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DIRECTORS Bojan Spassoff - President & Director

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Bojan Spassoff was a Ford Foundation Scholarship student at the School of American Ballet and was an apprentice with the Harkness Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and New York City Ballet companies. He became a member of the Dutch National Ballet. Thereafter, Mr. Spassoff was among the first foreigners to join the Royal Danish Ballet. Subsequently, he was invited to join American Ballet Theatre and continued his career dancing solo and principal roles with the San Francisco Ballet and teaching for that company and its school. Mr. Spassoff served as Artistic Director for both Savannah Ballet and Ballet Oklahoma and their associated schools. He was also guest artist and teacher for numerous regional companies, schools, and universities. A former ballet master for Pennsylvania Ballet, he was Associate Director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts, operating in conjunction with New York City Ballet. He has coached gold medalists in prestigious international competitions in Havana, & Berlin, as well as the Moscow and USA International Ballet Competitions.

He is a judge for Youth America Grand Prix, World Ballet Competition, & The Valentina Koslova Ballet Competition. In 2011 and 2012 Mr. Spassoff was Artistic Director for the largest Ballet Gala ever held in Mexico City.

Stephanie Wolf Spassoff - Director

An alumna of the School of American Ballet and New York’s Performing Arts High School, Stephanie Wolf Spassoff is a former Pennsylvania Ballet soloist, past member of American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, and Finis Jhung’s New York Chamber Ballet. She was a principal dancer with both Ballet Oklahoma and Savannah Ballet. She was Associate Director of Ballet Oklahoma, Savannah Ballet, and their respective associated schools.

Ms. Spassoff has been a guest artist and teacher for many regional companies, schools, and universities and was a permanent faculty member of the New York State Summer School of the Arts. She has coached gold medalists in prestigious international competitions in Moscow and the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, MS and is a judge for Youth America Grand Prix & World Ballet Competition. In 2011 and 2012 Mrs. Spassoff was CoArtistic Director for the largest Ballet Gala ever held in Mexico City.

Violette Verdy - Artistic Director

“I take great pleasure in working with The Rock School, one of the foremost schools of its kind in the country. The School represents my lifelong interest and passion in students, education, international exchanges, and the pursuit of excellence.”

Ms. Verdy is the former, and first female, Artistic Director of the famed Paris Opera Ballet, as well as the former Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet. She was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet, as well as a guest star with the leading ballet companies of Europe. In New York City Ballet, she danced more than 25 principal roles. George Balanchine created roles for her in such ballets as Liebeslieder Waltzer, Jewels, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, second act Midsummer Night’s Dream, and others. She is the recipient of numerous international awards. Ms. Verdy was invited by President Ford to dance at the White House on three separate occasions.

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a production by The Rock School for Dance Education

PRODUCED BY: The Rock School for Dance Education

ACT TWO SET DESIGN: Dirk Durosett

BALLET MASTERS: Justin Allen, Kristin Brown, Donna Cherry, Marialena Ruiz, Gina Grace, Jennifer Wheat

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Brian McCole

CHOREOGRAPHY: Justin Allen, Kristin Brown, Donna Cherry, Gina Grace, Christina Pastras, Marialena Ruiz, Bojan Spassoff, Stephanie Spassoff, Jennifer Wheat

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Alan Schmucker STAGE MANAGERS: Katie Pigeon LIGHTING DESIGN: Troy Martin-O’Shia

MUSIC: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

MASTER ELECTRICIAN: Chris Frey

STORY: Alexander Spassoff, Bojan Spassoff, Stephanie Wolf Spassoff

COSTUMES: Laura Berry, Lorraine Pennell

Premiere: Nov. 28, 2008, Merriam Theater on The Avenue of The Arts All contents of Nutcracker 1776 are copyrighted by The Rock School for Dance Education All rights reserved

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THE STORY ACT ONE

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It’s the holiday season and the year is 1776. Families and friends are gathering in Philadelphia for the annual tree lighting party at the Olde City Tavern Inn. Abby and her little brother Richard join the rest of the Stockton family and guests of the Inn, along with Benjamin Franklin and his friend Johnny, a young cadet.

The Olde City Tavern is the center of business and society where anyone and everyone meet. Thomas Jefferson is writing about freedom, George Washington arrives just in time to partake in the feast, and there is lovely music and dancing in the hall. Ben presents Abby with the most magnificent gift, an enchanted Nutcracker.

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Ben summons his newest invention, life-size dancing dolls, as entertainment for the guests. Suddenly, a group of carousing cadets join the party. Exhausted from dancing, they then disappear into the night.

Ben sprinkles magic dust into the air, and Lady Liberty and her Stars and Starlets appear.

The families and partygoers retire for the evening, leaving Abby where she has fallen asleep with her Nutcracker.

The Dew Drop Fairy and her Dream Fairies appear and cast a spell on the Tavern and everyone in it.

Suddenly, Red Coat Mice emerge taking a keen interest in the sleeping Abby and her Nutcracker. The clock strikes 12 and Abby awakens, just as the mice are ready to kidnap her and her Nutcracker. Ben Franklin comes to her rescue and frightens away the mice with magical lightning.

Ben consoles Abby as the magic continues: the Christmas tree grows, as do the Toy Soldiers led by a life-size Nutcracker who is revealed as Johnny, and leads the Toy Soldiers in a mighty battle against the Red Coat Mice.

When the red-caped, General Mouse Howe appears, things start to look grim, until Abby joins the battle to help and General Mouse Howe is defeated. Abby and Johnny are transported to the Land of Snow and greeted by the Snow Princess and her Prince. After a beautiful dance, Abby and Johnny continue on in a magic sleigh through swirling snow to the Land of Toys and Sweets.

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Upon arrival in the Land of Toys and Sweets, Abby and Johnny are greeted by Ben Franklin who opens the gates for them with a magical key.

This reveals mountains of cake topped with whipped cream and candy, sweetly glazed flowers and butter cream frosting as far as the eye can see.

The Dew Drop Fairy and Toy Angels glide to welcome the children.

Dancers from around the world delightfully perform as they present the children with delicious sweets from their lands.

The vivacious Spanish Chocolate Turron, the quiet and powerful Prince and Princess of Persia, the charming Chinese Dragon Candy, the energetic English Toffee, the jumping Russian Pashkas, and the Waltz of the Fairies all join in the festivities.

The Candy Cavalier escorts the Sugar Plum Fairy to center stage and the captivating pair dance lighter than air, completing Abby and Johnny’s perfect evening. All join in a glorious Grande Finale to freedom.

Abby and Johnny live happily ever after.

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BALLET MASTERS Justin Allen

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Born in Baltimore Maryland, Justin began his dance training at the Baltimore School for the arts. He decided he wanted more serious ballet training and in 2004 he began training at The Rock School for Dance Education where he had the opportunity to dance different styles of ballet and finish his education in the Rock Academics Program Alliance. Justin studied at The Rock School for 4 years. He spent his summers training with the Miami City Ballet School from 2004-2008. In 2008 Justin got his first opportunity to dance as a professional guest artist with The Dayton Ballet, which led to him receiving his first professional contract. In 2009 Justin joined The Ballet Theatre of Maryland where he got to perform many soloist roles. In 2010 Justin joined The Rock School as full time Faculty and Choreographer. Justin was the recipient of The Joffrey Ballet’s 2013 Choreographers of Color Award.

Kristin Brown

Kristin Brown danced professionally from 1989 – 1996 with ballet companies in Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. She has had the pleasure of working with choreographers Yanis Pikeris, Russell Sultzbach, Andre Prokovsky, Christopher Fleming, Dominique Gabella, and performing “Mobile” by the late Tomm Ruud. Kristin received her training with Richard Hoskinson, Donna Muzio, and Cherie Noble. She also attended summer programs at Richmond Ballet, Washington Ballet, and the PA Governor’s School for the Arts, as a scholarship student. Kristin began teaching in 1993 while still performing professionally. She has choreographed for Longwood Dance Theatre, Brandywine Ballet, and The Rock School. Kristin was a principal faculty member at the Brandywine Ballet for eight years, as well as a rehearsal assistant for the company. In June of 2007, Ms. Brown joined the faculty of The Rock School for Dance Education where she is also a rehearsal mistress for the student company. In addition to dance, Kristin earned a degree in Sports Medicine and was a nationally certified Athletic Trainer. In 2010, she joined the faculty at the University of the Arts teaching anatomy and kinesiology to the dance majors.

Mariaelena Ruiz

Mariaelena Ruiz has been a faculty member and rehearsal coach at The Rock School for Dance Education since 2000. She danced with Suzanne Farrell Ballet from 2001-2006, where she performed an all Balanchine repertoire. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Mariaelena began her early studies with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo’s Prima Ballerina , Nina Novak. Under her tutelage Mariaelena was coached and performed most of the classical repertoire, and was trained by teachers from Kirov, Bolshoi, Cuba and the U.S. At 14, she became the youngest member of the Ballet Nacional de Caracas, under the direction of Vicente Nebrada. At 15, she won 3rd place at The Jackson USA International Ballet Competition, junior division, and received a full scholarship to continue her studies at the School of American Ballet. She won the 3rd place and Best Couple award at the Varna International Ballet Competition and the Prix Volinine in Paris. She has danced principal roles with Bay Ballet Theater, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Carolina Ballet Theater, Ballet Hispanico, and has been a guest artist for many companies in the US and abroad. Mariaelena has coached medalists for all the major competitions including Moscow IBC and Jackson USA IBC , Boston IBC and Youth America Grand Prix. Ruiz has been a judge and guest teacher for Youth America Grand Prix and has also worked with the New York International Ballet Competition. Mariaelena was the recipient of the first Curtis Institute Rock School Collaboration in 2009.

Donna Cherry

An alumna of the School of Pennsylvania Ballet, Donna Cherry was a member of the Florida Ballet, Ballet Metropolitan, a principal dancer with the Harrisburg Ballet and a member of Pennsylvania Ballet. Donna Cherry has performed many roles, including principal roles in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Pas de Quatre, and The Nutcracker, as well as soloist roles in Balanchine’s Agon, The Four Temperaments, and Stars and Stripes. Donna has taught at The Rock Schools since 1997. She was also a Ballet Mistress with West Chester Ballet Theatre, now West Chester Dance Theatre, and continues to assist in rehearsals with the student company.

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Originally from Michigan, Jennifer Wheat trained with the Contemporary Civic Ballet of Michigan, and was a scholarship student with the schools of Pennsylvania Ballet, Boston Ballet, and The Royal Winnepeg Ballet School. In 1981, after a car accident ended her ballet career dancing, she switched to jazz, and trained at the University of the Arts and the Lou Conte Dance School, where she was an apprentice with The Hubbard Street Dance Company. Jennifer also danced professionally with Astral Theatrical Dance Company and Dance Fusion, and is the founding director of Fusion2 Dance Company. She has been a faculty member since 1996 as well as a choreographer and ballet mistress for the company.

ROCK CENTER FACULTY PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR: Bojan Spassoff DIRECTOR: Stephanie Wolf Spassoff ARTISTIC ADVISOR: Violette Verdy BALLET MASTERS: Justin Allen Sebastien Riou Mariaelena Ruiz Jennifer Wheat MUSIC COORDINATOR: Asya Haykin FACULTY: Justin Allen Jody Anderson Laura Bancheros Laura Berry Sun-Mi Cho Yosbel Delgado Gina Grace Christina Patchell Sebastien Riou Mariaelena Ruiz Bojan Spassoff Stephanie Wolf Spassoff Elizabeth Reid Simmons Jennifer Wheat

Rock Alumni Beckanne Sisk Ballet West soloist & star of the hit reality tv series, Breaking Pointe & Miguel Montoya, Atlanta Ballet company member

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ROCK FACULTY PERMANENT GUEST FACULTY: Rachel Butler Ashley Canterna William Glassman Isaac Hernandez Jeannette Kakareka Maiqui Manosa Benjamin Milliped Phillip M. Otto Matthew Powell Jennifer Savelli Daniel Ulbricht PIANISTS: Karina Adriano Olga Borisovsky Valentina Slutksy Noah Farber Asya Haykin John Levis Ray Lindsey Jeff Story Rosario Mills

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ROCK WEST FACULTY & STAFF

REGIONAL DIRECTOR: Nicole Harmon ADMINISTRATOR: Mary Ann Baldwin BOOKKEEPER: Kelly McDermott

ARTISTIC COORDINATORS: Kristin Brown, Danielle Bower, Donna Cherry BALLET MISTRESSES: Kristin Brown Donna Cherry FACULTY Jody Anderson Angela Bates- Majewski Danielle Bower Kristin Brown Jon Bulack Donna Cherry Karen DeFrancesco Rose Dowlin Ruth Freeberg Jim Green Katie Nanni Lisa Rae Johnson Autumn Drulis Schneider Tara Nixon Sarah Vogen

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THANKS SPECIAL

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The Rock School for Dance Education and the Board of Trustees sincerely thank

Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest

for their continued support and generosity.

Your vision makes it all happen.

The Rock School for Dance Education sincerely thanks the following for their support of Nutcracker 1776!

The Rock School for Dance Education is a lifetime cultural partner with

Cirque du Soleil.

The Rock School would also like to thank the following individuals who generously sponsored transportation for underserved Philadelphia school children to enjoy the wonder and magic of Nutcracker 1776.

Lorraine Hirschberg, Jan Marie Kurdin, Caro Rock

The Rock School would like to thank The Philadelphia Rhythmic Academy for their participation in Nutcracker 1776.

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The Merriam CAST

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i JOHNNY/ NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Rei Maezawa ABBY: Madeliene Gardella RICHARD: Ian Bulack

MR. STOCKTON: John Rowan/ Anthony Cannarella-Anderson MRS. STOCKTON: Mariah Milosovich/ Victoria Jaenson BEN FRANKLIN: Mono Lawsin

GEORGE WASHINGTON: Jerry Bennett

Sierra Scott

Claire Zwolak

TEEN PARTY BOYS: Joel Johnson Jordan Sheikh Jimmy Shughart

STARLET LEADERS: Ashlynne Burke Kayla Cox Kyra Fernandez Tatiana Hasan Emma Kotzen Johanna Lackey Anne Ni Liu Anne-Marie Martin Madison McAllister Lily Munson Jade O’Dowd Lily Savage Brianna Wahyudi Alexis Walker Amber Wiggins

PARTY GIRLS: Alexandra Belmonte Frederica Finocchiaro Amanda Katz Olivia Papasso Maria Perez Grace Smith Magdalena Treter Evelyn Xiao PARTY BOYS: Patrick McVeigh Cameron Ross

DOLLS: Mako Fujita Jessica He Ashleigh Richardson

CADETS: James Floyd/ Aidan Carrasquel Jinchang Gu Yuki Shimaoka FATHERS: Anthony Cannarella-Anderson/ Rammaru Shindo Gilbert Bolden Tomoha Terada Aidan Carrasquel LADY LIBERTY: Timothy Downing Riley Lawsin Gina Grace THOMAS JEFFERSON: Brian McCole

MOTHERS: Laurel king Anna Lally Caleigh Mourar Hayley Walters

TEEN PARTY GIRLS: Jade Adams Alexis Baber Teresa D’Ortone Danielle Falciani Quinn Guilday Olivia Hiester

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LIBERTY STARS: Aminah Akbar Allison Ansinn Francesca Carlo Katherine Fernelius Elizabeth Hepburn Quinn Hilzendeger Anna Lally Bethany Latham Michaela Maloney Carson McElreath Arianna Menzies Caleigh Mourar Natalie Rawson Lindsay Siron

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LITTLE STARS & STARLETS: Adrianna Anderson Evelyn Becker Alexander Chancey Kyle Chester Petra Comport Eoin Daly Gianna Davidson Claire De Donder Teagan Gordon-Kelley Clara Gutstadt Kaitlyn Ho Emile Jones Lior Maman-Hernandez Henry Mills Noadiah Milord Gabriella Patchell Molly Pinheiro Madeline Quinn Alexandra Ratner Sydney Robateau Zuri Self Madelyn Smith Ava Stanley Santiago Tapia- Hernandez Klara Tubb Symearah Francine Valentine Stella Viscelli Gavin Wendt Estella Zuidema STARLET RHYTHMIC GYMNAST Anastasia Vasilyeva

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DREAM FAIRIES: Sophia Comport Christina Cruz Cora Freeman Pamela Morales Ashlyn Rinehart Julia Singer GENERAL MOUSE HOWE: Gilbert Bolden BIG MICE: Zachary Downer Timothy Downing Masaya Kaneko Riley Lawsin Kyohei Masaoka Alex Sigal

Maria Perez Cameron Ross Grace Smith Magdalena Treter

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DEW DROP FAIRY Sarah Lapointe/ Promise Smith

SNOW PRINCE: James Floyd

SNOW PRINCESS: Jin Zhang SNOW CRYSTALS: Taylor Ciampi/ Nancy Gallacher Lydia Merritt/ Jessica He Jillian Price/ Emma Matthews Taylor Sambola/ Maya Wheeler

SNOWFLAKES: Allison Ansinn Emma Barchi MICE: Lauren Bristow Michelle Johnson Mako Fujita Kayla Jones Nancy Gallacher Nailah Murray Maria Paula Gomez Beccera Layla Palmer Adanya Scurry Jessica He Gabriella Vinciguerra Elizabeth Hepburn Diamond Wallace Quinn Hilzendeger Evelyn Xiao Shihang Huang Victoria Jaenson LITTLE MICE: Laurel King Zolani Clites Abigail Kurdin Henry Jones Sarah Lapointe Dashiel Lin Alexandra Malleval Milo Mills Emma Matthews August Wood Mariah Milosovich CADET SWORD Alana Morgenstern Caleigh Mourar FIGHTERS: Aidan Carrasquel Maria Perez Silva Jinchang Gu Alexandra Price Yuki Shimaoka Promise Smith Natalie Rawson LITTLE CADET OFFICERS: Ashleigh Richardson Ian Bulack Isabella Sessa Joel Johnson Riku Takizawa Jordan Sheikh Tsipporah Thompson Jimmy Shugart Maya Wheeler Hayley Walters LITTLE CADET SOLDIERS: Alexandra Belmonte Frederica Finocchiaro Amanda Katz Patrick McVeigh Olivia Papasso 2013 9

Act Two ANGEL LEADERS: Ashlynne Burke Kayla Cox Kyra Fernandez Tatiana Hasan Emma Kotzen Johanna Lackey Anne Ni Liu Anne-Marie Martin Madison McAllister Lily Munson Jade O’Dowd Lily Savage Brianna Wahyudi Alexis Walker Amber Wiggins

SPANISH CHOCOLATE TURRON: Gilbert Bolden/ John Rowan Taylor Sambola/ Sarah Lapointe

CHINESE CORP: Ashlynne Burke Kayla Cox Kyra Fernandez Tatiana Hasan Michelle Johnson Kayla Jones Emma Kotzen Johanna Lackey Anne Ni Liu Anne-Marie Martin Madison McAllister Pamela Morales Lily Munson Nailah Murray Jade O’Dowd Layla Palmer Lily Savage Adanya Scurry Gabriella Vinciguerra Brianna Wahyudi Alexis Walker Diamond Wallace Amber Wiggins Evelyn Xiao

i ANGELS: Lauren Anton Ella Berton Emily Bierwirth Lillian Chancey Naomi Diaz Ella Gutsadt Jessica Halili Esme Harrison Kendall Herckner Sophia Johnson Morgan Jones Phoebe Lampe-Shanaman Mila Lee Madelyn Lehrman Justina Liu Claire McAllister Nethaniah Milord Isabel Morales Audrey Munson Madeline Ratner Shyla Robinson Emma Sabo Kurtinecz Jercell Sandiford Sophia Schultz Jaslene Scott Jada Rae Spina Selena St. Pierre Shoanna Stone-Evans Sophia Van Rhyn Ania Williams Madeline Winters CANDY CAVALIER: Rammaru Shindo

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Claire Rathbun

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DEMI SPANISH: Aidan Carrasquel/ Gilbert Bolden Alexandra Malleval/ Abigail Kurdin John Rowan/ Maria Perez Silva

SPANISH CORP Aminah Akbar Allison Ansinn Francesca Carlo Katherine Fernelius Elizabeth Hepburn Quinn Hilzendeger Anna Lally Bethany Latham Michaela Maloney Carson McElreath Arianna Menzies Caleigh Mourar Natalie Rawson Lindsay Siron Tsipporah Thompson Claire Zwolak

PRINCE OF PERSIA: Anthony Cannarella-Anderson PRINCESS OF PERSIA: Taylor Ciampi PERSIAN LADIES: Emma Barchi/ Alana Morgenstern Shihang Huang

CHINESE DRAGON CANDY: Emma Matthews/ Riku Takizawa Masaya Kaneko/ Yuki Shimaoka DEMI CHINESE: Lauren Bristow Nancy Gallacher Joel Johnson Alex Sigal

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ENGLISH TOFFEE: Mako Fujita Jessica He Lydia Merritt RUSSIAN PASHKAS: Jinchang Gu Yuki Shimaoka Tomoha Terada

RUSSIAN CORP: Jade Adams Alexis Baber Ian Bulack Sophia Comport Christina Cruz Teresa D’Ortone Danielle Falciani Cora Freeman Quinn Guilday Olivia Hiester Lily Lawsin Riley Lawsin Jennifer Liang Alexa Ricard Leoto Ashlyn Rinehart Gabriela Rodriguez Sierra Scott Jordan Sheikh Jimmy Shughart Julia Singer

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DEMI FLOWERS: Jillian Price Taylor Ciampi FLOWERS: Allison Ansinn Emma Barchi Lauren Bristow Mako Fujita Nancy Gallacher Maria Paula Gomez Beccera Jessica He Elizabeth Hepburn Quinn Hilzendeger Shihang Huang Victoria Jaenson Laurel King Abigail Kurdin Alexandra Malleval Emma Matthews Lydia Merritt Mariah Milosovich Alana Morgenstern Caleigh Mourar Maria Perez Silva Natalie Rawson Ashleigh Richardson Taylor Sambola Isabella Sessa Promise Smith Riku Takizawa Tsipporah Thompson Cara Treacy Maya Wheeler Hayley Walters Jin Zhang

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LEVEL 6

Emma Katherine Barchi

Anthony Cannarella-Anderson

Taylor Ciampi

Maria Emilia Perez Silva

James Floyd

Nancy Gallacher

Madeleine Gardella

Shihang Huang

Victoria Jaenson

Zachary Downer

Mako Fujita

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Sarah Lapointe

Rei Maezawa

Alexandra Malleval

Emma Matthews

Lydia Merritt

Mariah Milsovich

Jillian Price

Claire Rathbun

John Rowan

Taylor Sambola

Yuki Shimaoka

Rammaru Shindo

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Promise Smith

Riku Takizawa

Cara Treacy

Hayley Walters

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Tomoha Terada

Jin Zhang

LEVEL 5

Gilbert Bolden

Masaya Kaneko

Alana Morgenstern

Jessica He

Lauren Bristow

Maria Gomez

Laurel King

Abigail Kurdin

Kyohei Masaoka

Alex Price

Ashleigh Richardson

Jadyn Nelms

Isabella Sessa

Maya Wheeler

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LEVEL 4

Aminah Akbar

Allison Ansinn

Francesca Carlo

Timothy Downing

Elizabeth Hepburn

Ava “Quinn” Hilzendeger

Anna Lally

Bethany Latham

Carson McElreath

Arianna Menzies

Caleigh Mourar

Lindsay Siron

Tsipporah Thompson

Natalie Rawson

Alex Sigal

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Michaela Maloney

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LEVEL 3/3X

Jade Adams

Alexis Baber

Ian Bulack

Danielle Falciani

Katherine Fernelius

Quinn Guilday

Olivia Hiester

Joel Johnson

Lily Lawsin

Jennifer Liang

Alexa Ricard Leoto

Teresa D’Ortone

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Jimmy Shughart

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Sophia Comport

Cora Freeman

Kayla Jones

Riley Lawsin

Pamela Morales

Nailah Murray

Layla Palmer

Ashlyn Rinehart

Shakore Rogers

Adanya Scurry

Julia Singer

Gabriella Vinciguerra

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Christina Cruz

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Diamond Wallace

Michelle Johnson

Evelyn Xiao

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Ashlynne Burke

Kayla Cox

Kyra Fernandez

Anne Ni Liu

Madison McAllister

Lily Munson

Jade O’Dowd

Brianna Wahyudi

Alexis Walker

Amber Wiggins

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Johanna Lackey

Emma Kotzen

Tatiana Hasan

Anne-Marie Martin

Lily Savage

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LEVEL 1

Alexandra Belmonte

Federica Finocchiaro

Amanda Katz

Olivia Papasso

Maria Perez

Cameron Ross

Grace Smith

Emily Bierwirth

Lillian Chancey

Patrick McVeigh

Magdalena Treter

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Ella Berton Lauren Anton The Rock School for Dance Education

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Esme Harrison

Naomi Diaz

Kendall Herckner

Ella Gutstadt

Jessica Halili

Sophia Johnson

Morgan Jones

Mila Lee

Madelyn Lehrman

Henry Jones

Phoebe Lampe-Shanaman

Dashiel Lin

Justina Liu

Claire McAllister

Nethania Milord

Isabel Morales

Audrey Munson

Milo Mills

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Shyla Robinson

Emma Sabo Kurtinecz

Jercell Sandiforf

Sophia Schultz

Jaslene Scott

Jada Rae Spina

Selena St. Pierre

Shaonna Stone-Ennis

Ania Williams

Madeline Winters

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Alexander Chancey

Kyle Chester

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Eoin Daly

Gianna Davidson

Claire De Donder

Teagan Gordon-Kelley

Clara Gutstadt

Kaitlyn Ho

Emile Jones

Lior Maman-Hernandez Santiago Tapia Hernandez Henry Mills

Gabriella Patchell

Sydney Robateau

Molly Pinheiro

Zuri Self

Madeline Quinn

Madelyn Smith

Noadiah Milord

Alexandra Ratner

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Symearah Valentine

Estella Zuidema

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Wishing Tsipporah

and all of the dancers at The Rock School a wonderful Nutcracker 1776 this year, and a fantastic New Year!!

From,

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i Caroline Quinn Sat Lily Smith Sat Deidre Treacy Sat Jenna Walls Sat Elizabeth Baladez Sun Annie Bonini Sun Juliann Diiorio Sun ABBY: Emma Follman Sun Mako Fujita Sat 1pm/ Sun Coen Gilbert Sun Madeleine Gardella Sat 4pm Ria Lauren Gunn Sun Emily Leitch Sun RICHARD: Megan Milosovitch Sun Ned Campbell Kari Mullan Sun Annie Stirling Sun MR. STOCKTON: Anthony Cannarella-Anderson Maya Veitia Sun Michaela Walter Sun MRS. STOCKTON: PARTY BOYS Anna Pennell Alaina Brown Emma Dolan BEN FRANKLIN: Betsy Stanley Mono Lawsin Catie Stanley Jenna Weisman GEORGE WASHINGTON: PARTY GIRLS Jerry Bennett Mia Cabral Nicole Gunn THOMAS JEFFERSON: Daphne Kounios Brian McCole Abigail Lewis Kate Li FATHERS: Claire Liu Gilbert Bolden Kristen Marvel Cameron Cofrancesco Ella McDonald Timothy Downing McMullen Matthew Perko Sat / Sun 1pm Elizabeth Mary Palumbo Riley Lawsin Sun 4pm Molly Stirling Juliet Wingrove MOTHERS: Emily Heeb PARTY CHILDREN Katie Helmich Allison Boswell Courtney Kennedy Brigid Develin Corinne Steele Cayla Resnick Chloe Wist TEEN PARTY GIRLS: Charlotte Briskin Sat DOLLS Jennifer Britt Sat Lauren Brophy Sat, Sun 1pm Allison Brophy Sat Rachel Guenther Sat, Sun 1pm Catherine Fernandez Sat Nicole Miller Sat, Sun 1pm Tess Foote Sat Allison Brophy Sun 4pm Molly McCarthy Sat Matthew Perko Sun 4pm Ishana Shyamalan Sun 4pm JOHNNY/ NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Yuki Shimaoka Sat 1pm Rei Maezawa Sat 4pm Aiden Carrasquel Sun 1pm Matthew Perko Sun 4pm

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Sat, Sun 4pm James Floyd Sun 1pm Jinchang Gu Yuki Shimaoka Sat 4pm Rei Maezawa Sat 1pm, Sun Rammaru Shindo Tomoha Terada

LADY LIBERTY Anna Pennell

STARLET LEADER Julia Helmich LIBERTY STARS Isabel Adler Abigail Baricevich Emily Heeb Toni Iaquinta Courtney Kennedy Maeve Leitch Alayna McDonald Jessica Palladino Ishana Shyamalan Jenna Tabbut Aubrey Thrower Colleen Tressel

STARLET LEADERS Morgan Bosch Alaina Brown Hailey Clements Sophie Moller Grace Murphy Jenna Weisman

LITTLE STARS & STARLETS Allison Boswell Samantha Demas Brigid Develin Evelyn House Kelly Mary Palumbo Cayla Resnick Kailey Ward Chloe Wist

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Aiden Carrasquel Sat 4pm/ Sun 4pm Jinchang Gu Yuki Shimaoka Sat 4pm, Sun

Act Two

ANGEL LEADERS Emily Heeb Katie Helmich LITTLE CADET SOLDIERS Maeve Leitch Ishana Shyamalan Charlotte Briskin Jenna Tabbut Zoe Eusemann Colleen Tressel Madison Geibel Zoe Zimmerman Lauren Gunn Sabina Jozwik ANGELS Chloe Aylsworth Libby Norris Erika Crane Valerie Palladino Samantha Demas Michaela Walter Kate Dolan Willow Holloway SNOW PRINCE Evelyn House Kelly James Floyd Sat, Sun 1pm Amelia Kamph John Rowan Sun 4pm Ava Kennedy Emma Kroungold Lauren McAlee SNOW PRINCESS Elle McCarthy Jin Zhang Sat, Sun 1pm Madison McCarrin Sarah LaPointe Sun 4pm Madeline Miller Tierney Mullin SNOW CRYSTALS Heather Nicholson Chandlee Cann Amanda Ricci Anna Pennell Shivani Shyamalan Louise Sims Jillian Suprenant Brinly Teeple Corrine Steele Kailey Ward SNOW FLAKES CANDY CAVALIER Isabel Adler Tomoha Terada Abigail Baricevich Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Lauren Brophy Rammaru Shindo Rachel Guenthner Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm Alexandria Hawkins SUGAR PLUM FAIRY Julia Helmich Madeleine Gardella Toni Iaquinta Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Courtney Kennedy Claire Rathbun Maddie Kreitzberg Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm Abigail Kurdin Alayna McDonald SPANISH CHOCOLATE TURRON Nicole Miller Gilbert Bolden Sat 1pm, Sun Jessica Palladino Taylor Sambola Sat 1pm Megan Rabin John Rowan Sat 4pm Aubrey Thrower Sarah LaPointe Sat 4pm Maya Wheeler Anna Pennell Sun 2013 29

DEMI SPANISH Gilbert Bolden Sat 4pm Chandlee Cann Aidan Carrasquel Sat, Sun 4pm Timothy Downing Sat 4pm, Sun John Rowan Sun 1pm Corinne Steele

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DEMI CHINESE Lauren Bristow Nancy Gallacher Joel Johnson Alex Sigal CHINESE CORP Mia Cabral Nicole Gunn Daphne Kounios Abigail Lewis Kate Li Claire Liu Kristen Marvel Ella McDonald Elizabeth McMullen Mary Palumbo Molly Stirling Juliet Wingrove ENGLISH TOFFEE Jessica He Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Lydia Merritt Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Matthew Perko Sat, Sun 1pm Abigail Kurdin Sat 4pm Emma Matthews Sat 4pm Taylor Ciampi Sun 4pm Sarah LaPointe Sun 4pm Jillian Price Sun 4pm

RUSSIAN PASHKAS Zachary Downer Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Jinchang Gu Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Yuki Shimaoka Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm PRINCE OF PERSIA Tomoha Terada Anthony Cannarella-Anderson Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm RUSSIAN CORP Morgan Bosch Sat Alaina Brown Sat Ned Campbell Sat PERSIAN LADIES Hailey Clements Sat Emma Barchi Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Zoe Eusemann Sat Shihang Huang Madison Geibel Sat Alana Morganstern Grace Murphy Sat Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm Libby Norris Sat Jenna Weisman Sat CHINESE DRAGON Emma Dolan Sun CANDY Kyohei Masaoka Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Maddie Hawk Sun Masaya Kaneko Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm Jillian Suprenant PRINCESS OF PERSIA Maya Wheeler Sat 1pm, Sun 1pm Taylor Ciampi Sat 4pm, Sun 4pm

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Sabina Jozwik Sun Sophie Moller Sun Valerie Palladino Sun Betsy Stanley Sun Catie Stanley Sun Ashley Wingfield Sun Cassandra Zimmerman Sun DEMI FLOWERS Courtney Kennedy Sat Anna Pennell Sat Isabel Adler Sun Corinne Steele Sun FLOWERS Isabel Adler Abigail Baricevich Lauren Brophy Chandlee Cann Rachel Guenthner Alexandria Hawkins Julia Helmich Toni Ianquinta Maddie Kreitzberg Alayna McDonald Nicole Miller Jessica Palladino Megan Rabin Corinne Steele Jillian Suprenant Aubrey Thrower

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Allison Boswell

Amanda Ricci

Amelia Kamph

Anna Pennell

Annie Bonini

Annie Stirling

Ashley Wingfield

Aubrey Thrower

Ava Kennedy

Betsy Stanley

Brigid Develin

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Cassandra Zimmerman Catherine Fernandez

Chandlee Cann

Claire Liu

Daphne Kounios

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Charlotte Briskin

Chloe Aylsworth

Colleen Tressel

Corinne Steele

Deirdre Treacy

Elle McCarthy Ella McDonald The Rock School for Dance Education

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Emily Heeb

Cayla Resnick

Chloe Wist

Courtney Kennedy

Elizabeth McMullen

Emily Leitch

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Emma Follman

Emma Kroungold

Erika Crane

Erin Pearson

Evelyn House Kelly

Gabrielle Pearson

Hailey Clements

Heather Nicholson

Isabel Adler

Ishana Shyamalan

Jennifer Britt

Jenna Tabbut

Jenna Walls

Jenna Weisman

Jessica Palladino

Jillian Suprenant

Julia Helmich

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Grace Murphy

Juliet Wingrive

Kailey Ward

Kari Mullan

Kate Dolan

Kate Li

Katie Helmich

Kristen Marvel

Lauren Brophy

Lauren Gunn

Lauren Mcalee

Libby Norris

Lily Smith

Maddie Hawk

Maddie Kreitzberg

Madeline Miller

Maeve Leitch

Mary Palumbo

Louise Sims

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Megan Milosovich

Megan Rabin

Michaela Walter

Molly McCarthy

Molly Stirling

Morgan Bosch

Ned Campbell

Nicole Gunn

Nicole Miller

Rachel Guenthner

Ria Coen Gilbert

Shivani Shyamalan

Sophie Moller

Matthew Perko

Mia Cabral

Sabina Jozwik

Tess Foote

Samantha Demas

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AGES 3-18

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• Contemporary • Early Dance • Tap • Musical Theater

• HipHop • Acrobatics

Located just 15 minutes from the Main Line in Media! therockschool.org/west

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Taylor Stanley Rock West Alumnus Current New York City Ballet soloist

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SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE June 23rd- July11th,

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Offering three weeks of outstanding training to dancers ages 9-18 looking to increase versatility and develop skills in all genres of dance including:

contemporary, lyrical, jazz, hip-hop, musical theater, ballet, conditioning, technique, partnering, improvisation,

and more!

Audition Date

Sunday, January

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Dance Camps For Beginning & Continuing Dancers!

July 14th-25th

Dress Up and Dance Princess Camp Ages 3-6

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August 4th-15th

Rock West Alumna Samantha Bristow

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ALUMNI James Ady - American Ballet Theatre, Principal - Pennsylvania Ballet Devon Alberda - New York City Ballet Justin Allen - Ballet Master at The Rock School for Dance Education, Dayton Ballet Tamara Allison - Child Lead NY Radio City Christmas Spectacular Valerie Amiss - Soloist Pennsylvania Ballet Alexandra Ansenelli - Principal New York City Ballet Rober Arold - Houston Ballet Allyson Ashley - Dance Theatre of Harlem Eilza Barbic - Eugene Ballet Melissa Bartusch - City Ballet of San Diego Allison Basford - Pacific Northwest Ballet Ashley Baszto - Orlando Ballet, apprentice Maximilien Baud - Pennsylvania Ballet Katie Berry - Child Lead NY Radio City Christmas Spectacular Lucas Bilbro - North Carolina Dance Theatre Laura Bowman - Pennsylvania Ballet Laura Breckenridge - Broadway shows, CW TV’s Related Bobbie Briscoe- Joffrey Ballet Kacey Burke - Roxy Ballet Rachel Butler - Director of Huntsville Ballet School, Soloist Pennsylvania Ballet, Soloist Pacific Northwest Ballet Frabrice Calmels - Principal - Joffrey Ballet Lauren Carfolite - Pennsylvania Ballet 2nd Company Tim Cannon - Dance Alive!

Nick Carter - Louisville Ballet Martha Chamberlain - Principal Pennsylvania Ballet Elizabeth Chapman - Georgia Ballet Emily Corney - Lead in Fame Christine Cox - Pennsylvania Ballet and Artistic Director, Ballet X Karel Cruiz - Principal Pacific Northwest Ballet Andrew Czerkawski - Apprentice with Ballet West Kyle Davis - Pacific Northwest Ballet Michael Davis - Kansas City Ballet Madeline Deavenport - North Carolina Dance Theatre Yosbel Delgado - Pennsylvania Ballet Michaela DePrince - Dutch National Ballet, Cover of Newsweek Magazine Megan Dillon - North Carolina Dance Theatre 2nd Company Gregory Dominiak - Paris Opera Ballet Matthew Donnell - Kansas City Ballet Derek Dunn - Houston Ballet Tina Egan - American Repertory Ballet Damir Emeric - Ballet San Jose Katchiri Feys - Ballet Arkansas Molly Flippen - Los Angeles Ballet

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je Nick Fonseca - Orlando Ballet Jessica Gatinella - Pennsylvania Ballet Joseph Gatti - Principal - Cincinnati Ballet, Soloist - Boston Ballet Ellen Green - New York City Ballet Kara Hanretty - Ballet Arizona Reggie Harris - Austin Ballet Alexandra Hartnett - Ballet Arizona Isaac Hernandez - Soloist - Dutch National Ballet, Principal - San Francisco Ballet Esteban Hernandez- SF Ballet Kyra Homeres - Miami City Ballet Ian Hussey - Principal - Pennsylvania Ballet James Ihde - Soloist Pennsylvania Ballet Jenn Jansma - Carolina Ballet Damian Johnson - New York City Ballet Erik Johnson - Milwaukee Ballet Rachael Jones - Nashville Ballet Robert Jummonville - Carnival Cruises Rachael Jones - Washington Ballet, 2nd Company Jeanette Kakareka - English National Ballet Masayoshi Katori - Saarlandisches Straatstheater Elizabeth Keller - Trey McIntyre Project, Miami City Ballet Rebecca King- Miami City Ballet Ashley Knapp - New York City Ballet Kristie Latham - Ballet Met Andrea Long - Principal Dance Theater of Harlem Skyler Lubin - Miami City Ballet Veronica Lynn - Soloist American Ballet Theater Callie Manning - Miami City Ballet Abdul Manzano - Dance Theater of Harlem Skyler Martin - Dutch National Ballet Janey McGeary - Pennsylvania Ballet and New York City Ballet Katie Meeusen - Ballet West Regina Montgomery - Tulsa Ballet Miguel Angel Montoya - Atlanta Ballet Sara Michelle Murawski - Dresden Semper Opera Ballet Elizabeth Murphy - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet West Jackie Nash - Atlanta Ballet Taryn Oliveri - Ballet Memphis Tempe Ostergren - Boston Ballet Eric Otto - New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Movin’ Out Nikkia Parrish - Washington Ballet Colby Parsons - Alberta Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Jaime Polovcak - Orlando Ballet Amar Ramasar - Soloist - New York City Ballet Giovanni Ravelo - Roxy Ballet Joshua Reynolds - Atlanta Ballet Rachel Richardson- ABT Studio Company Lawrence Rines - Boston Ballet

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Shayna Rudd - PHILADANCO Ashley Ruhl - Ballet West Catherine Russell - Kansas City Ballet Jennita Russo - Hubbard Street Dance Company Erica Sabatini - Carolina Ballet Jennifer Savelli - Pennsylvania Ballet, Fosse, Boy From Oz, Chicago the Movie, Anything Goes Tyler Savoie - Pennsylvania Ballet Andrew Scordato - New York City Ballet Christie Sciturro- Miami City Ballet Kristen Segin- New York City Ballet Christopher Sellers - Soloist, Ballet West Jose Serrano - Principal Columbia City Ballet Gabe Shayer - American Ballet Theatre Christine Shevchenko American Ballet Theatre Ilir Shtylla - Ballet Arizona Beckanne Sisk - Soloist - Ballet West, Breaking Pointe reality television series Jennifer Smith - Pennsylvania Ballet Kate Spauldin - Lousiville Ballet Nicole Stalker - Miami City Ballet Taylor Stanley - Solosit New York City Ballet Hitomi Takeda - Houston Ballet Yukihiro Tamura - Colombia Classical Ballet Margaret Tappan - Berlin Ballet, National Ballet of Holland Lindsey Tatum - Tulsa Ballet Michelle Thieme - Ballet West Kyle Thomas - Topeka Ballet Mariah Thomas - Austin Ballet Lisl Vaillant - Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Phantom of the Opera Luid Valdez - Cincinnati Ballet Andrew Veyette - PrincipalNew York City Ballet Francis Veyette - Soloist Pennsylvania Ballet Michael Wardlow - Soloist Cincinnati Ballet Jodi Weiner- Georgia Ballet Jessica Weisner - Carnival Cruises Alison Whitaker - Louisville Ballet Katherine Whitlock Washington Ballet Paris Wilcox - Principal - Kansas City Ballet Lateef Williams - Kansas City Ballet Lori Wilson- St. Louis Ballet Gabriella Yudenich - Soloist Pennsylvania Ballet Kyohei Yoshid- Grand Rapids Ballet Roman Zavarov - Ballet Arizona, Boston Ballet Wan Ting Zhao - San Francisco Ballet

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ROCK ACADEMICS FOR GRADES 7-12

Rock Academics is an in-house academic program for

grades seven through twelve, which attracts a dedicated, diverse community of exceptional young dancers.

Rock Academics provides academic flexibility and dual preparation for student’s artistic careers and futures in higher education.

Our highly motivated students move forward at a pace suited to their individual abilities; students can earn middle school, high school, and college credits, critical to young artists who often spend their college years in professional companies.

Individual auditions followed by tours may be scheduled by calling the Headmaster of Rock Academics, Nicole DiGironimo Ph.D. at 215-551-7010 ext. 1134

RockREACH is a multifaceted community outreach program

which makes dance more accessible to underserved urban youth in the greater Philadelphia region. Our three-part initiative enhances the lives of economically disadvantaged youths and offers them a safe space to explore, grow, and express themselves through creative outlets.

Rock Alumna, Wan Ting Zhao, current San Francisco Ballet Company Member performing at a 2010 RockREACH Dynamics of Dance Assembly

RESIDENCIES Rock Reach has multiple residencies with schools throughout Philadelphia that offer high-quality, weekly instruction in a variety of dance forms.

CITY DANCE SCHOLARSHIPS City Dance is a scholarship program that is open to students ages 6 to 11 years throughout the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area who, due to financial limitations, are unable to explore and develop their talent for ballet.

DYNAMICS OF DANCE ASSEMBLY Participating schools with Rock Reach and its residencies are given an assembly during which The Rock School’s exceptionally talented international community of dancers demonstrate and perform for the school. This assembly allows The Rock School’s dancers to interact directly with the students in Philadelphia schools.

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We love you Lydia and are so proud of you!

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for students, parents, and visitors.

Host your upcoming event at The R Café!

The R Café is located on the second floor, has a skyline view of downtown Philadelphia, and can accommodate a maximum of 200 guests for your next event.

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Special Thanks to Beth Leitch, Holly Thompson, Barbara Bowman, Tonya Lobb, Madalyn Lobb, Suki Cann, Mary Ellen Cofrancesco and Lesa Brong. Your dedication and time coordinating Nutcracker 1776 Costumes, Box Office, Kisses for Cast and Ballet Buddies is sincerely appreciated and helped make the production a success!

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Shannon Cox, Becky Dill, Maureen Fernandez, John Lackey, Lael Lackey, Mono Lawsin, Nohelia Ortiz, Phyllis Morgenstern I would also like to personally send a huge thank you Jan-Marie Kurdin and Catherine Lackey. Your commitment to The Rock School and our students is incredible and so greatly appreciated!!

SOUND EDITING: Justin Allen

GENERAL MOUSE HOWE & ABBY’S TUTU DESIGNED BY: Maggie Baker-Atkins

SNOWFLAKE COSTUME & ADDITIONAL DECORATION BY: Mary Baker- Atkins Erin Van Yahres

SOUND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY: Concert Quality Sound

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VIDEO SERVICES: Eric Botel Barnard, Pattern and Motion, LLC. PHOTOGRAPHY: Justin Allen Catherine Park Stephanie Wolf Spassoff Tiffany Yoon

PROGRAM BOOK DESIGN: Catherine Park Tiffany Yoon

ROCK CENTER STAFF

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PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Bojan Spassoff DIRECTOR Stephanie Wolf Spassoff GENERAL MANAGER Brian McCole ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTORS Elizabeth Reid Simmons DESIGN & MARKETING DIRECTOR Tiffany Yoon GRAPHIC DESIGN Catherine Park CUSTOMER SERVICE Niccole Turoscy REGISTRAR Elise Waychoff

DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR Susan Rock COMMUNITY RELATIONS ASSOCIATE Elizabeth Guthrie DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Ellen Bonett

EDUCATION

HEADMASTER OF ROCK ACADEMICS Nicole DiGironimo Ph.D. ROCK ACADEMICS TEACHING ASSOCIATE & BOUTIQUE MANAGER Patti Tahan

FINANCE

ARTISTIC

Tina Kelly

MUSIC COORDINATOR Asya Haykin

ASSOCIATE, YOUR PART- ARTISTIC ADVISOR Violette Verdy TIME CONTROLLER Marie Therese Piccioni BALLET MASTERS Justin Allen ACCOUNTANT Sebastien Riou Kisha Vargas Mariaelena Ruiz Jennifer Wheat BOOKKEEPER Janette Paull PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL RESIDENCE LIFE COORDINATOR Brian McCole RESIDENCE DIRECTOR RESIDENCE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Phyllis Lampkin RESIDENCE ASSOCIATE Yenni Leoto

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR & COSTUME MISTRESS Laura Berry

ROCK REACH

MEDICAL

ROCK REACH MANAGER Christina Patchell ROCK REACH FACULTY Roger Lee Renee Dennis Kelly Rambo Gina Grace Sun-Mi Cho Fallon Gallon Christina Patchell Jennifer Yackel

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HEAD CHEF/MANAGER Jordan Liker SOUS CHEF Rebecca Kehs R CAFÉ COOK Chelsea Liker Anna McGettigan Dolores Peralta

MEDICAL SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Marc Harwood, M.D. ORTHROPEDIC CONSULTANT Nicholas A. Dinubile, M.D. WELLNESS CONSULTANT Micael Kowitt, M.D. PHYSICAL THERAPIST Julie Green

RECEPTION/ SECURITY Monty “G” Jerry Bennett

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Caro U. Rock, Chairman

Marty Janowiecki

Robert L. Abramowitz, Esq.

Victoria Kaplan

Diane Breckenridge, PhD

Leroy Kean, Secretary

Lisa Bristow

Warren Kuo

Nancy S. Brodie, Treasurer

Jan-Marie Kurdin

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Robert F. McCadden

Stephanie Wolf Spassoff, Director Elaina Spilove

Sherry Varrelman Robin Williams

Emeritus Trustees

Louis Eni

Ronald J. Naples, Vice Chairman

Constance W. Benoliel-Rock Chairman Emeritus

Bruce Jay Gould

Christopher Raphaely

Michael DeLuca

Kimberly Hallman

Suzanne Schoch Rehl, Esq.

Howard Fischer

Robert Rock, PhD, Vice Chairman

Carol Clark Lawrence

Liza Herzog, PhD

Lorraine Stanhope Hirschberg John Hyman

Jennifer Franklin

Jeanne Scandura

Howard D. Ross

Bojan Spassoff, Director & President

Randi Zemsky

SUPPORTERS

Aqua Aramark Capezio Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Congreso de Latinos Unidos Connelly Foundation Dilworth Paxson, LLP Dolfinger McMahon Foundation Drinker Biddle and Reath, LLC Lincoln Financial Foundation Macy’s Memton Fund National Endowment for the Arts Penn Mutual Life Insurance Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust Philadelphia Management & Companies PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Quaker Chemical Corporations Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund TD Bank Temple University/Temple Health Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals UBS Financial Services William Penn Foundation Zemsky Family Foundation

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