Coppélia

Celeste Lau 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Bay Area, California

At CCM: Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, Big Swans in Swan Lake Act II, Esmeralda in “Esmeralda Suite,” and “The End in the Beginning,” “Still Waters,” and “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Napoli and Seven Deadly Sins at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina).

Regina Murphy 
Senior BFA Ballet and Communications student from South Bend, Indiana

At CCM: 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, “Pas de Quatre” from La Esmeralda, “Jux d’pose,” Temperament Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “The End in the Beginning,” Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker.

AJ Gross 
Junior Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Thomas Bell's "Mozart Mix," Rothbart in Sleeping Beauty, Shauna Steele's original works titled "Still Waters" and "Who We Are," Ihiaih Miller's "Jux D'pose," Jiang Qi's "Van Gogh, Iris and the Starry Night" and An American in Paris as the waiter.

Regina Murphy 
Senior BFA Ballet and Communications student from South Bend, Indiana

At CCM: 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, “Pas de Quatre” from La Esmeralda, “Jux d’pose,” Temperament Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “The End in the Beginning,” Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker.

Celeste Lau 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Bay Area, California

At CCM: Dewdrop in “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, Big Swans in Swan Lake Act II, Esmeralda in “Esmeralda Suite,” and “The End in the Beginning,” “Still Waters,” and “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Napoli and Seven Deadly Sins at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, North Carolina).

Alicia Davis 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio 

At CCM: “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: “Take Me Outside,” Northern Kentucky University, Dance 24

Campbell Lee 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Atlanta, Georgia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda and “Jux D’Pose,” Mersibling in Little Mermaid, "Antique Music, Current Styles," "The Cost of This World," "How Deep is a Soul?", "Raison d'être," "Pillars of Us"

Emilia Mieczykowski 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Myrtha in Giselle, Esmeralda in Esmeralda, Tall Swan Soloist in Swan Lake, Corps de Ballet in “X.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet in Serenade at Cincinnati Ballet Academy and Camel Soloist in Aladdin with Cincinnati Ballet II.

Mia Neslanovic 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Corp de Ballet in Esmeralda, "it’s not the breaths we take…,” “where the heart grows,” “inevitable truths” and Angelfish in Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty at Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory (Torrington, Connecticut), Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker at Academy of International Ballet (Chester Heights, Pennsylvania).

Iliana Rich 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Taylorsville, Kentucky

At CCM: Friend in Coppélia, “Carmina Burana,” "Vincent, Iris, and the Starry Night,” “Pas de Quatre” in La Bayadère, An American in Paris, Temperament Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Four Little Swans in Swan Lake, Soloist in Raymonda, Soloist in “Jux d’pose,” “From The Beginning,” “Mozart Mix,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “X” and Paquita. Elsewhere: “Tarantella”, “Boom” and “Tapestry” at the DAP Festival (Pietrasanta, Italy), “Sleep Study” and “Rhapsody in Blue” with Boca Ballet (Boca Raton, Florida), “We Call it Ballet” at Memorial Hall (Cincinnati).

Isabella Thoroughman 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Williamstown, Kentucky

At CCM: Friend in Coppelia, Sea Witch in Little Mermaid, pas de quatre in La Bayadere, Principal in Tarantella. Elsewhere: Principal in La Bayadere, Esmerelda in Esmeralda.

Maddie Weber 
Junior Ballet student from Naperville, Illinois

At CCM: “Short Story Long,” Prologue of Sleeping Beauty, “Waltz of the Flowers,” Act Two of Swan Lake, “Esmeralda Suite,” “Vincent, Iris, and the Starry Night,” “it’s not the breaths you take…” Elsewhere: Cinderella in Cinderella with Chicago Festival Ballet (Naperville, Illinois).

Caitlyn Wehner 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: The Mermaid in Little Mermaid, Lilac Attendant in The Sleeping Beauty, Understudy in "Still Waters", Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake and "Mozart Mix.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet "Walpurgisnacht" at Cincinnati Ballets Professional Training Division, “Spectrum on Broadway” at Joffrey Ballet School (New York City).

Maya Gordon  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

At CCM: Lead in “Flames of Paris,” Corps de Ballet in La Bayadère, Angelfish Soloist and Corps de Ballet in The Little Mermaid, “The Hands that Hold Us Back,” Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda. Elsewhere: Lead and Corps de ballet in The Adventures of the Cipollino and “Swanhilda’s Friends” at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

Cynthia Lutz
Senior BFA Ballet student from Wheaton, Illinois

At CCM: “Flames of Paris Pas de Deux,” "Who We Are,” “Ancient Ritual,” Esmeralda “Pas de Quatre,” Demi-Soloist in Little Mermaid, Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, Corps de Ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle.

Erin Decker 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Naples, Florida

At CCM: “Twilight Tango,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, “Still Waters,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “Jux d’pose,” American in Paris, “Pas de Quatre” in La Esmeralda, Prince in Little Mermaid, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, “X,” “Stretto.”

AJ Gross 
Junior Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Thomas Bell's "Mozart Mix," Rothbart in Sleeping Beauty, Shauna Steele's original works titled "Still Waters" and "Who We Are," Ihiaih Miller's "Jux D'pose," Jiang Qi's "Van Gogh, Iris and the Starry Night" and An American in Paris as the waiter.

Kyle Rabey 
Junior Ballet BFA student from Livonia, Michigan

Dominic Vennemann 
Freshman BA Ballet student from Taylor Mill, Kentucky

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Dancer at Studio Dee (Fort Wright, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Alumni.

Adrianna McCarter  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Orem, Utah

At CCM: Mersibling in Little Mermaid, Corps in “Jux d'pose” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in “Oceans and Pearls,” Corps de ballet in Coppelia with Kansas City Youth Ballet (Kansas City, Missouri).

Elizabeth Tanner 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Glen Ellyn, Illinois

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Esmeralda, Lead in “The Hands That Hold Us Back,” “it’s not the breaths we take”, “How Deep Is a Soul?”, Corps in “Carmina Burana”, Jellyfish in Little Mermaid, Corps in “X,” Corps/Soloist in “Life in Motion.”

Katherine Bracken 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional alum (Lexington, Kentucky), Student Company member at Central Kentucky Dance Theatre (Lexington, Kentucky).

Leighton Calfee  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: “Ancient Music,” “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, Don Quixote, ALICE at BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio), Pas De Deux Girl in Le Conservatoire, Corps de Ballet in Le Corsaire, Featured Dancer in “Seguidilla” from Don Quixote, and “Etudes” at BalletMet Academy (Columbus, Ohio).  

Erin Decker 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Naples, Florida

At CCM: “Twilight Tango,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, “Still Waters,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “Jux d’pose,” American in Paris, “Pas de Quatre” in La Esmeralda, Prince in Little Mermaid, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, “X,” “Stretto.”

Julia Elliott 
Freshman Ballet BA student from Louiville, Kentucky

At CCM: “X.”

Mahala Flagg 
Freshman BFA Ballet student Fort Smith, Arkansas

At CCM: Excerpts from La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Pre-professional company dancer in The Nutcracker, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sleeping Beauty at Western Arkansas Ballet (Fort Smith, Arkansas).

Violet Hahn 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Fort Wayne, Indiana

At CCM: “Stretto” and La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Arabian Soloist and Spanish Soloist in The Nutcracker, “Walpurgisnacht Variation” from Faust, and Principal Dancer in Snow White and “Exurgency” with Project Ballet (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

AJ Gross 
Junior Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Thomas Bell's "Mozart Mix," Rothbart in Sleeping Beauty, Shauna Steele's original works titled "Still Waters" and "Who We Are," Ihiaih Miller's "Jux D'pose," Jiang Qi's "Van Gogh, Iris and the Starry Night" and An American in Paris as the waiter.

Kyla Hardesty 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Costa Mesa, California

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Spanish Soloist, Lead Candy Cane, Snow and Maid in The Nutcracker and Stepmother in Cinderella at Ballet Repertory Theater (Huntington Beach, California), Clara's Friend and Waltz of the Flowers in The Nutcracker and Boy on the Premises in Fairy Doll at V&T (Laguna Hills, California).

Adeline Henninger 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional Dancer (Lexington, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Alum.

Abigail Kolb 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Canton, Michigan

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet in Don Quixote at Butler Ballet (Indianapolis, Indiana), works from Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballerina Doll in The Christmas Broadway Spectacular at Central City Dance Center (Canton, Michigan).

Aidan McKee-Bruns 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Ellensburg, Washington

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: “Fortitude and Ascend” with Milwaukee Ballet Pre-Professional Program (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, Red Queen and Village Maiden in Alice in Wonderland, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snowflake in The Nutcracker with Central Washington Dance Academy (Ellensburg, Washington).  

Kyle Rabey 
Junior Ballet BFA student from Livonia, Michigan

Serena van der Hulst 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from West Hartford, Connecticut

At CCM: “Who is She?,” “Beyond the Words,” “X,” “Who We Are.” Elsewhere: Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen and Spanish lead in The Nutcracker with the Hartt School Community Division (Hartford, Connecticut), Dancer in Awakening Festival with Ballet Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut).

Charlotte Van Dyke 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Carmel, Indiana

At CCM: La Bayadère, “X,” “Tyne,” “Endless Motion.” Elsewhere: Central Indiana Academy of Dance alumna (Westfield, Indiana).

Ashley Zimmer 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Springboro, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in "The One You Feed" and "Who We Are" Elsewhere: Dulcinea in Don Quixote, Little Swan in Swan Lake, and Corps de ballet in Coppélia with Gem City Ballet (Springboro, Ohio).

Andrea Adams 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Bayadère and “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Winter Fairy in Cinderella, and Dewdrop, Arabian Princess, Spanish Lead, and Mirliton Lead in The Nutcracker with New Albany Ballet Company (New Albany, Ohio).

Sophia Black   
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Sylvania, Ohio

At CCM: Dancer in “unKNOWN” and “Beyond the Words,” Corps de ballet in La Bayadère, "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Pre-professional dancer in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty at Toledo Ballet (Toledo, Ohio).

Katrien Feenstra  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Farmington, Michigan

At CCM: “Stretto,” “X.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy in The Majestic Nutcracker at Gayle’s DancePhase (Wixom, Michigan).

Taegan Moran 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Barrington, Rhode Island

At CCM: Dancer in “Who is she?” "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Soloist Dancer in Coppélia and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Pre-Professional Company of the State Ballet of Rhode Island (Lincoln, Rhode Island).

Rosemary Scarpelli 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Libertyville, Illinois

At CCM: Choreographer for “Beyond the Words,” Dancer in “Inhibitions” (Student Choreographer’s Showcase), “The One You Feed,” “Antique Music/Current Styles,” “Stretto.”

Dominic Vennemann 
Freshman BA Ballet student from Taylor Mill, Kentucky

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Dancer at Studio Dee (Fort Wright, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Alumni.

Soyars Green 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Richmond, Virginia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Bayadere, "Who We Are", and “Ode.” Elsewhere: Snow and Flowers Corps de Ballet in The Nutcracker, Corps de Ballet in “Serenade,” and Parisian in An American in Paris as a Richmond Ballet Trainee (Richmond, Virginia).

Elise Arcuri 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Santa Barbara, California

At CCM: Soloist in La Bayadere, “Who We Are,” Corps de ballet in Giselle, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, “Jux d’pose.”

Sophia Gray 
Junior Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and Paquita, “Who We Are,” “Mozart Mix,” “Pas de Poisson,” “In the Beginning,” “Home-made, Home-Made! (But aren’t we all?),” “Words Unspoken, Thoughts Unsaid.” Elsewhere: Soloist in Paquita “Pas de Trois Variation 2,” Corps de Ballet and Swanhilda’s Friends & Wedding Suite in Coppélia, Tea & Spanish Doll in The Nutcracker with The Cincinnati Ballet Academy, Corps de Ballet in La Bayadére with Philadelphia Ballet Summer Intensive (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

Katie Griffith 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Willis Corps in Giselle, Demi-soloist in "Waltz of the Flowers", Corps de Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, Tall Swan in Swan Lake, Dame in An American in Paris, Pas de Quatre in La Bayadere, Soloist in “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, Ohio).

Maya Gordon  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

At CCM: Lead in “Flames of Paris,” Corps de Ballet in La Bayadère, Angelfish Soloist and Corps de Ballet in The Little Mermaid, “The Hands that Hold Us Back,” Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda. Elsewhere: Lead and Corps de ballet in The Adventures of the Cipollino and “Swanhilda’s Friends” at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

AJ Gross 
Junior Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Thomas Bell's "Mozart Mix," Rothbart in Sleeping Beauty, Shauna Steele's original works titled "Still Waters" and "Who We Are," Ihiaih Miller's "Jux D'pose," Jiang Qi's "Van Gogh, Iris and the Starry Night" and An American in Paris as the waiter.

Katherine Kraal 
Sophomore Ballet student from Holland, Michigan

Elsewhere: The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Internship with Deos Contemporary Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Shaelyn Kuipers 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Midland, North Carolina

At CCM: Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Prologue from Sleeping Beauty, soloist in Esmerelda, Mer Sibling in The Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Snow Queen, Lead Russian, Lead Chinese, Lead Marzipan, and Flowers Corps in The Nutcracker at Albemarle Academy of Dance (Albermarle, North Carolina).

Cynthia Lutz
Senior BFA Ballet student from Wheaton, Illinois

At CCM: “Flames of Paris Pas de Deux,” "Who We Are,” “Ancient Ritual,” Esmeralda “Pas de Quatre,” Demi-Soloist in Little Mermaid, Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, Corps de Ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle.

Kyle Rabey 
Junior Ballet BFA student from Livonia, Michigan

Laykin Stoess 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Home-made, Home-made! (But aren’t we all?) by Sydney D’Orso, Giselle, Soloist in Who We Are by Shauna Steele, Beat as One by Gracie Zamiska, It Would Feel Like This by Erin Decker, Swan Lake act II restaged by Qi Jiang, Jux’dpose by Ihaiah Miller, Soloist in Carmina Burana by Shauna Steele, The Little Mermaid.

Dominic Vennemann 
Freshman BA Ballet student from Taylor Mill, Kentucky

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Dancer at Studio Dee (Fort Wright, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Alumni.

Hannah Altmiller 
Sophomore Ballet student from Springfield, Oregon

At CCM: corps de ballet in Raymonda, Swan Lake Corps in Swan Lake Act 2, Soloist and corps member in "It's Not The Breaths We Take," and corps member in "Jux'd Posed." Elsewhere: Lady Winter and corps de statue in Adventures in Narnia at Dance Veritas (Eugene, Oregon), Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker at SLC Ballet (Salt Lake City, Utah), Dulcinea, Spanish woman and Bridesmaid in Don Quixote.  

Bryn Cintron 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Tallahassee, Florida

At CCM: Choreographic Contributor for Carmina Burana, Ensemble in "Antique Music, Current Styles", Ensemble in "it's not the breaths we take..." Elsewhere: Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and "Spring Waters Pas" with Pas de vie Ballet (Tallahassee, Florida) and "Celebrating Bach" with Camerata South (Tallahassee, Florida).

Mary Lee  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Elsewhere: Russian soloist, Rat Queen and Flower soloist in The Nutcracker at Michigan Ballet Academy (Forest Hills, Michigan), Little Red Riding Hood in “RED” at HIS Dance (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Kelsey Lewis
Sophomore Ballet student from Glenwood, Illinois

At CCM: Mozart Mix. Elsewhere: “Tailsman Variation,” “Coppelia Suite,” Corps in “Mazurka” and Corps in “Dance of the Hours” with Boston Ballet Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Natick, Massachusetts).

Grace Ortega 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Lise in An American in Paris, Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Demi-soloist in “Waltz of the Flowers,” “Still Waters” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in The Nutcracker, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, OH).

Bethany Roup 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Crestwood, Kentucky

At CCM: Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Ensemble in “X,” Sea Queen in Little Mermaid, Zulma in Giselle, Zulma in Giselle, Soloist in Paquita, Soloist in Swan Lake “Pas de Trois,” Soloist in “Cornerstones,” Corps de Ballet in Les Sylphides.

Andrea Adams 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Bayadère and “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Winter Fairy in Cinderella, and Dewdrop, Arabian Princess, Spanish Lead, and Mirliton Lead in The Nutcracker with New Albany Ballet Company (New Albany, Ohio).

Sophia Black   
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Sylvania, Ohio

At CCM: Dancer in “unKNOWN” and “Beyond the Words,” Corps de ballet in La Bayadère, "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Pre-professional dancer in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty at Toledo Ballet (Toledo, Ohio).

Bryn Cintron 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Tallahassee, Florida

At CCM: Choreographic Contributor for Carmina Burana, Ensemble in "Antique Music, Current Styles", Ensemble in "it's not the breaths we take..." Elsewhere: Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and "Spring Waters Pas" with Pas de vie Ballet (Tallahassee, Florida) and "Celebrating Bach" with Camerata South (Tallahassee, Florida).

Julia Elliott 
Freshman Ballet BA student from Louiville, Kentucky

At CCM: “X.”

Katrien Feenstra  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Farmington, Michigan

At CCM: “Stretto,” “X.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy in The Majestic Nutcracker at Gayle’s DancePhase (Wixom, Michigan).

Mahala Flagg 
Freshman BFA Ballet student Fort Smith, Arkansas

At CCM: Excerpts from La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Pre-professional company dancer in The Nutcracker, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sleeping Beauty at Western Arkansas Ballet (Fort Smith, Arkansas).

Maya Gordon  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

At CCM: Lead in “Flames of Paris,” Corps de Ballet in La Bayadère, Angelfish Soloist and Corps de Ballet in The Little Mermaid, “The Hands that Hold Us Back,” Corps de Ballet in La Esmeralda. Elsewhere: Lead and Corps de ballet in The Adventures of the Cipollino and “Swanhilda’s Friends” at Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

Kyla Hardesty 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Costa Mesa, California

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Spanish Soloist, Lead Candy Cane, Snow and Maid in The Nutcracker and Stepmother in Cinderella at Ballet Repertory Theater (Huntington Beach, California), Clara's Friend and Waltz of the Flowers in The Nutcracker and Boy on the Premises in Fairy Doll at V&T (Laguna Hills, California).

Shaelyn Kuipers 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Midland, North Carolina

At CCM: Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Prologue from Sleeping Beauty, soloist in Esmerelda, Mer Sibling in The Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Snow Queen, Lead Russian, Lead Chinese, Lead Marzipan, and Flowers Corps in The Nutcracker at Albemarle Academy of Dance (Albermarle, North Carolina).

Mary Lee  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Elsewhere: Russian soloist, Rat Queen and Flower soloist in The Nutcracker at Michigan Ballet Academy (Forest Hills, Michigan), Little Red Riding Hood in “RED” at HIS Dance (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Cynthia Lutz
Senior BFA Ballet student from Wheaton, Illinois

At CCM: “Flames of Paris Pas de Deux,” "Who We Are,” “Ancient Ritual,” Esmeralda “Pas de Quatre,” Demi-Soloist in Little Mermaid, Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, Corps de Ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle.

Taegan Moran 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Barrington, Rhode Island

At CCM: Dancer in “Who is she?” "The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: Soloist Dancer in Coppélia and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Pre-Professional Company of the State Ballet of Rhode Island (Lincoln, Rhode Island).

Isabelle Pfleger 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Cape Cod, Massachusetts

At CCM: Carmina Burana, Ship Captain and Courtier in Little Mermaid, “Ancient Ritual.” Elsewhere: Sugarplum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty (Cape Cod, Massachusetts)

Rosemary Scarpelli 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Libertyville, Illinois

At CCM: Choreographer for “Beyond the Words,” Dancer in “Inhibitions” (Student Choreographer’s Showcase), “The One You Feed,” “Antique Music/Current Styles,” “Stretto.”

Laykin Stoess 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Home-made, Home-made! (But aren’t we all?) by Sydney D’Orso, Giselle, Soloist in Who We Are by Shauna Steele, Beat as One by Gracie Zamiska, It Would Feel Like This by Erin Decker, Swan Lake act II restaged by Qi Jiang, Jux’dpose by Ihaiah Miller, Soloist in Carmina Burana by Shauna Steele, The Little Mermaid.

Ashley Zimmer 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Springboro, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de ballet in "The One You Feed" and "Who We Are" Elsewhere: Dulcinea in Don Quixote, Little Swan in Swan Lake, and Corps de ballet in Coppélia with Gem City Ballet (Springboro, Ohio).

Leighton Calfee  
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: “Ancient Music,” “The One You Feed.” Elsewhere: The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle, Don Quixote, ALICE at BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio), Pas De Deux Girl in Le Conservatoire, Corps de Ballet in Le Corsaire, Featured Dancer in “Seguidilla” from Don Quixote, and “Etudes” at BalletMet Academy (Columbus, Ohio).  

Violet Hahn 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Fort Wayne, Indiana

At CCM: “Stretto” and La Bayadère. Elsewhere: Arabian Soloist and Spanish Soloist in The Nutcracker, “Walpurgisnacht Variation” from Faust, and Principal Dancer in Snow White and “Exurgency” with Project Ballet (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

Adeline Henninger 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional Dancer (Lexington, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Alum.

Abigail Kolb 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Canton, Michigan

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Corps de Ballet in Don Quixote at Butler Ballet (Indianapolis, Indiana), works from Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballerina Doll in The Christmas Broadway Spectacular at Central City Dance Center (Canton, Michigan).

Aidan McKee-Bruns 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Ellensburg, Washington

At CCM: “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: “Fortitude and Ascend” with Milwaukee Ballet Pre-Professional Program (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, Red Queen and Village Maiden in Alice in Wonderland, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snowflake in The Nutcracker with Central Washington Dance Academy (Ellensburg, Washington).  

Sylvia Quinio 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Soloist in “it’s not the breaths we take,” Soloist in Carmina Burana, Lise Understudy in An American in Paris, Lead in “X,” Corps in La Bayadere, “Stretto”

Serena van der Hulst 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from West Hartford, Connecticut

At CCM: “Who is She?,” “Beyond the Words,” “X,” “Who We Are.” Elsewhere: Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen and Spanish lead in The Nutcracker with the Hartt School Community Division (Hartford, Connecticut), Dancer in Awakening Festival with Ballet Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut).

Charlotte Van Dyke 
Freshman BFA Ballet student from Carmel, Indiana

At CCM: La Bayadère, “X,” “Tyne,” “Endless Motion.” Elsewhere: Central Indiana Academy of Dance alumna (Westfield, Indiana).

Sophia Gray 
Junior Ballet student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and Paquita, “Who We Are,” “Mozart Mix,” “Pas de Poisson,” “In the Beginning,” “Home-made, Home-Made! (But aren’t we all?),” “Words Unspoken, Thoughts Unsaid.” Elsewhere: Soloist in Paquita “Pas de Trois Variation 2,” Corps de Ballet and Swanhilda’s Friends & Wedding Suite in Coppélia, Tea & Spanish Doll in The Nutcracker with The Cincinnati Ballet Academy, Corps de Ballet in La Bayadére with Philadelphia Ballet Summer Intensive (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

Soyars Green 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Richmond, Virginia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Bayadere, "Who We Are", and “Ode.” Elsewhere: Snow and Flowers Corps de Ballet in The Nutcracker, Corps de Ballet in “Serenade,” and Parisian in An American in Paris as a Richmond Ballet Trainee (Richmond, Virginia).

Katie Griffith 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Dayton, Ohio

At CCM: Willis Corps in Giselle, Demi-soloist in "Waltz of the Flowers", Corps de Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, Tall Swan in Swan Lake, Dame in An American in Paris, Pas de Quatre in La Bayadere, Soloist in “Stretto.” Elsewhere: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, Ohio).

Bethany Roup 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Crestwood, Kentucky

At CCM: Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Ensemble in “X,” Sea Queen in Little Mermaid, Zulma in Giselle, Zulma in Giselle, Soloist in Paquita, Soloist in Swan Lake “Pas de Trois,” Soloist in “Cornerstones,” Corps de Ballet in Les Sylphides.

Katherine Kraal 
Sophomore Ballet student from Holland, Michigan

Elsewhere: The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Internship with Deos Contemporary Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Kelsey Lewis
Sophomore Ballet student from Glenwood, Illinois

At CCM: Mozart Mix. Elsewhere: “Tailsman Variation,” “Coppelia Suite,” Corps in “Mazurka” and Corps in “Dance of the Hours” with Boston Ballet Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Natick, Massachusetts).

Hannah Altmiller 
Sophomore Ballet student from Springfield, Oregon

At CCM: corps de ballet in Raymonda, Swan Lake Corps in Swan Lake Act 2, Soloist and corps member in "It's Not The Breaths We Take," and corps member in "Jux'd Posed." Elsewhere: Lady Winter and corps de statue in Adventures in Narnia at Dance Veritas (Eugene, Oregon), Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker at SLC Ballet (Salt Lake City, Utah), Dulcinea, Spanish woman and Bridesmaid in Don Quixote.  

Grace Ortega 
Junior BFA Ballet student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Lise in An American in Paris, Cygnet in Swan Lake, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Demi-soloist in “Waltz of the Flowers,” “Still Waters” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in The Nutcracker, and Corps de ballet understudy in Swan Lake at Dayton Ballet (Dayton, OH).

Elizabeth Tanner 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Glen Ellyn, Illinois

At CCM: Corps de ballet in La Esmeralda, Lead in “The Hands That Hold Us Back,” “it’s not the breaths we take”, “How Deep Is a Soul?”, Corps in “Carmina Burana”, Jellyfish in Little Mermaid, Corps in “X,” Corps/Soloist in “Life in Motion.”

Sylvia Quinio 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Soloist in “it’s not the breaths we take,” Soloist in Carmina Burana, Lise Understudy in An American in Paris, Lead in “X,” Corps in La Bayadere, “Stretto”

Elise Arcuri 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Santa Barbara, California

At CCM: Soloist in La Bayadere, “Who We Are,” Corps de ballet in Giselle, Corps de ballet in Raymonda, Corps de ballet in “Waltz of the Flowers,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake Act 2, “Jux d’pose.”

Erin Decker 
Senior BFA Ballet student from Naples, Florida

At CCM: “Twilight Tango,” Corps de Ballet in Giselle, “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, “Still Waters,” Corps de ballet in Swan Lake, “Jux d’pose,” American in Paris, “Pas de Quatre” in La Esmeralda, Prince in Little Mermaid, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, “X,” “Stretto.”

Katherine Kraal 
Sophomore Ballet student from Holland, Michigan

Elsewhere: The Nutcracker with Grand Rapids Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Internship with Deos Contemporary Ballet (Grand Rapids, Michigan).

Adrianna McCarter  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Orem, Utah

At CCM: Mersibling in Little Mermaid, Corps in “Jux d'pose” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in “Oceans and Pearls,” Corps de ballet in Coppelia with Kansas City Youth Ballet (Kansas City, Missouri).

Isabelle Pfleger 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Cape Cod, Massachusetts

At CCM: Carmina Burana, Ship Captain and Courtier in Little Mermaid, “Ancient Ritual.” Elsewhere: Sugarplum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty (Cape Cod, Massachusetts)

Nikolas Gray 
Sophomore Acting student from Odesa, Ukraine

At CCM: RSVP (Transmigration). Elsewhere: That Groovy Rotten Smell (short film), Old Friends (short film).

Dominic Vennemann 
Freshman BA Ballet student from Taylor Mill, Kentucky

At CCM: “The One You Feed,” “Stretto” and “Ancient Music.” Elsewhere: Dancer at Studio Dee (Fort Wright, Kentucky), Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts Alumni.

Katherine Bracken 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Lexington, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Bluegrass Youth Ballet Pre-Professional alum (Lexington, Kentucky), Student Company member at Central Kentucky Dance Theatre (Lexington, Kentucky).

Soyars Green 
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Richmond, Virginia

At CCM: Corps de Ballet in Bayadere, "Who We Are", and “Ode.” Elsewhere: Snow and Flowers Corps de Ballet in The Nutcracker, Corps de Ballet in “Serenade,” and Parisian in An American in Paris as a Richmond Ballet Trainee (Richmond, Virginia).

Adrianna McCarter  
Sophomore BFA Ballet student from Orem, Utah

At CCM: Mersibling in Little Mermaid, Corps in “Jux d'pose” and Carmina Burana. Elsewhere: Corps de ballet in “Oceans and Pearls,” Corps de ballet in Coppelia with Kansas City Youth Ballet (Kansas City, Missouri).

Nikolas Gray 
Sophomore Acting student from Odesa, Ukraine

At CCM: RSVP (Transmigration). Elsewhere: That Groovy Rotten Smell (short film), Old Friends (short film).

Kyle Rabey 
Junior Ballet BFA student from Livonia, Michigan

Taylor Helms  
Second-year MFA Stage Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Scenic Designer for Rappaccini’s Daughter, Emilia and Coppélia. Elsewhere: Scenic Artist at Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Landmark Productions.

Ben Niemczyk  
First-year MFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Hartland, Wisconsin

At CCM: Assistant Lighting Designer 2 for La finta giardiniera, Lighting Designer for Dance Works, Lighting Designer for Coppelia. Elsewhere: Lighting Technician at Lighthouse Productions (Green Bay, Wisconsin), Lighting Designer for Amelie, Dance Works 2023, “Afterimages” 2023 and As We Climb at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (Stevens Point, Wisconsin).

Lucia Thill  
Senior BFA Sound Design student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

At CCM: Sound Designer for An American in Paris + Other Works, Production Sound Engineer for The Cunning Little Vixen, Production Sound Engineer for Everybody, A2 for Spring Awakening, Assistant Sound Designer for The Dialogues of the Carmelites. Elsewhere: Associate Sound Designer for Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B at The Human Race Theater (Dayton, Ohio), Assistant Sound Designer and A2 at The Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York).

Jordan Shaw 
Junior Stage Management student from Cleveland, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for Coppelia. Assistant Stage Manager for Once on This Island and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Production Assistant for Fellow Travelers. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager for THE STORK FILES with Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Assistant Stage Manager for Annie, Nunsense, and Jesus Christ Superstar with Porthouse Theatre (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio).

Ella Stumpf 
Sophomore BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Scenic Design Assistant for Let the Right One In and La Finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: Props Designer for Alice in Wonderland Junior, Scenic Designer for Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus the Musical and Shop Assistant and ASM for Seussical Junior at Woodford Theatre (Versailles, Kentucky).

Morgan Terry 
Junior BFA Technical Production student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Assistant Technical Director for Wonderful Town, Head Carpenter for Let the Right One In, Automation Programmer and Operator for Clue: On Stage. Elsewhere: Rigger and Carpenter at Stages St. Louis 2024, Scenic Carpenter with Totem Pole Playhouse 2023.

Ella Gover 
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Piqua, Ohio

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for Clue: On Stage, Production Stage Manager for Jazz Nutcracker, Assistant Stage Manager for Everybody, Assistant Stage Manager for Spring Choreographer's Showcase. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Sidekicked and Production Assistant for Native Gardens and True Art at the Dorset Theatre Festival (Dorset, Vermont).

Katie Mogren 
Sophomore BFA Stage Management student from St. Paul, Minnesota

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for Coppélia and The Winter's Tale, Production Assistant for Clue: On Stage, Wig & Makeup Crew for Rappaccini's Daughter and The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The SpongeBob Musical and Costume Designer for Frozen Jr. at Ashland Productions (Maplewood, Minnesota), Production Stage Manager for Alice in Wonderland with Lakeshore Players Theatre (White Bear Lake, Minnesota).

Annalee Crosser  
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Edmond, Oklahoma

At CCM: Production Stage Manager on The Rape of Lucretia, Assistant Stage Manager on Little Mermaid, Assistant Stage Manager on Frankenstein, Assistant Stage Manager on Something Rotten, Production Assistant on The Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager on Sweet Charity and Gypsy at Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), Assistant Stage Manager on Don Quixote at Cincinnati Ballet, Stage Management Intern on The Knock at Cincinnati Opera, Assistant Stage Manager on The Bridges of Madison County at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).

Bethany Untener 
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for John Proctor is the Villain, Assistant Stage Manager for Rappaccini’s Daughter, Assistant Stage Manager for Fall Dance 2023. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Unto These Hills at Cherokee Historical Association (Cherokee, North Carolina), Production Assistant for SpongeBob the Musical Youth Edition and Stage Manager for Kids at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

Abigail Fluck  
Senior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Wayne, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Production Electrician for Let the Right On In and Once On This Island, Associate Lighting Designer for Fall Dance Works and Assistant Lightning Designer for Clue: On Stage and Cinderella. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Miami Dance Spring Concert, Laser Designer for LAFC Post Game Pride Night, Pyrotechnic Designer for MLB Little League Classic.

Flynn Wilson 
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Portage, Indiana

At CCM: Board Operator for Clue: On Stage, Spot Operator for Let the Right One In. Elsewhere: Lighting Technician at Miami F1 with 4Wall (Miami, Florida), Stage Manager at Gallagher Way with DUFF (Chicago, Illinois) Rigging Technician at Robinhood for 4Wall (New York, New York).

Laura Hanks  
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Hilliard, Ohio

At CCM: Production Electrician for La Finta Giardiniera, Production Electrician for Rappaccini's Daughter, Assistant Lighting Designer for The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Programmer for Bourbon and Beyond and Louder than Life Festivals 2024, Deck Electrician for Illinois at Bard SummerScape (Red Hook, New York).

Ella Rosoff 
Sophomore Lighting Design and Technology student from Bethesda, Maryland

At CCM: Everybody, Once on This Island, Wonderful Town, Emilia and Coppelia.

Jacob Kaplan 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Dallas, Texas

At CCM: Electrics Crew for Let the Right One In and The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for County Fair with North Texas Performing Arts Collegiate Pursuits (Plano, Texas) and Oliver at Outcry Community Theater (Plano, Texas).

Ryan Peerless 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Follow Spot Operator for In the Green, Wardrobe Crew for La Finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).

Sarah Anderson 
Sophomore BFA Stage Management student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dance Works and John Proctor Is the Villain, Production Assistant for Once on This Island, Wardrobe Crew for Clue: On Stage, Scenic Crew for Everybody.

Chloe Hessling  
Sophomore BFA Stage Management student from Lebanon, Ohio

At CCM: Production Assistant for Everybody. Elsewhere: Stage Manager and Props Manager for The Enchanted Bookshop at Springboro Community Theatre (Springboro, Ohio), Stage Manager for Captain Louie Jr. and Mean Girls Jr. at Yellow Brick Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio).

Lia Lubinsky 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Westerville, Ohio

At CCM: Run Crew for Clue: On Stage and Spot Operator for Rappaccini’s Daughter. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Bye Bye Birdie at Westerville Civic Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).

Laila Gose 
Freshman Stage Management student from Canal Winchester, Ohio

Isaac Ludlam 
Freshman Lighting Design and Technology student from Flower Mound, Texas

Red Stotler 
Freshman BFA Technical Production student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Scenic Run Crew for Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Construction Crew for Mean Girls with Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre (Cincinnati).

Willow Heichel 
Junior BFA Technical Production student from Granville, Ohio

At CCM: Head carpenter for Once On This Island, Assistant Technical Director for Emilia, Run crew for Something Rotten!, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Cinderella, Fellow Travelers, Deck electrician for The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Scenic Carpenter at Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat Rock, North Carolina), Carpenter and Welder at Stages St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri).

Corvo Hopkins 
Sophomore Technical Production student from Littleton, Colorado

At CCM: Scenic Run Crew for Something Rotten!, Frankenstein, and Cinderella. Elsewhere: Scenic Designer and Technical Director for Bye Bye Birdie and Lion King Kids, Assistant Technical Director for Legally Blond and Rent, Scenic Designer, Technical Director, and Projections Designer for Frozen Kids, and Props Master for Annie at Performing Arts Academy (Highlands Ranch, Colorado), Technical Director for The Shadow Box at Wheatridge Theater Company (Wheatridge, Colorado).

Brady Smith 
Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Amelia, Ohio

At CCM: Debut production in Our Town.

Cassidy Kempthorne 
Second-year Masters Costume Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Wardrobe Head for Something Rotten, Wardrobe Head for Dialogues of the Carmelites, Draper for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Shelby Allred  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Stitcher for Clue: On Stage, Crafts Artisan for Cunning Little Vixen and Once on this Island, Assistant Costume Designer for The Rape of Lucretia, Wardrobe Lead for Everybody. Elsewhere: Assistant Costume Designer and Shop Manager for the College Light Opera Company (Falmouth, Massachusetts), Stitcher for Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (Arrow Rock, Missouri), Staff Technical Director at Turpin High School (Cincinnati, Ohio).

Cassie Smith  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Arlington, Virginia

At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer for Once on this Island and The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Stitcher at Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and Assistant Costume Designer for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).