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The School of Ballet Theatre Company 2021 Student Showcase One Night in Hollywood May 23 May 31 2021 Digital Presentation Artistic Direction Stephanie Dattellas Videography Peter Cofrancesco Video Editing Alison Greene Lighting Rebecca Berger Alison Greene Program Design Stephanie Dattellas Sydney Hitchell Ballet Theatre Company is a 501 c 3 not for profit organization Ballet Theatre Company 20 Jefferson Avenue West Hartford CT 06110 860 570 0440 www dancebtc org school dancebtc org

Our annual student performance would not be possible without Our BTC Staff Stephanie Dattellas Artistic Managing Director Tracy Dorman Executive Director Megan Klamert Company Manager Sydney Hitchell School Administrator Emily Silva Ballet Mistress Alison Greene Office Assistant Video Editor Rebecca Berger Production Assistant Kyleigh Olivier Outreach and Education Assistant Our dedicated and professional Faculty Joseph Beltre Ballet Jazz Pointe Calvin Bittner Ballet Katherine Bittner Ballet Pointe Donna Bonasera Ballet Pointe Tracy Dorman Ballet Sandra Even Ballet Pointe Megan Klamert Ballet Pointe Conditioning Lea Janell Mitchell Ballet Dance Conditioning Pointe Emily Silva Ballet Pointe Alexandra Terry Ballet Our Teacher Assistants Creative Movement Ariel Gavish Elizabeth Windnagle Primary Ballet I Evie Messinger Ela Whalen Sofia Wargo Ballet I Isabella O Connor Ballet IIA Eva Speranza We can t thank you all enough for your hard work

WE PROUDLY PRESENT OUR DANCERS Creative Movement Charlotte Behnke Mathiang Bona Rachel Booker Aries Chun Velez Ellie Curry Rowan Geller Taylor Greenwood Reese McClure Hannah Quinlan Julia Ryan Isla Sandberg Nina Toyama Milena Vandzhura Primary Ballet I Gabriella Bello Aluel Bona Julia Jane Bowman Abiageal Boyle Fiona Clancy Mary Fournier Clair Gillenwater Aliannah Lall Samantha Lydon Amelia Persa Ella Postma Arielle Rosen Isla Sziabowski Primary Ballet II Claire Casey Emerson Geller Alyssa Greenwood Ella McClure Ella Minto Maya Santana Peyton Walsh Anna Webb Beth Webb Ballet I Ashley Gonzalez Aria Greenbaum Lillian Heintz Philippa Hesse Ella McClure Cora Nair Riya Parekh Emaline So Theodore Sziabowski Chloe Vacca Ballet IIA Olivia Ferguson Emmanuelle Hazelton Emelia Martinez Avery McClure Brianna Perez Stella Scurr Nicole Therault Heather Voth Amelia Walsh

OUR DANCERS CONTINUED Ballet IIB Colette Clancy Elizabeth Fournier Quinlan Greenbaum Charlotte Gruber Lilly Jacobson Hunter James Sarah Nair Ella Nunez Heather Voth Ballet III Jade Bello Kyla Cheng Alessandra Cialfi Leah Devor Margie Fischer Jillian Hubbard Evie Messinger Tierney Smith Sofia Wargo Ballet IV Emily Collin Ariel Gavish Sabrina Lanza Isha Sondhi Nupur Sondhi Ela Whalen Elizabeth Windnagle Ballet V Lia Nichols Sarah Reid Eva Speranza Hailey Wankier Ballet VI Sofia Brummitt Julia Burkacki Mason Capone Tula Johnson Isabella O Connor Sophia Pirrotta Penelope Wickwire Pre Pointe Quinlan Greenbaum Charlotte Gruber Emmanuelle Hazelton Lilly Jacobson Hunter James Emelia Martinez Avery McClure Sarah Nair Brianna Perez Stella Scurr Nicole Therault

OUR DANCERS CONTINUED Pointe I Kyla Cheng Emily Collin Leah Devor Jillian Hubbard Evie Messinger Sofia Wargo Jazz Primary Abiageal Boyle Emerson Geller Alyssa Greenwood Ella Minto Arielle Rosen Anna Webb Pointe II Ariel Gavish Isha Sondhi Nupur Sondhi Ela Whalen Elizabeth Windnagle Jazz I II Olivia Ferguson Ashley Gonzalez Abigail Martin Emelia Martinez Avery McClure Stella Scurr Miriam Windnagle Pointe III Mason Capone Lia Nichols Sarah Reid Eva Speranza Hailey Wankier Pointe IV Sofia Brummitt Julia Burkacki Isabella O Connor Sophia Pirrotta Penelope Wickwire Dance Conditioning Alessandra Cialfi Jillian Hubbard Ella Nunez Sofia Wargo Jazz III IV Ilana Brown Katie Chaletsky Margie Fischer Jillian Hubbard Julie Levy Jazz V VI Mason Capone Tula Johnson Eva Speranza Elizabeth Windnagle

Congratulations FLEXIBILITY AWARD RECIPIENTS 2021 The following students completed the requirement Isabella O Connor Sophia Pirrotta Hailey Wankier Alessandra Cialfi Sarah Nair Hunter James Quinlan Greenbaum Beth Webb BTC AWARD RECIPIENTS 2021 The following students were selected by the BTC faculty for their hard work dedication and improvement in the 2020 2021 academic year Creative Movement Primary Ballet I Primary Ballet II Ballet I Ballet IIA Ballet IIB Ballet III Ballet IV Ballet V Ballet VI Jazz Primary Jazz I II Jazz III IV Jazz V VI Nina Toyama Mary Fournier Emerson Geller Riya Parekh Heather Voth Lilly Jacobson Jillian Hubbard Ela Whalen Hailey Wankier Julia Burkacki Ella Minto Stella Scurr Jillian Hubbard Mason Capone

PERFORMANCE ORDER CLASS CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC Pointe III Emily Silva Theme Pirates of the Caribbean Pirates of the Caribbean Ballet IV Sandra Even Harry Potter Waltz Harry Potter Primary Ballet I Tues Katie Bittner Hollywood Swinging Kool the Gang Ballet I Tues Wed Emily Silva Be Our Guest Beauty the Beast Jazz III IV Joseph Beltre Prince Remix Prince Ballet IIA Stephanie Dattellas Singing in the Rain Singing in the Rain Ballet III Katie Bittner Another Day of Sun La La Land Creative Movement Thurs Katie Bittner It s All Right Soul Pointe II Sandra Even Pure Imagination Willy Wonka The Chocolate Factory Primary Ballet II Mon Joseph Beltre How Far I ll Go Moana

PERFORMANCE ORDER CONTINUED Award Ceremony Flexibility Award BTC Award Recipients CLASS CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC Ballet VI Calvin Bittner St Elmo s Fire David Foster John Parr The Munich Symphonic Sound Orchestra Pointe I Katie Bittner Someone in the Crowd La La Land Primary Ballet I Wed Katie Bittner Hollywood Swinging Kool the Gang Pointe III IV Tues Virtual Donna Bonasera La La Land Jazz I II Joseph Beltre The Boss Diana Ross Ballet V Joseph Beltre Neutron Dance The Pointer Sisters Primary Ballet II Thurs Joseph Beltre When Will My Life Begin Tangled Ballet IIB Stephanie Dattellas Spoonful of Sugar Mary Poppins Primary Ballet I Sat Katie Bittner Hollywood Swinging Kool the Gang

PERFORMANCE ORDER CONTINUED CLASS CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC Jazz V VI Joseph Beltre Dancing Through the Decades Britney Spears Bee Gees Whitney Houston Smith Rihanna Creative Movement Sat Katie Bittner It s All Right Soul Primary Jazz Joseph Beltre On the Radio Donna Summer Pointe IV Stephanie Dattellas James Bond Theme James Bond Thank you for joining us Dear Dancers You continue to inspire me with your passion dedication and resilience Today tomorrow and the days to follow continue to dance from your heart Congratulations on a successful year I am so proud of each of you With love Miss Stephanie

DANCER RECOGNITION Congratulations to our Corps de Ballet and Apprentices on an incredible 2020 2021 performance season Corps de Ballet Julia Burkacki Sofia Brummitt Mason Capone Isabella O Connor Sophia Pirrotta Eva Speranza Hailey Wankier Penny Wickwire Apprentice Isha Sondhi Nupur Sondhi Ela Whalen Elizabeth Windnagle

Bus Stops Ballerinas Featuring the Corps de Ballet Penny Wickwire

Isabella O Connor Elizabeth Windngagle Ela Whalen

Nupur Isha Sondhi Julia Burkacki

Sofia Brummitt Hailey Wankier Eva Speranza

Mason Capone Sophia Pirrotta

You re invited to BTC s first annual Ballet Bash May 23rd 6 00pm 9 00pm Auerfarm Bloomfield CT The Ballet Bash will include yard games silent auction photo booth Popcorn Barre and a screening of our 2021 Student Showcase One Night in Hollywood Let s celebrate a year like no other together

thank you BALLET BASH PARTNERS The Ballet Bash Location Swag Bag Partner BALLET BASH BASH DONATIONS

Evie We are SO proud of you and all of your friends at BTC This has been a tough year but you all rose to the challenge Watching the BTC community come together this year is such a great reminder of why the arts are so important especially in difficult times We love watching you and your friends dance and are so happy that we get to do so this year All our love Mom Dad Faith Dee Kai

Dear Sofia We are so proud of you and all of your achievements Our hearts are full watching you dance BTC Thank You for all you have done and keeping the dance alive during the pandemic With love The Wargo Family

Leah Dover Dream big Shine bright Work hard And never miss a chance to dance We love you and are so proud of you Love Mom Dad Sarahjane

Emily Congratulations on another successful year your 1st year en Pointe You dance with such grace passion and confidence We are all so proud of you Love Mom Adam Dad Michelle Julia

Your smile and dancing light up our lives We are so proud of you Chloe Love you Grammy and Jani

Emelia We are so proud of the positivity focus and determination that you bring to dance and all that you do eat year r g a n o Congrats We are so proud of all of your hard work dedication We love you to the moon and back and more than all the stars in the sky Mom Dad and Luca We love you Mom Dad Alex William

You were born to dance Congratulations on a great year of ballet We can t wait to see your performance We love you with all our hearts Love Mom Dad Michael Nicholas and Winter

Hunter We are are all so proud of your hard work and dedication to dance Love Mom Dad Henley and Chloe Soldier the cats

Isabella We are so proud of you We love seeing you dance Love Papa Mama Krystian

Great Job in dance with Ms Katie Ms Ariel Can t wait to see your performance Love Mommy I love you Charlotte Congratulations on doing so well in dance Love Daddy

You inspire us with your focus commitment creativity and heart We love you Kyla Dad Mom Beckett Congratulations to all dancers on your wonderful showcase performance Elizabeth and Mary we are so proud of you as you have continued to dance during this challenging year We love you and can t wait to see your showcase dances Love Mom and Dad Sammy Squiggy Leela

Congratulations to all the wonderfully dedicated resilient flexible persistent creative talented dancers of Ballet Theatre Company We are so impressed will all of your hard work and determination this year Dance pretty The Brummitt Family

Dear Quin and Aria We are so proud of how during this crazy year you remained dedicated to ballet and continued to show so much progress We celebrate your joy and success with you A special thank you to everyone at BTC for sharing your talent and efforts with our family Love Mom Dad Jess Jordan

Jillian We are proud of your strength and commitment to Ballet Pointe and Jazz through this challenging year May you and all the dancers teachers and staff continue to shine create and perform Love Mom Dad and Jeff BTC Thank you for providing the opportunity for your students to safely continue to dance this academic year

Mathiang your great love to sports and dance is so joyful to watch Dance your way up to wherever you want to be and be whoever you want to and We ll always support you Love mommy and daddy Laly you are such a hardworking little a person you make every step in dance look super easy and It s always fun to watch you dance We re so proud of you Love mommy and daddy