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SCB Students Chosen to Participate in NYC Ballet's Summer Season at SPAC

Six SCB students were picked to participate in the New York City Ballet's summer season at SPAC. Over 100 girls and boys auditioned. Congratulations to Mahogany Akita, Alison Genevich, Molly Genevich, Grace Goodell, William Halm, and Elizabeth Usack.  They will be performing and understudying the children's roles from Jerome Robbins' Circus Polka and Peter Martins' The Magic Flute.  Congratulations!


SCB Student Featured On Local News

Mahogany Akita was featured in a story after she received a part in the New York City Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Watch the piece on WTEN.com.


SCB Students To Attend Summer Intensives Across the Country

  • Emma Rocco will be attending Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Intensive Summer Program.
  • Erin Dooley will be participating in Boston Ballet's Summer Dance Program.
  • Veronica Buckley will spend her second summer at Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program in Newton, MA.
  • Elizabeth Usack, Abby Barrett, Nicole Marco and Rebecca Tibbatts will all be attending NYSSSA's Ballet Program.
  • Caroline Brady will be heading to Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet's Summer Program for the second year in a row.

  • Madison Ayers and Hannah Tucker will be attending American Academy of Ballet's Summer Program.
  • Erin Miller will participate in Ballet Chicago's Advanced Summer Intensive.
  • SCB students Alison Genevich, Margot Hartley, Natalie Pendergast and McKenzie Cleary will all study at the Saratoga Summer Dance Intensive with Melinda Roy, Roberto Munoz and other NYCB dancers.  Natalie Pendergast and Aquilla Chase will be attending the SSDI program in Vail, CO.


SCB Student To Continue At SAB

Saratoga City Ballet student Gabrielle Estep (class of '13) has been invited to study for a third year at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. She will be attending Pacific Northwest Ballet's Summer Course before returning to SAB in the fall.  Congratulations, Gabby!


Christy Williams '05

Christy Williams graduated from Boston Conservatory with a degree in Dance. She performed professionally in "Urban Nutcracker" and was chosen to a present a full concert of choreography at the end of the year. She is living in Boston over the summer and plans to audition for companies around the country and overseas.


Laura Piwinski '05

Laura Piwinski graduated from Cornell University earning double BA in Economics and Dance and a minor in International Relations. She was in Impact Dance Troupe and the Cornell Student Choreographers club. Laura will be interning this summer at the American Dance Festival. She plans to pursue a master's degree in Arts Administration/ Arts Management.


Amy Auciello '05

Amy Auciello '05, graduated with a BA in dance from SUNY Brockport. She has studied with Doug Varone & Dancers, Battleworks, David Dorfman & Dancers, and Garth Fagan in the past and present. She plans to earn her masters in nutrition.


Shaina Hutson '04

Shaina Hutson '04, is still teaching and choreographing for the Greenville Civic Ballet in Greenville, NC as well as performing with their company, "The Dance Collective" for which she is also a rehearsal director.