She is eager for challenges and is always willing to be pushed beyond her limits. But don’t worry, her teachers kept finding ways to ask for even more. Kylie dances with a captivating blend of power and beauty, all delicately held together with graceful fragility.
It is with great pride and joy that I congratulate and recognize Becket, Xander, and Kylie as the recipients of this year’s Mae L. Wien Award.
The Children’s Division is added under the direction of Kyra Blanc.
A scholarship program is established to provide tuition aid for promising students.
Faculty includes Felia Dubrovska, Anatole Oboukoff, alumna Elise Reiman, and Antonia Tumkovsky.
Jonathan Stafford, Aesha Ash, and the recipients of the 2024 Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise.
The 2024 Capstone Class
DEVELOPING CHOREOGRAPHERS
SAB’s commitment to choreography is foundational. The first piece George Balanchine created in America, Serenade, was developed on our students. Renowned choreographers Jerome Robbins and Christopher Wheeldon followed suit, creating timeless classics that showcase SAB’s training and its students.
Today, the School has become an incubator for new choreographic talent. The annual Student Choreography Workshop and Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Evening for Female Choreography, and the 2023 addition of composition classes to the Winter Term and Summer Course curriculum underwritten by Board Chair Zita Ezpeleta with the LEAP for Choreography Fund, ensure that students have ample opportunities to explore their choreographic talents.
And, at SAB, role models abound.
Justin Peck, Tony Award winner and NYCB Resident Choreographer and Artistic Advisor, serves as Student Choreography Advisor alongside Female Choreography Fellow Emily Kikta. Having first flexed his choreographic muscles in the 2005 Student Choreography Workshop, Justin now guides students wishing to follow in his footsteps. Peck recently shared, “I ask them a lot of questions to get them thinking about their own work and how they approach it and shape it. Always providing my own personal experience and process as a touchpoint.”
For this year’s Workshop Performances, students enjoyed the opportunity to learn from another SAB alum who is making her mark as Resident Choreographer with Paul Taylor Dance Company: Lauren Lovette. Of Tendu, the piece Lovette created on SAB students, New York Times dance critic Gia Kourlas wrote: “Inspired by a photograph of Balanchine with his palm mirroring his foot brushed forward in that fundamental movement, Lovette crystallized the vivacious energy of eight young students as they stretched their athleticism and artistry to such joyful limits that sometimes they seemed to surprise themselves.”
“This year I was lucky enough to participate in SAB’s
Female
Choreography Project and create my first ballet on my peers. I am very proud for throwing myself in uncharted territory and pushing my boundaries.”
– Manuela, age 17
Balanchine and Kirstein form New York City Ballet; SAB becomes the performing company’s official school.
Balanchine choreographs The Nutcracker, providing future generations of SAB students with an inspiring and rigorous performance opportunity. Pictured Kay Mazzo and student Peter Boal.
SAB moves to larger studios at 2291 Broadway.
Justin Peck, Student Choreography Advisor
Tendu by Lauren Lovette
Board Chair Zita Ezpeleta
JOINING OUR COMMUNITY
Welcoming New Faculty
This year, SAB welcomed a new member to the School’s faculty: Christopher Charles McDaniel
Hailing from East Harlem, Christopher began his ballet training at the Dance Theatre of Harlem School at age 10, working closely with DTH founder and School of American Ballet/New York
City Ballet alumnus Arthur Mitchell. He subsequently studied dance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, Boston Ballet, and Ballet Academy East.
Christopher performed professionally with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Los Angeles Ballet, and Ballet San Antonio. He has worked as a ballet instructor throughout his performing career, serving on the faculties of Los Angeles Ballet School, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Ballet Conservatory of South Texas, San Antonio Ballet School, and Connally’s Dance Workshop. As a choreographer, Christopher has created works for Ballet Academy East, Los Angeles Ballet, Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, Ballet San Antonio, Ballet Conservatory of South Texas, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Virtual 2020 Vision Gala, and the 2022 Stars of American Ballet tour.
Introducing New Board Members
SAB is honored to introduce five new members of the School’s Board of Directors: marketing professional Karen Adams Horton; Nicole Kim Murphy, Director of Consumer Engagement, Champagne & Sparkling Portfolio at Moët Hennessy; Hilary Peek, finance executive; and former SAB parents and longtime supporters Benan Ozakbas Ellis and Sally Shreeves
School enrollment grows to 443 students. A grant from the Ford Foundation establishes a broader scholarship program, transforming SAB into a nationally recognized organization.
At SAB, Christopher was a 2016-2017 National Visiting Fellow and 2021-2023 Teaching Fellow. In September 2023, he was appointed to SAB’s faculty.
“SAB means excellence and possibilities. The history is rich and filled with some of the brightest stars in ballet. I feel a special responsibility [being] at SAB and helping develop the next generation of dancers.”
– Christopher Charles McDaniel, Faculty Member
2023-2024 Guest Faculty
Jared Angle*
Debra Austin*
Maxim Beloserkovsky
Ogulcan Borova
Peter Boal*
Devon Carney
Patricia Delgado*
Daniel Duell*
Irina Dvorovenko
Silas Farley*
Suzanne Farrell*
Jodie Gates
Noah Gelber*
Jackie Kopcsak
Rebecca Krohn*
Caili Quan
Alexei Ratmansky
Jenifer Ringer*
Adam Sklute
*SAB Alumna/Alumnus
New faculty include Diana Adams, Alexandra Danilova, André Eglevsky, and Stanley Williams. The Men’s Division is established.
1959 1963-1964 1960
Christopher Charles McDaniel
Benan Ozakbas Ellis
Hilary Peek Karen Adams Horton Sally Shreeves Nicole Murphy
867
students from 39 states and 14 countries
50% students of color across Winter Term and Summer Course
$1.8+ million in scholarships awarded to 272 students
34
Advanced Division students in the SAB Honor Society with a GPA of 3.75 or higher
Professional Placement
Ballet West II
Carolina Ballet
New York City Ballet (7)
College Admissions
Columbia University
Fordham University
Kherson State University, Ukraine
Penn State World Campus
University of Pittsburgh
Wake Tech Community College
SAB AT A GLANCE
September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 (Projected)
REVENUE
SAB premieres the annual Workshop Performances.
1965
EXPENSES
“My favorite [experience] this year was the 90th Anniversary Ball. Getting to perform on the NYCB stage for the first time was magical, and to share the stage with my friends was the most fun.”
– Khloe, age 16
SAB moves to Lincoln Center, renting studios and offices from The Juilliard School.
Alumnus Richard Rapp and Suki Schorer join the permanent faculty, marking the first time a portion of the faculty hails from the Balanchine aesthetic rather than Imperial or European traditions.
1969 1972
CALLING ALL ALUMNI
The School of American Ballet has been profoundly shaped by the more than 17,000 dancers who have graced our studios since our doors first opened on January 2, 1934. Whether training with us for one Summer Course, one Winter Term, or many years, SAB celebrates alumni accomplishments, on stage and off.
As we commemorate the School’s 90th anniversary, we are profoundly honored to announce the creation of SAB: Alumni Connect, offering meaningful engagement opportunities for the members of our diverse and multi-generational alumni community. No matter the level
of engagement desired, it is our sincere hope that SAB’s treasured alumni will find a space for themselves in SAB: Alumni Connect.
SAB has also established an annual Alumni of Distinction Award. This award will lift our alumni’s achievements to a larger audience and illuminate the influence and impact they have on the communities and cultures of their lives. It will also give the School the important opportunity to explore openly how a foundation in classical ballet training at SAB contributes to broadly defined success in ballet and beyond. We are deeply honored to share that the inaugural Award recipients are photographer Rosalie O’Connor and actor, singer, and dancer Hinton Battle (1956-2024).
To learn more, visit the School’s new alumni page at sab.org/sab-alumniconnect or contact Sion Harrington, Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs, at alumni@sab.org. We look forward to being in touch and hope to see you soon.
Celebrating Alumni Artistic Directors
“We, the Battle Family, would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the respect and love the School of American Ballet and Alumni have for Hinton. [Honoring Hinton with the] first Alumni of Distinction Award ensures his legacy and inspiration will live on in the halls and hearts of the Alumni and students of the School of American Ballet. Thank You.”
– Lettie Battle
In our 90th anniversary year, we salute the SAB alumni currently leading professional dance companies throughout the U.S.
Melissa Barak, Los Angeles Ballet
Peter Boal, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Francesca Harper, Alvin Ailey II Company
Gen Horiuchi, Saint Louis Ballet
Susan Jaffee, American Ballet Theatre
Julie Kent, Houston Ballet
Alonzo King, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Andrei Kramarevsky joins the faculty and continues teaching for 42 years.
Maria Kowroski, New Jersey Ballet
Edwaard Liang, BalletMet and The Washington Ballet
Lourdes Lopez, Miami City Ballet
Victoria Lyras, Indianapolis Ballet
Steven Melendez, New York Theatre Ballet
A matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts establishes an endowment.
1978
Benjamin Millepied, L.A. Dance Project
Tom Mossbrucker, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Sascha Radetsky, ABT Studio Company
Zalman Raffael, Carolina Ballet
Jonathan Stafford, New York City
Ballet and School of American Ballet
Ethan Stiefel, American Repertory Ballet
George Balanchine dies, and Peter Martins is named his successor as Chairman of Faculty with Stanley Williams as Co-Chairman of Faculty.
Lettie Battle and Rosalie O’Connor
REFLECTING ON 90 YEARS
“SAB has changed a lot over the years, but what remains constant is a strive for excellence. These young dancers have a path, and they are determined to take that first step wherever it might lead.”
– Arch Higgins, Alumnus and Faculty Member
“I cannot recount my personal journey without highlighting the pivotal role this school has played in shaping who I am today. The training and environment prepared me for a career that spanned continents and equipped me to face every challenge with grace and resilience. This school is not merely a chapter in my story; it is the foundation of my artistry and my strength.”
– Aesha Ash, Alumna and Associate Chair of Faculty
“SAB has allowed the Balanchine aesthetic to thrive. You see that everywhere in the world that a Balanchine ballet or dancer takes the stage. I believe that Mr. Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein would be very proud of their school.”
– Kay Mazzo, Alumna and Faculty Member
“What does SAB mean to me? The best. A place of deep tradition reckoning with transformative change. The beating heart of American dance.”
– Julia Price, Registrar
“SAB is a big part of my life. Except for my grandchildren, it ranks number one. It is a joy to pass on everything I’ve learned dancing for New York City Ballet and from Mr. B. He changed the way dance looks and what ballet is. THANK YOU Lincoln and THANK YOU George and THANK YOU to our donors. Without you, SAB wouldn’t be what it is today.”
– Suki Schorer, Brown Foundation Senior Faculty Chair
“SAB taught me about striving for excellence, and that I had underestimated the meaning of excellence. What I thought was the best I could do, actually wasn’t as far as I could go. There was more detail, more nuance, more texture that I could find within each movement. I could hold an entire world in the way I shaped my fingers. I could communicate emotions beyond words with specificity of rhythm or the direction of my eyes.”
– Jenifer Ringer, Alumna and incoming Director of Intermediate/Advanced Divisions and Artistic Programming
“SAB has not only been my workplace, but my home for nearly two decades. I have had a front-row seat to witness our students as not only thriving artists but thriving human beings. I have never lost sight of how special it is to see our students grow up as artists and people.”
– Sion Harrington, Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs
“It is incredibly rewarding to be a part of a child’s journey even in a small way. It doesn’t matter if that journey is short-lived or turns into a professional career. Students who are community leaders, have passions outside of ballet, or pursue higher education are celebrated.”
– Katy Vedder, Director of Student Life for Children’s Division and Wellness Programming
“It has been a privilege to be a witness to the hard work, determination, and perseverance of the students in class and the dedication of the faculty to pass on the tradition of excellence to the next generations.”
– Kate Woods, Database and Information Manager
ALUMNI ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
By Elise Drew León, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Members of the School of American Ballet’s Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (AACDI) are what I think of when I think of impact. Rooted in the SAB tradition, this multi-generational group of alumni has been contributing to the greater dance world for decades, as choreographers, directors, teachers, and more, all the while championing the ideas,
spirit, and tenacity they were taught as SAB students.
Their accumulated memories of SAB’s lineage tell a story of a school that has touched generations of dancers. They’ve founded companies, graced Broadway stages, and been the “firsts” to conquer what was once thought impossible. As
members of this committee, they pay it forward. Our school is better because of their voices and their vision. It is their impact that inspires me.
As we celebrate 90 years at SAB, it felt important to once again ask our AACDI members to share their reflections…
“My time at SAB informed so much of the artist I have become. Beyond the technique, the discipline, respect, and reverence for the art itself majorly contributed to how I approached work in dance, theater, film, television, or fashion.”
– Maurice Brandon Curry, Executive Artistic Director at Eglevsky Ballet
“SAB will always have a special place in my heart. It reminds me of the good times I had, the friends I made, and the things I learned. I grew socially, academically, and artistically to become the person I am today.”
– Ross Allen, Corps de Ballet at National Ballet of Canada
“Watching the care and development that has been put into ensuring that students have representation of themselves in every capacity…is such a joy to see. This is a genuine honest mission and Mr. Balanchine must be so proud of his school!”
– Damien Johnson, International freelance ballet teacher and mentor
SAB celebrates its 50th anniversary.
New faculty include alumna and future Chair of Faculty Kay Mazzo.
The creation of the Music Program provides education in music theory, history, and composition.
“My time at SAB not only shaped me as a dancer and artist but as a person. The largest difference I have noticed with the Diversity and Inclusion work is that there is now a presence of people of color on staff and in administrative positions. Representation is EXTREMELY important, and [as] an alumnus of color I understand how that would have shaped and possibly changed my years there as a student and my professional career as a dancer.”
– Shomaree
Potter, Costume Director at Carolina Ballet
“Now, the School seems to educate the entire dancer – reaching beyond or adding to excellence in technical training to prepare young dancers to see themselves on the stage…[and] possess the necessary tools to sustain a professional career.”
– Duane Cyrus, Director for the University of Arizona School of Dance
Donor Spotlight
SAB thanks the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for awarding a grant of $150,000 to support our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in 2023-2024. The Foundation first funded this work at the School in 2013, just a year after we launched our initial strategies to recruit and train more ballet dancers of color and place them at professional companies. This year’s grant helped make possible our expanded work in serving dancers of diverse backgrounds and identities and building a culture of access and belonging across our community of students, families, staff, and Board members.
SAB becomes a constituent of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The Mae L. Wien Awards are established to recognize outstanding promise and service.
1987
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation provides grants in culture, education, health, and social service. Its mission is to identify and fund outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States can build healthy, productive, and satisfying lives. Donna Kalajian Lagani, VP Eastern Director for the Hearst Foundations, said, “The William Randolph Hearst Foundation is proud to support SAB’s incredible work for these extraordinary young aspiring ballet dancers and for the ballet field.”
With the Foundation’s support, SAB made strong progress during 2023-2024. A record 60% of Winter
Term students were dancers of color, and the School placed three advanced students of color at professional companies. SAB convened its Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, staff Transformation Team, and Board DEI Committee for insight and guidance; hosted accomplished alumni of color Debra Austin and Silas Farley as 2023-2024 Principal Guest Teachers; and provided professional development and grants to five ballet teachers from diverse communities through the National Visiting Fellows Program. SAB also continued policies developed in recent years, including a more inclusive dress code and hair policy for students and greater performance access for families.
The School moves into its new headquarters in Lincoln Center’s Samuel B. and David Rose Building with state-of-the-art studios and a residence hall that allows SAB to house non-local students for the first time.
1991
The Boys Program is created to encourage boys to study ballet.
Applauding our Special Events
Nutcracker Family Benefit
New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet reunited again for the City’s favorite holiday event, the Nutcracker Family Benefit. Over 600 guests gathered at the David H. Koch Theater for another sold-out event featuring a matinee of the beloved production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker ®. Guests of all ages were delighted with special appearances from the Sugar Plum Fairy, Herr Drosselmeier, and other costumed performers, and they enjoyed festive activities including sweet treats, face-painting, and balloon artists.
90th Anniversary Ball
In celebration of SAB’s 90th birthday, students from the Children’s and Advanced Divisions took to the David H. Koch Theater stage and demonstrated the full arc of the School’s training excellence. Over 1,400 guests enjoyed watching students perform In Creases by alumnus and New York City Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck and were thrilled by a special guest performance of the iconic Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux by alumni and NYCB principal
dancers Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia. The 90th Anniversary Ball recognized our prestigious alumni and honored alumna and board member Coco F. Kopelman and longtime faculty member Suki Schorer, who have touched the lives of thousands of SAB students. With generous support from Chanel and Epoch Estate Wines, the evening was an incredible display of artistry and a toast to the legacy of the School of American Ballet.
Workshop Benefit
The Workshop Benefit was a continuation of our 90th anniversary celebration and showcased works of profound significance to the School, including Serenade—also 90, Scènes de Ballet, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 3rd Movement, and the premiere of Tendu by SAB alumna and Paul Taylor Dance Company resident choreographer Lauren Lovette. After the exceptional performance, the crowd continued to a celebratory dinner at David Geffen Hall.
Workshop is a time-honored tradition that has launched the careers of generations of ballet dancers. Many of their success were assisted by the longtime commitments of Benefit honorees, board members Liz Armstrong and Helen Heineman Haje.
The Student Choreography
Workshop is established, a launching pad for choreographic talent such as Paul Taylor Dance Company
Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette and NYCB Resident
Choreographer and Artistic Advisor
Justin Peck. Sara Mearns pictured.
Nutcracker Family Benefit
Chairs
Megan Brodsky
Shannon G. Caspersen
Rebecca Hessel Cohen
Lauren Muzinich Dickinson
Catherine Fraise
Marcella Guarino Hymowitz
90th Anniversary Ball
Honorees
Coco F. Kopelman
Suki Schorer
Anniversary Chairs
Kellie Johnson Abreu
Liz Armstrong
Zita J. Ezpeleta
Jill Kargman
Alyssa Cohen Tablada
Olivia C. Wassenaar
Dinner Chairs
Paola Saracino Fendi
Stephanie Sharp
Vice Chairs
Amanda Brotman
Jessie Ding
Josh Greene
Morgan P. Richardson
Workshop Benefit
Honorees
Liz Armstrong
Helen Heineman Haje
Anniversary Chairs
Katherine Finch
Stephanie Finch
Michelle Miller
Alexandra and David Pruner
Dinner Chairs
Eve Rounds
Cecily Waud
Vice Chairs
Ashly Nikkole Davis
Sarah E. Needham
Marty Tremain
Community Auditions are established in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Harlem, and Queens.
A Pilates program is instituted.
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Student performers at the Nutcracker Family Benefit
90th Anniversary Ball Chairs
RECOGNIZING OUR DONORS
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE
Chairman
Zita
Chairman’s
George Vanderploeg
Ms.
Barbara and John Vogelstein
Monica
Elizabeth
Barbara and Peter Wright
Carolyn Wright-Lewis and Edward Lewis
Laura Zeckendorf*
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kellie Johnson Abreu
Co-Chair, California
Stacey C. Morse Co-Chair, 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
Maggie Chong, New York
Linda S. Daines, New York
Jacqueline Erdman, Wyoming
Uzochi Ndukwe Erlingsson, Massachusetts
Frances D. Fergusson, Florida
Katherine Finch*, Texas
Karen Groeger, New York
Liz Groeger*, New York
Lucy Anda Hardison, North Carolina
Christine Hessler, California
Cheryl Huntsman, Utah
Elizabeth Joyce, New Jersey
Susannah A. Kagan, New York
Leslie Kavanaugh, Florida
Cynthia Ketchum, New York
Linda D. Kofmehl, New York
Emily Lau, New York
Barbara W. Lehman, New York
Elizabeth D. Leykum*, Texas
Allison Lyneham*, Oregon
Nancy S. MacMillan, New Jersey
Jennifer Malherbe, New York
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
Carolyn Parkerson, Missouri
Elisa Stude Pye, Texas
Shari H. Quinney, Utah
Caro U. Rock, Pennsylvania
Eve S. Rounds*, Massachusetts
Katherine Sakoda, California
Sally Shreeves, New York
Candice Steller, New Jersey
Elizabeth Farran Tozer, New York
Christine Underwood, Texas
Mary Van Pelt, Rhode Island
Lisa J. Walsh, New York
Charmaine Waterfield, Florida
Cecily Waud, New York
Regina A. Weingarten, California
Felecia Weiss, New York
Barbara Wright, New York
SAB
An award-winning design by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro added two new studios, allowing for the development of a Preparatory Division. The School of American Ballet is awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack
2007 2010 2009
*SAB Alumna/Alumnus | † Deceased
OUR SUPPORTERS
$100,000 and above
Liz and Bill Armstrong
Blavatnik Family Foundation
Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee
Ms. Sinikka Finn†
Ford Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Coco* and Arie L. Kopelman
Lincoln Center
Corporate Fund
Llewellyn Family Foundation
Ms. Naomi Seligman and Mr. Ernest M. von Simson
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Alyssa and Marco Tablada
Barbara and John Vogelstein
Monica B. Voldstad’s Family
Carolyn Wright-Lewis and Edward Lewis
$50,000-$99,999
Kellie and Steven Abreu
Rosemary T. Berkery and Robert J. Hausen
Robert M. Brenner
Carol Franc Buck Foundation
Chanel, Inc.
Freed of London Ltd.
Helen Haje*
Mary Jo Hill†
Marisa I. Hormel Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Kargman- Kargo
Nancy S. and Duncan MacMillan
Ellen and George Needham
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Hon. Susan Phillips
Read
Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
The Shubert Foundation
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
Michael M. Tsuji†, in memory of Dorothy Tsuji†
Olivia and Julian Wassenaar
Laura Zeckendorf*
$25,000-$49,999
The Achelis and Bodman Foundation
Angel Shine Foundation/Allyson Tang and Thomas Widmann†
Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald N. Beck
Ms. Francesca Bodini
Katie and Jim Brennan
Megan and Thomas Brodsky
Ms. Amanda BrotmanSchetritt* and Mr. Antoine Schetritt
Judy Bernstein Bunzl and Nicholas Bunzl
Catherine Doyle Callaway
Laura Georgas Carr
Shannon G. Caspersen, MD
Rebecca Hessel Cohen and Todd Cohen
Chelsea V. Clinton
The Clinton Family Foundation
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Thomas R. Ellis and Benan Ellis
Epoch Estate Wines
Ms. Katherine Farley and Mr. Jerry I. Speyer
Ms. Paola Saracino Fendi*
Frances Daly Fergusson
Andrew and Stephanie Finch
Effie and Bob Fribourg
The Garcia Family Foundation
Alessandra W. Gouldner and Boyd M. Johnson III
GRoW @ Annenberg
The Hiltz Family
Debra and David Humphreys
Marcella Guarino
Hymowitz
Judith McDonough Kaminski
Ida Kristensen
Barbara and John Lehman, The Lehman Foundation
Ms. Lyn M. McHugh and Mr. James S.
Davidson
Elizabeth R. Miller and James G. Dinan
Ms. Michelle M. Miller
Susan Frame Millstein
Lauren Muzinich
New York State Council on the Arts
David and Alexandra Pruner
Founders Society Planned Giving Donors
Anonymous (12)
Alan M.† and Joan Taub Ades*
Mary Ann Albright
Robert L. and Theresa Arrigon
Sena Baron
James Barrick
Michelle Benash and Kris Krohn
Kim Bendheim
Beverly A. Benoit
Paula and Noel Berggren
Mr. George A. Blanchard
George Blomme† and Doug McClure
Camille A. Brown*
J. Leslie Burgin
Fernando H. Caso
Stuart H. Coleman
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Robert Couturier
Linda S. Daines
Ruth Doering* Mina and Jay† Drucker
D. Britt Dunaway*
Sharon Y. Dwinnell*
Zita J. Ezpeleta and Kewsong Lee
Jean and Irvin† Faust
Marilyn Ferber
Frances D. Fergusson
Marilyn G. Field
Malcolm L. Foster† and Marilyn F. Foster
William K. Friedman
Michael A. Garland
Anita Guttman
Lisa Harris
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Sherrie A. Hinkle
Linda Anne Horvath
P C Hurewitz and Harriet M. Kirk
Ms. Daphne Hurford and Mr. Sandy Padwe
Leila L. Javitch
Georganna Keller
Jack Kellner, MD
Dennis Donald Kendzora
Stephen Kirschenbaum
Kaori Kitao
Linda D. Kofmehl
Coco* and Arie L. Kopelman
Anne Byrne Kronenfeld*
Judith Friedman
Kupersmith, MD*
Marcy Levinson
Helen Little
Catherine Lomuscio, Esq.
A Diversity Initiative is established to produce a greater number of professional dancers of color, leading to the formation of the Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.
Marilyn C. London
Mrs. Silloo Madan
Harry M. Matthews, Jr.
Garfield. L. Miller, III
Susan Frame
Millstein
Ms. Joan T. Mischo
Kathleen Morris
Jane Bird Nissen*
Diane Allen Nixon
Terry Onderick and Marc Lerro
Susanna Organic*
John Pennino
Jeannie and Cal Peterka
George and Wendy Powell
Crennan Ray
Joe Ray
Hon. Susan Phillips
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Dr. Barbara Ritchin
Suzanne and John Redpath
The Billy Rose Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Karen Roth
Eve Smith Rounds*
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Diana Shapiro*†
Stephanie* and Matthew Sharp
Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan Soros
Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Swartz
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Ms. Alice Vilma
Felecia and Jeffrey Weiss
$10,000-$24,999
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Ms. Gina ArgentoCiafone
Jody and John Arnhold
Michele and Timothy Barakett
The Morris S. and Florence H. Bender Foundation, Inc.
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mrs. Audrey Rose
Eve S.* and Jonathan L. Rounds
Ann Russell
Mr. Richard Schlein*
Nancy Schloss
Thomas W. Schoff
Ms. Suzanne Schorer
Carol Selle
Saskia Shakin
Barry A. Shapiro
Cherrill Edwina
Shea and Carl Robert Aron
Mr. David Shustak and Mr. Herbert J. Frank*†
Victoria Simon Wion*
David S. Singer
Larry Alan Smith and Marguerita Smith
SAB celebrates its 80th anniversary with a video featuring trailblazing alumni
Arthur Mitchell and Chita Rivera.
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Ms. Moira Breslin
Mr. and Mrs.
David Caluori
The Cestone Family Foundation
Kristin and John Clark
Valerie and Chad Cooley
Susan Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cronson
Linda S. Daines
The Davis-McGinn
Family
Nell Diamond and Teddy Wasserman
Jessie Ding and Ning Jin
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Eastman
Jacqueline and Christian Erdman
Mr. and Mrs.
Evrard Fraise
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Frankfort
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goldstein
Josh Greene
Jenny Slayton Green
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Greenwald
Harold R. Snedcof
Ms. Barbara Stanton
Ms. Heather Stein* and Mr. Geoffrey Potter
Michael and Sue Steinberg
Terri Lee Stratton*
Mr.† and Mrs.
John A. Sullivan, III
Joseph and Christine Tessitore
George Vanderploeg
Mr. John C. Waddell
Janet Waterston
Carol A. Weil
Betsy Werley
Susan N. Wilson
Philip S. Winterer
Harriet Wolf
Carol Zuckerman
As of July 31, 2024
The new Female Choreography Project works to address the underrepresentation of women in choreography.
*SAB Alumna/Alumnus | † Deceased
Katherine Eckert Grunder and Robert Grunder
Agnes Gund
Ms. Sharon Handler-Loeb and Amb. John L. Loeb, Jr.
Malo and John Harrison
Ms. Teresa Heinz
Michele Hirshman and Russell Pearce
Ms. Karen Adams
Horton
Cheryl and Paul Huntsman
Mr. and Mrs.
Edward S. Hyman
Ms. Prue Hyman*
Susannah A. Kagan
Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Keenan, Jr.
Linda D. Kofmehl
Dr. Deepa Kumaraiah and Mr. Sean
Dempsey
Ms. Ji Park Kwak
Ms. Sophie Laffont
Kendall and Greg Ley
Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe
Mr. and Mrs.
Peter L. Malkin
Ms. Anna Maynard
The Thomas G. and Andrea Mendell Foundation
Mr. and Mrs.
Lester S. Morse, Jr.
Stacey C. Morse and Robert Morse
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Morse
Jessica Nagle*
Mr. and Mrs.
James Nederlander
John Peckham
Liz and Jeff Peek
Victoria Pettibone* and Adam Verost
Betsy and Rob Pitts
Chris Poore
Ms. Brynn J. Putnam*
Shari H. Quinney
Mrs. Katharine J. Rayner
Stephen Kroll Reidy
Teresa Reyes* and Martin Monas
Morgan P. Richardson*
Dr. Barbara Ritchin
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Eve Smith Rounds*
Emilie D. Sahara*
Barry A. Shapiro
Sally Shreeves and Norm Champ
Sue and Michael Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs.
Michael A. Steinberg
Ms. Candice Steller
Danielle and Paul J. Taubman
Sahar Khorramnezhad and Eric Taylor
Townsend Family Trust
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Angela Tu and Gregory Ostling
Marjorie and Charles Van Dercook
George Vanderploeg
Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Wallach
Lisa and Mark Walsh
Ms. Charmaine Waterfield
Cecily Waud
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Ellis and John Whipple
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Gregg Wolpert
Barbara and Peter Wright
$5,000-$9,999
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Alexandra Adame
Deborah and Charles Adelman
Nurit and Rick Amdur
Mati Azelby
William O. & Carole P. Bailey
Family Foundation
Susan Baker and Michael Lynch
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.
Laurie and Greg Beard
Kay Mazzo Bellas* and Albert Bellas
Ms. Blythe Winchester
Brock
Alexander and Kate Brodsky
Susan Brotman
Susan Campbell
Dr. Sarah Cascante and Mr. Maximilian
Cascante
Maggie Chong
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Danish American Society
Elizabeth and David Darst
Ashly Nikkole Davis
Uzochi Ndukwe
Erlingsson
Cornelia Erpf-Forsman
Sandi and Herbert Feinberg
Fe and Alessandro
Saracino Fendi
Ms. Katherine C. Finch*
The Fribourg Family Foundation
Caroline Gogolak*
Lola Goldring
Hubert and Mireille Goldschmidt
Dr. and Mrs.
Jeffrey Groeger
Liz Groeger*
Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Haft
Kindra and Michael Hall
Cynthia L. Hammond and Joseph Mark Samulski
Lucy Anda Hardison
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Daniel M. Healy
Christine Hessler
Carrie W. Hinrichs
Horner Family
Serafima Iofina and Ventzislav Ivanov
Marjorie S. Isaac*†
Ms. Elizabeth Ann Joyce
Ms. Adele Kamm
Lyra Katzman*
Leslie and Jack Kavanaugh
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Jayne and PJ Kim
Jill and Peter Kraus
Dr. Barbara Kravitz*
Elizabeth D. Leykum*
Martha and Bob Lipp
Tara Lipton
Arthur L. Loeb
Mrs. Allison Lyneham*
Jonna Mackin
Mr. and Ms.
Monish Mansukhani
Charlene and Tom Marsh
Mr. and Mrs.
George Matelich
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Elizabeth and Richard Miller
Mrs. Shea Brian Morenz
Ms. Sarah E. Needham*
Barbara Netter
Emelia Nosser and Jacob Charney
Sylvia Oberwager
Ofer Ohad
Catherine Oppenheimer*
Mr. and Mrs.
Jordan M. Pantzer
Mr. and Mrs.
William Parkerson
Jeannie and Cal Peterka
Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Pinto
Elisa Stude Pye
Mr. Charles Richard, III
Sandra W. Robinson and Dennis Clarke
Mr .and Mrs.
Robert Rock
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Ryan
Katherine Sakoda*
John and Diane Samuels
Mr. and Mrs. Andrés
Santo Domingo
Mr. and Mrs.
Paul T. Schnell
Paul C. Schorr, III
Bud Shulman and Amy Newman
Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan M. Tisch
Barbara Tober
Patricia and Louis Todd Family Foundation
Marty Tremain
Anja Vacca
The Van Pelt Family
Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Wachenheim
Ms. Barbara Walkowski
Mr. Jefferey Watkins
Larry A. Wehr
Carol A. Weil
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Ms. Julie Wurts
Ms. Maria Yang
$2,500-$4,999
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Suzanne and David Augustyn
Ms. Mercedes Barba
Mr. Jonathan Bergman
Brook Berlind
Katherine Gage Boulud
Bebe and Douglas Broadwater
Kimberly A. Burd
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Sana Clegg
Lauren Cowles
Ann DeSollar-Hale
Alta DeVivo
The Drakotos Family
Mr. Douglas Durst
Alicia Ernst and John Katzman
Ms. Suzanne Everbach
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Fan
Marvin and
Kate Feinstein
Marilyn G. Field
Zara* and Mark Filenbaum
The Frelinghuysen Foundation
Barry Friedberg and Charlotte Moss
Sarah Gailliot
Mr. and Mrs.
Peter A. Georgescu
Ms. Rachel Gerstein
Zach and Kim Gladney
Dr. Dimitry and Dr. Yelena Goncharov
Ms. Stephanie Gottlieb
Anne M. Grand
Mr. and Mrs. Jett Greenberg
Sharon Gurwitz
Barbara E. Hajim
James Haldin and Angela Fannon Haldin
Garrett and Paula Hall
Mr. Steven A. Heller
Sherrie A. Hinkle
Mr. Michael Horvitz
Daphne T. Hsu and Jeff Rosen
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Meghan and Adam Klopp
Ms. Kathryn Koch and Mr. Erik Thorvilson
Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Lasser
Emily Lau
Margarita Levitt and Zach Datikash
Kamie K. and Rich Lightburn
Mr. and Mrs.
John Mahoney
Julie and Joseph Marchese
Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar M. Masinter
Caroline and Winston Meade
Garfield L. Miller III
Ms. Ashley Miseo
Mr. and Mrs.
James Monroe, III
Ms. Meridee Moore
Ms. Sara Moss and Mr. Michael Gould
Joanna Mufson
Memorial Trust Fund
Mr. Corey Muldowney
Ms. Lauren Hubbell
Mulholland*
Whitney and Clarke Murphy
Ms. Sylvia Neil
Anne Kauffman Nolon and John Nolon
Ms. Michela Nonis
Mr. and Mrs.
Morris W. Offit
Ms. Lauren Oriani
Mr. and Mrs.
Zachary Pack
Ms. Sarah F. Perot
George and Wendy Powell
Ms. Ainsley E. Proctor
Crennan Ray
Robertson Foundation
Mrs. Alexandra Rose
David S. Ross
James and
Mercedes Ryan
Ms. Amanda C. Ryzowy*
Ms. Fay Sardjono and Mr. Shujaat Islam
Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Saul
Lynn Savarese
Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Sheehan
Ms. Olivia Song and Mr. Scott Rofey
Adam and Lauren Soufleris
Ellen C. Stein
Ms. Heather Stein* and Mr. Geoffrey Potter
The Stein Family, in memory of Linda Rose Shaffer Stein*†
Lauren Stephens
Melissa Stewart
Bonnie and Tom Strauss
Mr. Michael Streicker
Dr. Robert and Rev. Elizabeth Sullivan
Leslie Sutton and Mark McGauley
Laura Sztejnberg and Wayneford Sterling
Mr. Henry Tisch
Mrs. Jean Troubh
Robert Brian Ullmann
Ms. Marlies Verhoeven
John C. Waddell
Ms. Sharon Wee
Mr. David Weiner
Ms. Miriam Wheeler
Samiah Zafar
Jordan Zmijewski
$1,000-$2,499
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Travis and Nicholas Acquavella
Scott Andersen
Dr. Sherrell Aston and Mrs. Muffie
Potter Aston
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baratta
Edward Barsamian
Ms. Anna LewiarzBaskir and Mr. Cengiz Baskir
Ms. Christine Batty
Ms. Elizabeth A. Beim
Mr. Frederick W. Beinecke
Ms. Cindy Belvisi and Mr. Ryan Rodriguez
Julia and Jean-Baptiste Bernard
Ms. Zoe Bernstein
Ms. Karina Beznicki* and Mr. Matthew Edginton
Vanessa Billotti
Ms. Sarah BlakelyCartwright and Mr. Nicolas Party
Ofra Blonder, MD
Meg Boger
Donya and Scott Bommer
Ms. Marisa Brown
Janna and Eugenia Bullock
William Bullock
Joanne G. Cali
Ms. Christine Capilouto and Mr. Michael Capilouto
Ms. Emily Chen Carrera
Donna B. Case
Patricia Chernicky
Patricia Malone Chin
InSung Cho
Wendy W. Chong*
Jim Coakley
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Cochrane
Millard F. Coffin, PhD
Sheila Claire Cohen
Ms. Kelly Compton and Mr. Dewitt McCarter
Donald Comras
Gerald Cooper and Jenifer Liu
Lola L. Cooper*
Ellen Coxe
Maurice Brandon Curry*
TSH Prince and Princess d’Arenberg
Courtney Davis
Barbara M. Deacon
Drs. Miriam and David Donoho
Ms. Leslie D. Ehrlich
The Capstone Program is launched to support students in their transition to careers in dance and independent living as young adults.
2016
Jonathan Stafford named Artistic Director of NYCB and SAB, the first alumnus to direct the School.
Faculty develops online instruction to ensure that students can continue training throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kirby and Jim Ellis
Drs. Jason and Darice Fadeyi
Alessia Fendi
Ms. Gena Finver
Ms. Sarah Fiszel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleder
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Flynn
Maureen Footer and Thong Nguyen
Mr. Stephen Freidheim
David and Cecilia Friedman
Kwok Sum Fung and Kam Chee Fung
Jeannie Suk Gersen*
Ms. Klara Glowczewska
Ms. Elizabeth Gunter
Tavenner F. Hall
Mr. and Mrs.
Pavlos HamptonPapageorgiou
Mary W. Harriman Foundation
Samantha and Sanford L. Heffner
Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Hendel
Terry Hermanson
Ms. Marlene Hess and Mr. James D. Zirin
Lucas Hinds
Ms. Grey Hirschfeld
Hobson Lucas Family Foundation
PC Hurewitz and Harriet Kirk
Ms. Denise Hurlin
Jessica Ji and Richard Przekop
Ms. Lena Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Katcher
Ms. Eleanora Kennedy
Teresa Kennedy
Stephanie and Richard Kessler
LeRoy Kim and Lindsey Boylan
Ms. Kathleen M. King
Ms. Elizabeth Kirk
Marianna Kosheleva and Gor Ter-Grigoryan
Mrs. Laura Kreuger-Najera
Vivienne LabordeLuyombya and Kaddu Luyombya
Margo M. Langenberg
Mr. William H. Lessard
Mr. Richard H. Levy
Mrs. Sandra Barros
Lowy
Ms. Michelle Luis
Margaret Lundin
Gerard E. Lynch and Karen Marisak
Mr. and Mrs.†
Gary MacDougal
Ms. Stacey Maman
Mr. and Mrs.
Friday Mathews
Ms. Erin McCarthy
Ms. Lynn McLaughlin
Ms. Ariel Merrick*
Lucile and Edward Meyer
Dr. and Mrs.
Robert Michler
Sven and Katia Mickisch
Mr. and Mrs.
Timothy Millhiser
Tomoko Minami and David Scotchford
Ingrid Montoya and Chris Mechaley
Ms. Allison Muth
Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Newhouse
Mr. John Nogueira
Ms. Ozgem Ornektekin
Ms. Phyllis H. Overton†
Mr. and Mrs.
Richard D. Parsons
John Pennino
Ms. Norma Pera
Susan H. Perkins
Petit Pas New York
Ms. Faith S. Petrides*
Michelle Pirret*
Jonathan and Shiloh Place
Rajika Puri
Valerie Radetzky* and Paul Kolnik
Ms. Akila
Raman-Vaseghi
Mr. Richard Ravitch and Mrs. Kathleen Doyle
Joe Ray
Ms. Denice H. Rein
Ms. Elizabeth Reiss
Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Rosen
Ellen Rosen
Mary Lou Sax in memory of Dr. Sheldon D. Sax
Fran Schulman
Ms. Kathryn Bohannon
Schroeder
Haley Schwartz
Mr. Andrew D. Scordato*
Ted and Mary Jo Shen
Martha E. Sherman
Shvo Family
Ms. Kristina Shlychkova and Mr. Dorin Sin
Erin and Bill Sloan
Ms. Latraviette
Smith-Wilson
Laurence T. Sorkin
Ms. Barbara Stanton
Mrs. Carly Suber and Mr. Joseph Doran
Deirdre SullivanGartner*
Deirdre Suter
Ms. Shiori Suzuki and Mr. Alex Wan
Elise Ingalls Swanton*
Yasko Takeno-Williams
Judith Tannenbaum
Ms. Silenn Thomas
Helgi Tomasson*
Ellen Turchyn
Mr. and Mrs. Ryota Uetani
Christine M. Underwood
Mr. and Mrs.
Gian Luigi Vittadini
Jack and Christina Waldman
Mrs. Mary Wallach
Mr. and Mrs.
Ali Wambold
Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Ware, II
Ms. Jessica Weiss
Charles Wilson
Philip Winterer
William H. Wright, II
Ms. Nicole Yaraghi
John S. Yuille
Ms. Kim Zinn
$500-$999
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Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan Alvarado
Pamela Awad
Ms. Tamara Fears and Mr. Gregory Barrett
Kristen Barrett and Jackson Benedict
Noel and Paula Berggren
Melissa and David W. Bernstein
Nicole and Kai Bickenbach
Mr. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Bickford
Mary Louise Binning
Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Bobbitt
Ms. Margot Bram
Kelby Brown*
Ms. Tracy Brown
Mr. and Ms.
David Burgin
Atoya Burleson
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bursky
Ms. Casper Caldarola
Dr. and Mrs.
Matthew Carlson
Mrs. Elena
Carretta-Toth
Gregory and Caroline Chabidon
Sandy Choe and Richard Chow
Mr. James W. Clyde, Jr.
Ms. Lisa Cochrane
Laura Cowan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coyte
Austen Cruz
Ms. Elissa Cullman
Duane Cyrus*
Justin Daniel and Josh Cogswell
Elaine De Leon
Ms. Alice De Sanctis
Joanna Delson and David Venderbush
Mrs. Anh Do and Mr. Timothy Chen
Ms. Adrienne Eisenstein
Melissa Elstein*
Fajersson Family
Fidelity Investments®
Charitable Gift Fund
Ms. Pamela Fiori and Mr. Colt Givner
Daria Rose Foner*
Daniel and Lynette Forest
Marilyn F. Foster, in memory of The Rev. Malcolm L. Foster†
Jane Furth
Mr. and Mrs.
Brett Gibson
Robert E. Gilroy
Eileen Glickstein
Dr. Grahlman and Ms. Lamb
The Gurudevan Family
Dr. Leon Gussow and Ms. Michelle Hoffman
Hajdu Family
Ms. Karin Hall
Mai V. HallingbyHarrison
Joan E. Hartman
Callie Hatchett
Mr. Mark L. Held*
Ms. Molly Helfet
Mr. Joel S. Herman
Mr. Joseph Hickey
Ms. Diane Hockstader
Mr. Andrew P. Hofer
Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas C. Israel
Allison and Andrew Kang
Pamela and David Kenney
Mr. and Ms. Kevin Kirkeide
Mr. and Mrs.
John Klein
Roger Kluge
Carole Kosover
Evelyn Carton Kurth*
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Lauinger
Mr. Woodrow Leung
Mr. Peter Levenson
Mr. and Mrs.
George Logothetis
George J. London
Memorial Foundation
Mr. and Mrs.
Pablo and Margie Luis
Brendan and Alexandra Maddigan
Ms. Lara Marcon
Ms. Helena Marcotulli and Mr. Leopoldo Ferris
Mr. Robert Marcus
Dr. Doris L. Master
Lisa Master
Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Matthews
Doug McClure
Ms. Anastasia McGrew and Mr. Justin McConnaughy
Mr. and Mrs.
Pat McRoberts
Ms. Laurie Mestres
Paul and Lorna Miller
Kathleen Mumma
Diana C. Nicholson*
Ms. Marie NugentHead and Mr. James C. Marlas
Susan E. Oliver
Mr. Douglas C. Olson†
Mr. and Mrs.
Jorge Orrego
Ms. Shenae Osborn
Ms. Mary Perry
Lillian Pien and James Du
Louisa and Steven Plous
Ms. Stacy Ramos and Mr. Luis Ramos
Herrera
Ms. Holliday Rees and Mr. Michael Rochios
Donna and Martin Rich
Diana G. Ringelheim
Dr. Jeanne Goodman and Mr. Gordy Rogers
Katherine G. Rompf
Mr. and Mrs. J on W. Rotenstreich
Mr. and Mrs. Mazio Royster
Erin and Brendan Scanlon
Ms. Andrea Nicole Sexton
Erica A. Sheftman*
Alina and Roman Shevorykin
Mrs. Gabby Slome and Mr. Weston Gaddy
Ms. Eva Shi and Mr. Cris Stephen Matina Simegiatos*
Sporek and Voytek Sporek
Victoria Simon Wion*
Mr. John Skeffington
Miss Yeva-Mariia Skorenka
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Slattery
Ms. Barbara Smith
Ms. Barbara Madsen
Smith
Annaliese Soros
Ms. Shavara Srabian
Mr. and Mrs. Holland Sullivan
Ms. Rachel Sussman
Mr. James Taaffe
Ms. Claudia Thieme
Jessica Tobin
Ms. Jeanne Towers
Tara Trimarchi and David Munson
Karen Uberall
Ms. Amanda Ull
Julie C. Van Camp
Ms. Benita Ward Jarrett
Lucille Werlinich
Margit Westerman
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wheless
Harriet Wolf
Lisa and Paul Wysocki
Ms. Elizabeth Young
Alumni Gifts up to $499
Ms. Faye Arthurs*
Ms. Lisette Fernandez Ballard*
Mr. Edward Barnes*
Olivia Bell*
Ms. London V. Biggs*
Ms. Debra Austin
Boieru* and Mr. Marin Boieru
Kristin L. Brown*
Ms. Katherine M. Bruni*
Ms. Maria Calegari* and Mr. Bart R. Cook*
Steven M. Caras*
Miss Scarlett Cepler*
Benette B. Chen*
Heidi J. Cruz-Austin*
Mr. Gerard L. Ebitz*
Amy Fixler-Kobberger* and Greg Kobberger
Shirlee Tully*
Family Fund of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Ms. Sandra E. Fortune-Green*
Bettijane Sills Garson*
Miriam Mahdaviani Goldstone*
Stephanie* and Douglas Gould
Mr. Daryl Gray*
Alyssa Greenwald* and Ted Wittenstein
Ms. Sierra Griffith*
Mrs. Connie R.* and Mr. Mark Hochman
Ms. Sharon J. Hockstein*
Ms. Allegra Inch*
Mr. Damien R. Johnson*
Mia Klinger*
Mr. Peter Lewton-Brain*
Ms. Kathryn Leigh Spencer Lucey*
Mr. Joseph R. Malbrough III*
Ms. Michelle Maler* and Mr. Robert Milic
Eleena Melamed* and Yossi Harbon
Mr. Steven Melendez*
Ms. Nola M. Myers*
Ms. Patricia Dean O’Donnell*
Ms. Tiina Piirsoo*
Nancy Reynolds*
Sarah Bard Rogers*
Sven and Emily* Sandow
Miss Grace R. Scheffel*
Margaret SeverinHansen*
Mr. Jonathan M. Sharp* Hailey Stegemoller*
Ms. Ashlee L. Stewart*
Ms. Marilee Stiles Stern*
Andrea Tallis Tassopulos*
Hilary ThornburghNicolai*
Ms. Terpsie Toon*
Ms. Camila V. Vicioso*
Ms. LuLen Walker*
Karen Wilkin*
Mr. Shane Williams*
As of July 31, 2024
*SAB Alumna/Alumnus | † Deceased
SAB expands access to Counseling, Nutrition, and Pilates services.
Composition, Contemporary, and Rehab classes are added to the training schedule.
SAB celebrates its 90th anniversary.
Thank You
Jonathan
We also extend our thanks to the many friends who contributed ideas, stories, and testimonials including Ross Allen, Alexandria Arbeitel, Aesha Ash, Molly Baran, Kristen Barrett, Annalise Boese, Gabrielle Bohrman, Amy Bordy, Maurice Brandon Curry, Duane Cyrus, Nate Guarino, Sion
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Additional information provided by “School of American Ballet: A History” edited by Nancy Lassalle with Amy R. Rome.
Serenade and Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust.
Alfred
by Iwan
Design by Tina Sheppard.
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Maddi Walton, and Kate Woods.
Photos
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