Student Achievements

Congratulations on Students’ Summer Achievements!

We are celebrating the success of many of our students this summer!

Mikalla Ashmore will be attending the Alvin Ailey Pre-Professional summer program in New York.

Kylee Backhus received a half summer scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet in New York where she will be attending.

Madison Bourque will be attending Patel Next Generation Ballet in Tampa this summer.

Allyson Cavanagh will be attending Patel Next Generation Ballet in Tampa this summer.

Katie Chodor has been accepted into the Park Vista High School Dance team as a 9th grader for 2016-2017.

Larissa Gabriel will be attending the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive Program in New York.

Tori Gilbert will attend Broadway Artists Alliance in New York on a 2-week Summer Scholarship.

Savannah Kern will be attending Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive and has been awarded the Charles Greenly Estate Summer Training Scholarship.

Gabrielle Kiminyo was accepted to Joffrey Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem School Summer Programs, both in New York. She will attend Dance Theatre of Harlem School.

Salma Kiuhan was accepted to Houston Ballet, Patel Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, Orlando Ballet, Ellison Ballet in New York, and Festival Ballet in Providence, Rhode Island. She will attend Festival Ballet.

Andrea Mish was accepted to Houston Ballet, Ellison Ballet in New York, and San Francisco Ballet. She will spend the summer in San Francisco.

Maia Montgomery was accepted to American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive and received a 50% summer scholarship to Patel Next Generation Ballet in Tampa. She will attend both.

Jaden Murphy was accepted to Alonzo King Lines Contemporary Pre-Professional Division in San Francisco, as well as Point Park University International Summer Dance Program in Pittsburgh, where she will attend on a 6-week scholarship.

Casey Noble was accepted to the Joffrey Ballet Intensive in Ballet and Jazz, as well as their Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program. He was accepted on scholarship to Orlando Ballet’s Trainee Program and a full scholarship to the Summer Intensive Program which he will attend.

Christina Palermo will attend Broadway Artists Alliance in New York.

Sydney Pennington was accepted and will attend the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Summer Program in San Francisco.

Elexandra Ravosa was accepted and will attend the University of Arts Summer Intensive in Philadelphia with a full scholarship.

Lauren Rowland was accepted to and is attending the Rockets Summer Intensive in New York.

Grace Sutton was accepted to and will attend Patel Next Generation Ballet in Tampa this summer.

Dominique Toresco was accepted to Patel Next Generation Ballet and Orlando Ballet Summer Intensives. She will attend Orlando Ballet.

Congratulations, students, on your commitment to dance!

New Elite Ballet Program (EBP)

The EBP is a new division of ballet designed and geared to the serious ballet student. Under the direction of Liz Gonzalez and Sandra Goodnough, the program offers private coaching, high caliber performance opportunities, and ballet competition.

This past season there were 6 participants: Madison Bourque, Madison Jones, Salma Kuihan, Andrea Mish, Maia Montgomery, and Grace Sutton. These students attended Youth American Grand Prix Regional Competition in Tampa and Universal Ballet Competition Regional Competition in Miramar.

Julie Bravata, Leon Davis, Roger Dunson, Liz Gonzalez, and Sandra Goodnough choreographed and coached the dancers to high marks. Some of the benefits earned as part of the EBP include scholarships and an invitation to finals in New York.

Brava Dancers!