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1991-1999

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Prior to 1990

Year Name Previous Company Currently
Before 1990 Sophie Flack NYCB
Before 1990 Steven Hoff Ballet Florida Faculty Dance Florida Academy
Before 1990 Julie Kent ABT Principal ABT
Before 1990 Sebastian Marcovici NYCB Ballet Master LA Dance Project
Before 1990 Courtney Elizabeth Stewart Soloist San Francisco Ballet
Before 1990 Anita Sun Pacylowski Carolina Ballet Theatre Ballet Mistress Carolina Ballet Theatre
Before 1990 Patrick Corbin (1983) Paul Taylor Dance Company Artistic Director, Corbin Dances

 

1991-1999

Year Name Previous Company Currently
1991 Natalie Cook City Ballet of San Diego Oregon Ballet Theatre
1992 Brandon Sarago Judge Dance Masters Association
1993 Christina Theryoung Los Angeles Ballet New Jersey Ballet Company
1994 Elizabeth Mertz Washington Ballet and ABT
1994 James Sofranko San Francisco Ballet Soloist San Francisco Ballet
1995 Gary Lenington Ballet Florida, Richmond Ballet Groundworks Dance Theatre
1996 Faye Arthurs NYCB
1996 Tilman O’Donnell Cullberg Ballet
1997 Rebecca Krohn NYCB
1997 Jesse Marks Colorado Ballet Soloist Colorado Ballet
1997 James Mills Colorado Ballet Coach BalletWOD
1997 John-Mark Owen Nashville Ballet, American Repertory Ballet BalletNY with Judith Fugate
1998 Lauren Alzamora Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Ballet Hispanico
1998 Katie Bergstrom NYCB
1998 Nicholas Mishoe Dutch Nat’l B Amsterdam Co-Director,Academy of Dance Arts
1998 Stephen Straub Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Faculty, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
1998 Aaron Thayer Smuin Ballet Stanford Graduate, 2013 Bioengineering
1998 Sarah Van Patten San Francisco Ballet Principal, San Francisco Ballet
1999 Daniel Applebaum NYCB
1999 Samantha Klanac Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
1999 Alexander Pandiscio Houston Ballet
1999 David Prottas New York City Ballet NYCB

 

2000-2004

Year Name Previous Company Currently
2000 Christian Clark The Atlanta Ballet
2000 Matthew Donnell Kansas City Ballet Director, UNC School of the Arts Preperatory Program
2000 Kristine Necessary The Atlanta Ballet Retired, The Atlanta Ballet
2000 Thomas Nicholas The Joffrey Ballet Retired in 2010
2000 Rachel Piskin NYCB Co-Founder, Chaise Fitness
2000 Daniel Ulbricht NYCB Principal, NYCB
2001 Nicole Graniero ABT II ABT
2001 Brooklyn Mack ABT Studio Company Washington Ballet
2001 Victoria North Complexions Co-Founder of Columbia Ballet Collaborative
2001 Jackson Sarver Ballet Met
2001 Noelle Williams Atlanta Ballet
2002 Likolani Brown NYCB
2002 Ryan Cardea Pacific Northwest Ballet Pacific Northwest Ballet
2002 Jeanette Delgado Miami City Ballet Principal, Miami City Ballet
2002 Allison Miller ABT II Houston Ballet
2002 Courtney Necessary Atlanta Ballet Retired
2002 Abigail Simon ABT II The Joffrey Ballet
2003 Troy Schumacher NYCB
2003 Lydia Wellington NYCB
2003 Kelly Yankle Sarasota Ballet
2004 Samuel Chester Carolina Ballet Theatre Faculty, Miss Marion’s School of Dance
2004 Anna Gerberich North Carolina Dance Theatre Charlotte Ballet
2004 Madeline Guerdet NY Choreographic Institute Repertory Dance Theatre
2004 Meagan Mann NYCB

 

2005-2009

Year Name Previous Company Currently
2005 Puonani Brown ABT
2005 Neil Haskell Broadway, So You Think You Can Dance Broadway, “Cinderella”
2006 Sara Adams NYCB
2006 Callie Bachman NYCB
2006 Austin Bachman NYCB
2006 Brett Fukuda San Francisco Ballet Trainee, Boston Ballet II Boston Ballet
2006 Dillon Shifferly NCDT 2, Dayton Ballet BalletFleming
2006 Britten Spitler Cincinnati Ballet Charleston Ballet
2007 Drew Grant Los Angeles Ballet Ballet Met
2007 Matthew Harvey Carolina Ballet Theatre
2007 Samantha Lewis BalletMet
2007 Claire Von Enck NYCB
2008 Kyle Hiyoshi Boston Ballet II Sarasota Ballet
2008 David Morse NCDT Charlotte Ballet
2008 Katie Tomer Los Angeles Ballet
2008 Judson Veach Columbus Dance Theatre Nashville Ballet
2008 Alston Macgill Apprentice, NYCB
2009 Lauren Lovette NYCB Principal, NYCB
2009 Peter Walker NCDT Charlotte Ballet

 

2010-2012

Year Name Previous Company Currently
2010 Melissa Anduiza NCDT Charlotte Ballet
2010 Olivia Boisson NYCB
2010 Angelica Generosa Pacific Northwest Ballet
2010 James Gilmer Cincinnati Ballet
2010 Sarah Grace Lee Pennsylvania Ballet
2010 Jordan Leeper North Carolina Dance Theatre Charlotte Ballet
2010 Charles McCall Pacific Northwest Ballet
2011 James Ferguson Jr. Cincinnati Ballet, Trainee
2012 Laine Habony NYCB
2012 Isabella LaFreniere NYCB
2012 Philip Martin Nielson Les Ballet Trocadero de Monte Carlo

 

2013-2014

Year Name Previous Company Currently
2013 Chelsea Dumas Charlotte Ballet-Company
2013 Marjorie Feiring Pennsylvania Ballet II
2013 Alexandra Heier Boston Ballet II (2014)
2013 Alexis Matthesen St. Louis Ballet-Apprentice
2013 Emily Parker Oregon Ballet Theatre-Apprentice
2013 Elizabeth Truell Charlotte Ballet-Company
2013 Megan Dillon BalletMet II (2014-2015 Season)
2013 Rachel Dunn Charlotte Ballet-Apprentice
2013 Miranda Hashemi Nevada Ballet Theatre (2014-2015)
2013 Michaela King Pittsburgh Ballet Theater
2013 Sarah Lapointe Charlotte Ballet-Company
2013 Mia Sanchez BalletMet Columbus-Trainee Program
2013 Lucas Bilbro Charlotte Ballet-Company
2013 Ben Kay Sarasota Ballet-Corps de Ballet (2015-2016)
2013 Forrest Oliveros Charlotte Ballet II
2013 Josiah Savage Charlotte Ballet II
2014 Kristine Butler Charlotte Ballet II (2014-2015)
2014 Samantha Griffin Cincinnati Ballet (2015)
2014 Sara Lapointe Charlotte Ballet-Company
2014 Josiah Savage Georgia Ballet
2014 Rickey Flagg Charlotte Ballet II

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