Norbert De La Cruz was born in the Philippines and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He started dancing at the age of 12 and was mentored and trained by Vera Ninkovic. Norbert graduated from The Juilliard School in 2010 and has danced with Sydney Skybetter & Associates, Balletto Teatro di Torino, Aszure Barton & Artists and in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera House. Norbert has been honored… [Read More]
Kendell Dempster began his training at Newark Community School of the Arts under the direction of Alfred Gallman’s Newark Dance Theater in Newark, New Jersey. This led to his acceptance into the Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey. Upon graduation he was named a Star Ledger Scholarship recipient in dance and attended Purchase College where he received a B.F.A. in dance. Kendall has also trained at … [Read More]
Laney Engelhard was born and raised in Ellensburg, WA and graduated from the Washington Academy of Performing Arts School in Redmond Washington. She spent summers training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet. Upon graduation, Laney joined Oregon Ballet Theatre and worked with choreographer Trey McIntyre on… [Read More]
Kyle Marshall grew-up around the corner from LDT in North Brunswick and studied at Princeton Ballet School and attended summer intensives at North Carolina School of the Arts. Kyle recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. While at Rutgers, he received… [Read More]
Justin D. Melvin grew up in Newark, NJ and began his classical dance training at Arts High School under the direction of Ronnie D. Carney and Kim Richardson. In conjunction with that dance training, he studied at the Ailey School, Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theater’s summer intensives in Bermuda. Justin received his B.F.A. Degree in Dance from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts under the direction of Ethan Stiefel. While at UNCSA, he performed … [Read More]
Niall Lessard was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. At the age of three, Niall took his first dance class at Princeton Ballet School. He continued his training with PBS until he graduated high school in 2007. Niall continued his dance and performance training at … [Read More]
Peggy Petteway is a magna cum laude graduate of Florida State University. Born in Orlando, she began her training at the School of Performing Arts and continued through the apprentice program of Southern Ballet Theatre under the direction of Barbara Riggins. Ms. Petteway has danced principal roles in a wide range of classical and contemporary ballets with Bay Ballet Theatre,… [Read More]
Stephanie Salts hails from Beckley, West Virginia where she began dancing at age seven. At fifteen, she received a scholarship to attend The Rock School of Dance Education and then continued her dance education with Summer Lee Rhatigan at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Stephanie has danced with Utah Regional Ballet, Oakland Ballet, and Robert Dekker’s Post:Ballet.
Rachel Schatz, born in St. Louis, Missouri, began her dance studies with Nathalie LeVine and with Gen Horiuchi at the Saint Louis Ballet. In 2005 she relocated to New Jersey and joined the Princeton Ballet School where she performed the roles of Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote and Odette in Swan Lake. Rachel has received … [Read More]
Kristin Scott was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and began training at the Fort Wayne Ballet at eight years old. She attended Indiana University on scholarship and won leading roles in Don Quixote, La Bayadere, and The Nutcracker among others. She spent ten years dancing for American Repertory Ballet under the direction of Graham Lustig. Her favorite roles include Lustig’s Cinderella… [Read More]
