Announcements

 

2009 SDDT Nutcracker Ballet Supporting Cast

Congratulations!!

Little Snow   Kriti Agrawal
Party Child   Kayla Baker
Sugar Drop   Leah Baker
Sugar Drop   Autumn Berry
Party Child   Maddie Blair
Little Angel   Catherine Bryan
Party Child   Mary Bryan
MG Clown   Annie Burns
Little Arabian   Jesse Burns
Party Child   Jacqueline Bush
Little Angel   Kyleigh Butts
Little Snow   Maria Claiborne
Party Child   Marie Crouchley
Little Spanish   Gabrielle Decaestecker
MG Clown   Natalie Decuir
MG Clown   Camille Delgado
Little Arabian   Lily Dues
MG Clown   Isabela Fernandez
Little Spanish   Sofia Fernandez
Party Child   Alexa Fote
Party Child   Christina Fote
Little Arabian   Abbey Fry
MG Clown   Emma Fry
MG Clown   Catie Grevey
Little Spanish   Chloe Hemm
Little Arabian   Nina Hemm
Party Child   Camryn Henry
Party Child   Hannah Hickey
Little Arabian   Natalie Hofmann
MG Clown   Stephanie Hofmann
Little Angel   Madelynn Hoy
Little Angel   Gloria Humphrey
Little Arabian   Claire Hung
Sugar Drop   Katie Karnosh
Little Snow   Staphanie Karnosh
Party Child   Marianne Kingrey
Party Child   Lindsay Koeller
Little Arabian   Grace Koenig
MG Clown   Olivia Kovaacs
Little Snow   Laurienna Kurucz
MG Clown   Ainsley Lightcap
MG Clown   Zoe Lightcap
Sugar Drop   Alexandra Lukacs
Little Arabian   Caroline Majors
Little Arabian   Stacy Mata
Little Arabian   Emma Meilinger
Little Arabian   Laney Miller
Little Arabian   Morgan Montour
Little Angel   Affy Newman
Little Angel   Lily Niedermier
MG Clown   Paige Obrecht
Party Child   Amanda Parel
MG Clown   Mia Ridgway
MG Clown   Grace Rudzinski
Party Child   Julia Schultz
Little Snow   Dana Sheldon
Little Angel   Maryann Smith
Little Snow   Grace Thorstenson
Little Spanish   Grace Wagner
Little Angel   Sophie Watts
Little Spanish   Amy Wen
MG Clown   Aurelia Wilkins
Party Child/Fritz   Christopher Wolford
Big Flower   Emma Workman
Little Snow   Honor Workman


2009 - 2010 SDDT Company Members
First Company
  Allison Brammer Brialyn Hassett Nicolette Payne Maddie Welsh
  Maggie Carey Janet Lanman Meghan Phillips Lisa Zimmer
  Jenn Clancy Tara Lynch Kara Popp
  Bridget DeLiberato Alexa Magner Franchesca Rodgers
  Rachel Ferring Emily Monsour Courtney Shane
  Arielle Hassett Gabrielle Payne Kaitlynd Valentini 
First Company Apprentices
  Deborah Arehart Samantha Conte  
  Jennifer Bush Christina Perry  
Second Company
  Haley Heintz Dara Schlesinger  Elina
  Anna Kick Laura Witsken  
  Kimberly McCalmont Emma Dapore-Wolf  
 
 
Training Company
   Ava Burns  Kailey Hackathorne Kari Shane * 
   Emma Dues  Julia Koenig * Elora Wilkins *
   Johanna  Gisel*  Marta  Kernan*  
   Casey Graff  Michelle McCalmont  
* These ladies are accepted on a probationary period. They must have their splits down by December 1st.


South Dayton Dance Theatre (SDDT) Honored with Invitation to Perform at the International Ballet Competition (IBC) in June 2010



 
This outstanding honor is just one of the many awards SDDT was awarded at the Northeast Regional Dance America Festival (RDA) in Harrisburg. PA in May 2009. Two of the three pieces performed by SDDT received awards.  Aloft, choreographed by Ashley Sass, earned the Monticello Award for Best Emerging Choreographer.  Closure, choreographed by Shannon Bramham, was awarded the highest honor, being selected to represent the Northeast Region of RDA at the International Ballet Competition (IBC  www.ibcusa.com).  Often referred to as the Olympics of Dance, IBC is an international festival of dance held every four years for professional dancers, choreographers and dance companies to display their talents and take classes from world renowned instructors. Only five pre-professional companies were selected to perform and showcase up-and-coming dancers. SDDT was one of them.
 
“We are so excited to be chosen to represent the Northeast Region of RDA at this prestigious event. It is truly an honor to have one of our pieces selected to preform at IBC along with such dance caliber. We are always striving to raise the level of our dancers, performances and choreography so we can provide the company with these kinds of opportunities,” said SDDT Artistic Director, Gigi Gardner.
 
Additionally, SDDT company member Tara Lynch from Centerville, Ohio received the Phelps Award for best contemporary dancer for her performance at RDA in Closure.  
 
South Dayton Dance Theatre is a innovative pre-professional dance company that was established in 1993 in Centerville, Ohio to foster and showcase the talents of young performers. They provide a family oriented, fun dance studio that teaches its students physical and mental disciplines as well as helps them to perfect their artistic development not only as an individual but also in a team atmosphere.
 
SDDT is a community driven organization that provides professional dance instruction and performances such as a yearly Nutcracker in December and a Spring Concert in March. They always strive to increase the quality and recognition of their students ranging from ages eleven to eighteen. Many have been awarded full college & camp dance scholarships. Just a true testament of the level of training they receive through their SDDT dance tenure. 
For further information, visit www.sddt.org