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2011 - 2012
Photos by Tawnee of Serendipity Photos
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| Dominic Gizzi is 16 years old and is a freshman at Arizona Western College. Dominic has been dancing for 14 years and has been a member of the Company for 4 years. He attended the RDA Pacific Festival in 2009 and was awarded a scholarship to the Craft of Choreography Conference. In addition to dance, Dominic is a digital cinema camera operator and visual effects artist. He plans to transfer to a university where he will continue to film.
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| Ariane Guthrie is the 18 year old daughter of Kim and Maria Guthrie. She has been dancing for 14 years and this is her sixth year being a part of Ballet Yuma’s Company. Ariane has attended RDA festivals for the past 7 years, including the National Festival in 2007. She has made the A Team at Yuma High the past three years, is a member of the National Honor Society, and is editor of the school newspaper. She also enjoys volunteering at Yuma Regional Medical Center. Ariane aspires to be valedictorian of her graduating class, receive a scholarship to attend the University of Arizona, and pursue a career in Pharmacy.
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| An honor student at Gila Ridge High School, Nicolette Tera Gutierrez is the 18 year old daughter of Louis and Marilyn Gutierrez. Nicolette has been a part of the Ballet Yuma Company for 5 years and this is her 14th year of dancing. She is very proud to have attended RDA Festivals for the past 5 years, and has been learning French for the past two years. Nicolette’s hobbies include playing the guitar and travel, and she plans to continue dancing and attend college.
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| Andrea Kellie Hennig is the 17 year old daughter of Steven and Adele Hennig. A senior at Yuma Catholic High School, this is Andrea’s 14th year of dancing and she has been a member of Ballet Yuma’s Company for 6 years. This summer, Andrea won RDA's Monticello award for choreography and received a scholarship to attend RDA’s Craft of Choreography Conference at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Andrea’s main hobby other than dance is ceramics. Her future goals include obtaining a degree from a University, joining a professional company, and having the opportunity to choreograph.
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| 17 year old Tiffany Jones is the daughter of Tyrone and Lisa Jones, and is a seniorr at Yuma Catholic High School. This is her second year as a Ballet Yuma company member, and she has been dancing for 6 years. Tiffany attended RDA Pacific Festivals in Long Beach, CA, 2008, Richland, WA, 2010, and Las Vegas, NV, 2011. She performed the role of Clara in 2007, and went to the Ballet Magnificat Summer Intensive this summer. Tiffany plans to pursue a dancing career.
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| Breanna McCauley, 15, is the daughter of Cindy Moe and Gary McCauley. In her second year as a Ballet Yuma Company member, Breanna has been dancing for 8 years, and is a sophomore Gila Ridge High School. She has danced in The Nutcracker, Ballet de Seuss, Snow White, and Billy and the Hill’lilies. In the past year, she has had the privilege of experiencing her first RDA Festival. Breanna’s enjoys singing, photography, and among her future goals are attending Julliard, dancing professionally, and opening her own dance studio.
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| Margeaux Miller is the 17 year old daughter of Dr. Louis and Carolyn Miller. An honors student and a senior at Yuma Catholic High School, she has been dancing for 14 years and is in her second year as a Ballet Yuma Company member. In addition to dance, Margeaux plays the piano, and has aspirations of attending an Ivy League school and pursuing a career in medicine.
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| The daughter of Greg and Donna Myers, 13 year old Alyssa Janae Myers is in 8th grade with Arizona Virtual Academy. She has been dancing for 10 years and has performed in The Nutcracker, Snow White, and Ballet de Seuss. She danced the role of Clara in 2008 and 2010. Alyssa's interests include painting. and she would like to attend the Ballet Magnificat and RDA Craft summer programs. She dreams of joining American Ballet Theatre's company.
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| Kyndra Ricker is the 22 year old daughter of Jim and Kassandra Hall. She trained under the direction of Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair for 16 years, and is pleased to be back. Kyndra has attended and received scholarships for Houston Ballet’s Summer Intensive, Utah Regional Ballet, Craft of Choreography, Atlanta Ballet, and the International Ballet Competition (IBC) in Jackson, Mississippi. At IBC, she performed and represented Ballet Yuma upon graduation from high school. Kyndra has danced professionally with Atlanta Ballet, and with Disney, in Tokyo, Japan. She is currently a certified personal trainer with Snap Fitness in Yuma.
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| Jacey Sims is a junior at Gila Ridge High School and is the 17 year old daughter of Whitney and William Sims. Jacey has been a part of Ballet Yuma’s Company for 4 years and has been dancing for 14 years. This past summer, Jacey received a scholarship to attend Houston Ballet's Summer Intensive program. In addition to dancing, Jacey enjoys showing pigs, receiving a Grand Champion Showmanship buckle last year. Her goals include becoming a professional dancer. |
| The daughter of Daniel and Ana Urias, 17 year old Alexandria Urias has been a Ballet Yuma Company member for 4 years and dancing for 13. She has been an honor roll student since 5th grade, appeared as Clara in The Nutcracker, performed with the Company at the recent RDA Pacific Festival in Las Vegas, NV, and won a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Jazz and Contemporary Summer Intensive in New York City. Alexandria enjoys reading and cooking, and plans to have a career in modern dance and teaching.
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| The 16 year old daughter of Bertha and Eduardo Velasquez, Tiffany Velasquez has been dancing for 4 years, and this is her second year as a Ballet Yuma Company member. She has attended two RDA Pacific Festivals, and upon graduation, she intends to study cosmetology.
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