Wear the beautiful Vahan bracelet with pride. This bracelet can grace your wrist courtesy of Jones & Son's Fine Jewelry. The bracelet is made of 14k gold and sterling silver and adorned with 0.24 carats of diamonds.

Winner to pickup bracelet at checkout or arrange pickup at Ballet Arkansas by contacting tickets@balletarkansas.org.

Relax and be a SLOTH at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort! Watch horse racing on Rebel Day weekend from some of the best seats in the house - box seats, front row, finish line! Recover from the excitement by booking a heavenly massage at Astral Spa, with all the top-notch amenities, and end the day with a restful night at the posh Oaklawn hotel.

Rebel Day weekend (Feb 21, 22, & 23). The Oaklawn Box Seats Paddock P118 holds up to 6 people. Hotel room is for night of February 22, 2025. Tip is not included in massage gift certificate.

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Experience the WRATH of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail in the popular Broadway show Chicago. You will receive two (2) house seat (orchestra or first balcony/mezzanine) tickets, along with a one (1) night stay at the iconic Marriott Marquis Times Square, nestled in Manhattan's Time Square. Surround yourself with the dazzling lights of Broadway!

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Land of the Sweets Nutcracker Tea Tickets were sold out in a record THREE minutes! Come off the wait-list now and secure two (2) tickets! You may choose which tea you would like to attend (December 14 or December 15 at 11:30am).

The Nutcracker tea is one of Little Rock's most anticipated holiday events! You will indulge in teatime, enjoy storytelling, and see an exclusive performance by Clara, Sugarplum Fairy, and other beloved Nutcracker characters.

Your friends will surely be ENVIOUS of you, as you will also get an exclusive photo opportunity on stage with the Nutcracker cast and an official signed poster.

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If you missed the Razorbacks upset the #4 ranked Tennessee, you would NOT want to miss the Razorbacks get GREEDY and take on the Texas Longhorns on the Hill on November 16th! You will enjoy the game with two (2) coveted, sold-out, club seats. End the exciting night with a unique stay at the boutique hotel, 21C Museum Hotel Bentonville, decorated with dramatic contemporary art pieces.

Donated by Dr. Bruce Murphy & Anonymous

2 tickets to the game on November 16, 2024 (Section E340, Row 9B, Seats 11 & 12)

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Donate in Honor of Michael Fothergill, Executive and Artistic Director

Michael was introduced to dance at the young age of 7 while attending the Betty Hill Dance Studios in Des Moines, Iowa. He furthered his training with Robert Thomas and Miyoko Kato of the Harkness and Joffrey Ballets at the Robert Thomas Dancenter. He was a full scholarship recipient of the Milwaukee Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet and completed his training with American Ballet Theatre following an early graduation from high school,

Michael's 20-year's career as a dancer took him across the United States, Europe, and Asia. He performed leading roles in the classics and in prominent works by Ashton, Balanchine, Baryshnikov, De Mille, Dow, Duato, Fokine, Fosse, Gamonet, KyliÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬ 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬ 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¡n, Massine, MacMillan, Nureyev, Prokovsky, Robbins, Tharp, Tudor, Van Fleteren, and others. Michael graced stages from Milwaukee to Tokyo until his retirement as a principal dancer and choreographer with the Alabama Ballet in 2017. Succeeding Michael Bearden, Michael was named Artistic Director of Ballet Arkansas in the same year, and appointed Executive and Artistic Director in 2018.

Since that time, Michael has transformed the organization's vision, image, and programming, eliminated its debt, and doubled its gross operating budget to exceed 1M USD. Ballet Arkansas now presents a vibrant repertory of the classics, celebrated works of American dance, and premieres by some of the world's most daring dancemakers.

Donate in Honor of Catherine Fothergill, Associate Artistic Director

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Catherine trained at the Alabama Dance Academy and Alabama Ballet Center for Dance before completing her studies at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary. Catherine joined the Louisville Ballet, and thereafter, the Alabama Ballet, where she danced as a principal ballerina for more than a decade. Catherine danced leading roles in the classics and in works by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Agnes De Mille, Domy Reiter-Soffer, Brandon Ragland, Andree Howard, Alan Hineline, David Lichine, Frank Staff, Jiri Kylian, Twyla Tharp, Antony Tudor, and Roger Van Fleteren. While dancing, Catherine simultaneously earned degrees in sociology and international studies and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Following her final performances with the Alabama Ballet, Catherine joined Ballet Arkansas as the Associate Artistic Director in the summer of 2017.

At Ballet Arkansas, Catherine is the chief caretaker of the organization's repertory, the curator of its education programs and community outreach initiatives, and the architect of its marketing strategies. Since her appointment, Ballet Arkansas' repertory has diversified, its education program enrollment has tripled, and its bold marketing strategies have attributed to audience growth of more than 60%. In honor of these achievements, Arkansas Money & Politics Magazine named Catherine one of its Power Women, class of 2020. Under Catherine's oversight, Ballet Arkansas was named one of the Top 100 Ballet Companies in America by the Dance Data Project.

Donate in honor of Colin J. Neel, Production Manager.

Colin J. Neel was born in Birmingham, Alabama and started dancing at The Alabama School of Fine Arts at the age of 12. He moved to The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, HARID Conservatory, and Bossov Ballet Theatre over the course of his High School Seasons, and attended The International Dance Open in St. Petersburg, Russia in a postgraduate season. After, Colin returned home to dance with The Alabama Ballet as a Company Dancer and Resident Company Character Actor. Performing in Professional Bills such as: Romeo and Juliet, Agnes DeMille's Rodeo and Fall River Legend, Coppelia, Derek Rocas' Bagyo, Balanchine's The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Cinderella. After 4 seasons, he moved on to get his College Degree at Birmingham-Southern College, where he found his love of Theatre Lighting Design and Stage Management and graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Production Design in December, 2020. His Bills at BSC include: Fiddler on The Roof, Noises Off, A Sunday in The Park with George, Silent Sky, These Shining Lives, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), Made in America, TickTick BOOM!, Pippin, Trojan Women, Shakespeare's Tempest, Falsettos and Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Women from Around The World.

Donate in honor of Stephanie Ong, Costume Director!

Stephanie is excited to be back with Ballet Arkansas as their costume director. She is a graduate of UA Little Rock with a degree in theatre arts. Stephanie has been a seamstress/wardrobe mistress for local theatre's such as The Rep, Wildwood Park for the Arts, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, and The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas as well as a summer season in Florida. She was a 2007-2008 education intern at The Actor's Theatre of Louisville, is on the Arkansas Arts Council Arts in Education roster, and is currently a Montessori elementary teacher.

Donate in Honor of Layla Terrell!

Layla Terrell began dancing at age ten with Ballet Center of Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, after competing as a high-level gymnast. She joined Ballet Frontier in 2014 as a Youth Company Trainee and performed in many full-length ballets and performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Swan Lake, and Diana and Actaeon throughout her time there. She received the bronze medal in the Star of Canaan Dance Competition in Hong Kong in 2015 along with receiving several international scholarships. She is an NHS for Dance Arts inductee and received Honorable Mention for the 2021 NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Award. Ms. Terrell spent the 2021/2022 season in the Professional Training Division Level 3 of Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. Layla performed in the company production of the Nutcracker, as well as several Ballet West Academy productions with featured roles in Raymonda, Coppelia, and Balanchine's Divertimento no. 15. In her first season with Ballet Arkansas, Layla enjoyed dancing various lead roles, including Dew Drop in the Nutcracker and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty. Ms. Terrell graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in 2022 and loves using that knowledge to teach dance for various organizations in Little Rock, including outreach programs for Little Rock School District and Our House. Layla is very excited for her second season with Ballet Arkansas!

Donate in Honor of William Heide!

William Heide is originally from Racine, Wisconsin, and began dancing at the age of 8, taking lessons at The Studio of Classical Dance Arts under the tutelage of Marc Darling and Linda Bennett. From Racine, William danced in Joffrey Chicago's Conservatory program. After some time away from dance, William attended Marian University in Indiana, where he would continue to dance with the Ballet Theater of Carmel, directed by Jane and Frank Weiner, and guest in their productions as lead Russian in The 'Nutcracker' and Benno in 'Swan Lake'. William joined Milwaukee Ballet II under the direction of Mirelle Favarel, Calvin Hilpert, and Davit Hovanysian in 2022. At Milwaukee Ballet, William performed roles in Artistic Director Michael Pink's productions of "Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Swan Lake," and "Peter Pan," in addition to Milwaukee Ballet's second company's 2023/24 showcases of "Momentum." William is very excited to begin his first season with Ballet Arkansas.

Donate in Honor of Aldrin Vendt!

Mr. Vendt started dancing at age 10 in Tyler, Texas. After 2 years he moved to Dallas, Texas where he studied at Ballet Academy of Texas under the direction of Lisa Slagle. Upon graduation, he attended Texas Christian University's School for Classical and Contemporary Dance under the direction of Elizabeth Gillaspy with a full tuition scholarship. Mr. Vendt joined Oklahoma City Ballet for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. Here he performed several works choreographed by Robert Mills including Russian and lead Chinese in The Nutcracker and Czardas in Swan Lake. Vendt joined Ballet Arkansas for the 2019/20 season and performed rolls such as Sugar Plum Prince in their annual Nutcracker as well as Prince and stepsister in Cinderella.

Donate in Honor of Benjamin Piner!

Benjamin Piner was born on camp Lejeune in North Carolina and started dancing at around the age of 8 at the Florida ballet in Jacksonville Florida. After dancing in Jacksonville for three years he moved to Cary North Carolina to join the International Ballet Academy to further his ballet education. While being at the International Ballet Academy, he trained with Nadia Pavlenko, Maxim Ponomarenko, Emma Fernette and Rossana Nesta in the pre-professional program. During his time there he went to ADC IBC finals and to the Youth American Grand Prix. After five years at the International Ballet Academy he was offered to join the Richmond Ballet as a trainee. During his first year in the trainee program he performed roles such as Prince in Stoner Winslett's The Nutcracker and a minion in Ma Cong's Firebird. And in his second year he performed Franz in The School of Richmond Ballet's performance of Coppélia Suite and performed the Paquita Pas de Trois in the trainee and studio company performance. Benjamin is very excited to be joining Ballet Arkansas and can't wait for what's in store for the 24/25 season.

Donate in Honor of Brittany Dowdy!

Brittany Harano Dowdy, originally from Memphis, TN, trained at the Ballet Memphis School and attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and Kansas City Ballet. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University where she double majored in Ballet and Strategic Communication, received a Pilates Teacher Certificate, and earned Departmental Honors. At TCU, she worked with Marianna Tcherkassky, Jennifer Archibald, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Gabrielle Lamb, Francesca Harper, and Suzanne Haag. Additionally at TCU, she was Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and a demi-soloist in Les Sylphides and in Don Quixote. Brittany has performed professional roles with Ballet Memphis and as a guest artist at Collin County Ballet Theatre. Since joining Ballet Arkansas in 2021, some of Brittany's favorite roles include Snow Queen in Michael Fothergill's "The Nutcracker," Bluebird and Jewels in "Sleeping Beauty," Lucy in Michael Fothergill's "Dracula," Catherine in Michael Fothergill's "The Great Gatsby," and in contemporary works by Ashley Green, Yoshito Sakuraba, Yuka Oba-Muschiana, and Maddy Falconer. She currently enjoys teaching Pilates, teaching Adult Ballet for Ballet Arkansas, and helping with Ballet Arkansas's social media. Brittany extends her gratitude for her husband, family, and friends for their support and love!

Donate in Honor of Emmakate Franz!

Emmakate Franz was born in China, and grew up dancing with local ballet studios in West Virginia. When she received a grant scholarship from The Marion Park Lewis Foundation she moved to dance at Maryland Youth Ballet under Michelle Lees, Rhodie Jorgensen and Julie Miles. After receiving a scholarship from The Joffrey Chicago, she moved to train in the Conservatory level under Karin Ellis-Wentz, Kyle Seguin and Raúl Casasola. After graduating she was a trainee at Ballet Austin and then a Milwaukee Ballet second company member under Mireille Favarel and Davit Hovhannisyan. She has gotten to perform Stephen Mills "Nutcracker", "Paquita" and "Filipino Suite" by Alexa Capereda. She has also performed corps de ballet roles in Micheal Pink's "Nutcracker" and "Cinderella". She found a love for community engagement in her participation in Milwaukee Ballets outreach programs like Ballet Beat, Tour de Force and ACE outreach performances. She also goes back home to WV to teach variations and stage choreography at her home studio Old Opera House. She is very excited to join Ballet Arkansas for the 24/25 season.

Donate in honor of Meredith Loy!

Meredith Short Loy, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, received her early training at Arkansas Academy of Dance and Arkansas Festival Ballet under the direction of Rebecca Miller Stalcup and Melinda Tobian. Meredith holds a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in ballet performance from the University of Oklahoma. Since joining Ballet Arkansas Meredith has had the opportunity to perform works by Agnes de Mille, Christopher Wheeldon, Ma Cong, Flock, Mariana Oliveira, Xin Ying, Yury Yanowsky and George Balanchine. A few of Meredith's most recent and favorite roles include Mina in Michael Fothergill's "Dracula", "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux" by George Balanchine, Swanhilda in "Coppélia & the Toymaker", Gerald Arpino's "Confetti" and "Reflections", the Sugar Plum Fairy in "the Nutcracker", and Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty". In addition to perfomring, Meredith takes great pleasure in teaching and working with Ballet Arkansas as a rehearsal director for the community casts.

Donate in honor of Leah Norwine!

Leah Norwine grew up in Herndon, Virginia. She received her training at the Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, DC. She is a recipient of an NSLI-Y Scholarship and a Training and Performing Scholarship both from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. Upon graduation she danced at The Washington Ballet as a Trainee under both Septime Weber and Julie Kent before going on to dance with Oklahoma City Ballet in the Studio Company. Since joining Ballet Arkansas her favorite roles include; Jordan in Fothergill's The Great Gatsby, Dew Drop and Arabian in Fothergill's The Nutcracker, Yellow girl in Gerald Arpino's Confetti and a Vampire in Fothergill's Dracula. Leah has also enjoyed working with various choreographers including; Simon Kuban, Yoshito Sakuraba, FLOCK - Alice Klock and Florian Lochner, Mariana Oliveira and fellow Ballet Arkansas company members Deanna Staton and Meredith Loy. Leah is also a comprehensively certified Pilates Instructor and loves getting to empower people to move better. She would also like to thank her husband and family for all their support and encouragement.

Donate in Honor of Deanna Stanton!

Deanna Stanton began dancing in her hometown of Clarksville, Maryland. She credits her early training to her time spent at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Deanna graduated with a BFA in Ballet from the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music. During this time, she was also a Trainee with Ballet West for two seasons. Since joining Ballet Arkansas, she has had the opportunity to perform principal or featured roles in George Balanchine's Who Cares?, Gerald Arpino's Reflections & Birthday Variations, Val Caniparoli's Lady of the Camellias, Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo & Juliet, and Chris Stuart's Under the Lights. She has also performed Mina in Michael Fothergill's Dracula, Fairy Godmother in Michael Fothergill's Cinderella, Big Swans in Swan Lake, Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty as well as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Coffee & Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She has had the privilege of working with choreographers such as Yuka Oba-Muschiana, Xin Ying, Madison Hicks, Kiyon Gaines, and Tom Mattingly. In addition to performing, Deanna has a passion for choreographing. She has created works for New Century Dance Project, the Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project, The Young Choreographers Festival and several works for Ballet Arkansas as well as Ballet Arkansas' Summer Intensive. She has also created two full length ballets. She wants to extend a special thank you to her husband, daughter, and family for their continued support.

Donate in Honor of Murray McCormack!

Murray is originally from Macon, Georgia, where she received training at Dance Arts Studio under Alice Sheridan. During her later teen years, she supplemented her training in Atlanta with private instruction from Rebecca Metzger and Jessica Saund. Throughout her training, Murray attended summer intensives at The School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and Royal Danish Ballet. From 2018 to 2022, she danced at Indiana University Ballet Theater, part of the prestigious Jacobs School of Music, under the direction of Sarah Wroth and other renowned teachers namely Carla Körbes, Michael Vernon, Kyra Nichols, Christian Claessens, and Sasha Janes. At IUBT she performed repertoire such as Twyla Tharp's Deuce Coupe, George Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht Ballet, Justin Peck's In Creases, and Michael Vernon's The Nutcracker as the Snow Queen. She graduated from IU with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet with an Outside Field in International Studies and a Minor in French. After graduation, Murray was invited to join Ballet Austin as an apprentice where she danced under Artistic Director Stephen Mills and Michelle Martin for the 2022/23 season. During her time at Ballet Austin, she had the opportunity to perform in Stephen Mills' The Nutcracker and Cinderella, George Balanchine's Serenade, and to work with choreographer and former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Alexander Anderson. Murray has also taught at several schools including Indiana University's Pre-College ballet program and has enjoyed various choreographic opportunities.

Donate in Honor of Kerridwyn Schanck!

Kerridwyn began and completed her training at The Portland Ballet, in Portland, OR. Ms. Schanck began her professional career as an apprentice at Ballet Idaho in 2017. Highlights included dancing in Agon by George Balanchine, and featured roles in Peter Anastos' Nutcracker and Daniel Ojeda's A Great Unbridgeable Distance. In 2019 she joined Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theater, where performed featured roles in Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye's Nutcracker and James Vessell's Lost and Found. She then joined Ballet Arkansas in 2022. Her favorite roles since joining Ballet Arkansas include Snow Queen in Michael Fothergill's The Nutcracker, Carabosse in The Sleeping Beauty, and dancing in Gerald Arpino's Reflections. Kerridwyn is excited to start her second season with the company, and is so grateful for the support of the Ballet Arkansas family.

Donate in Honor of Lauren Yordanich!

Lauren Yordanich started dancing with Dance Arts of Chelsea in Michigan and later began performing with Ballet Chelsea, under the direction of Wendi DuBois. Lauren furthered her training by attending summer programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Cecchetti Council of America, and Ballet West where she worked with choreographer Quinn Wharton. Prior to Ballet Arkansas, Lauren danced as a trainee with Grand Rapids Ballet. During which time Lauren worked with choreographers including Val Caniparoli, Penny Saunders, Brian Enos, Attila Mosolygo, and Olivier Wevers. Since joining Ballet Arkansas in 2019, Lauren has performed works by Yury Yanowsky, Yoshito Sakuraba, Madison Falconer, and fellow company artists, Meredith Loy and Matt Larson-Arziari. A few recent and memorable featured roles perform by Lauren have been Sugarplum Fairy and Dew Drop in Michael Fothergill's "The Nutcracker," Lucy in "Dracula," Aurora and Lilac Fairy in "Sleeping Beauty" and Gerald Arpino's "Reflections."

Donate in Honor of Celeste Lopez-Keranen!

Celeste is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan and trained at the Grand Rapids Ballet School under Patricia Barker and Attila Mosolygo. She has attended summer programs such as Jacob's Pillow, BalletX, San Francisco Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre New York, among others. She danced in Jacob's Pillow's 90th Anniversary Gala in 2022. At the age of sixteen she was invited to dance under Patricia Barker as a trainee with the Grand Rapids Ballet Company. She later went on to dance as an apprentice with the company for two seasons. Celeste danced with Louisville Ballet's Studio Company under Robert Curran, where she performed in his "Swan Lake", Jerome Robbins' "In G Major" and Balanchine's "Emeralds". Since joining Ballet Arkansas in 2022, she has had the pleasure of performing Mina in Michael Fothergill's "Dracula", and a principal role in Gerald Arpino's "Reflections", among others. She's had the honor of working with choreographers such as Jennifer Archibald, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Yuka Oba-Muschiana, Yury Yanowsky, Penny Saunders, Adam Hougland, Andrea Shermoly, and Val Caniparoli, among others. Celeste enjoys being on faculty with Ballet Arkansas' Enrolled Classes and Community Cast, as well as being involved in community outreach. She has also enjoyed volunteering in Grand Rapids' educational outreach programs. She is extremely excited for the 23/24 season and can't wait to bring more dance to Arkansas' audiences.

Donate in Honor of Keith Newman!

Keith Newman, a Washington DC native, was trained for 11 years at The Washington School of Ballet under the guidance of Kee Juan Han and Xiomara Reyes. During his time at the school, Keith had
the opportunity to perform in numerous ballets by the Artistic Director, Septime Webre, including world premieres of Peter Pan and ALICE (in Wonderland) as well as performing in Webre's The Nutcracker. Keith also served as a Repetiteur for The Washington Ballet's The Nutcracker in 2017. For the past four years, Keith has trained at the prestigious Indiana University Ballet Theater under the direction of Sarah Wroth. In his time at Indiana University, Keith performed in Justin Peck's In Creases, George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante and Donizetti Variations, as the Shy Boy in Jerome Robbins' The Concert, in Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies, and in August Bournonville's Kermesse in Bruges. Keith graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ballet and an Outside Field in Arts Management. In addition to his passion for dancing, Keith has taught ballet to students through The Washington School of Ballet's year-round and summer intensive programs and through the Indiana University Pre-College Ballet Department.

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Donate in Honor of Sage Feldges!

A native of St. Louis, MO, Sage began her classical ballet training at Milwaukee Ballet School at the age of 16. While training she attended many summer intensives including Milwaukee Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Elements Ballet, and BalletMet. After graduating highschool she trained as a youth company member with A&A Ballet and as a trainee with BalletMet. During her time at BalletMet, she was chosen to perform corpse de ballet roles in company productions by Edwaard Liang such as The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Dorthy and the Prince of Oz. She also had the honor of performing works by George Balanchine including Concerto Barocco and Serenade (set by Nilas Martins and Wendy Whelan). In 2018 she began her professional career with Ballet Quad Cities where she danced many principal roles such as Mina in Dracula, The Butterfly in The Nutcracker, Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, and Carmen in Carmen Suite. In 2021 she joined Confluence Ballet Company where she danced the principal roles of Lead Princess in Firebird, The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and the Waltz Variation and Pas De Deux in Les Sylphides. She also performed featured roles in contemporary ballet works by Julia Erickson, Hannah Knor, and Durante Verzola. When she is not dancing, Sage spends her time painting, cross training, and hiking. Sage is very excited to move to Little Rock and join Ballet Arkansas for the 2022/23 season!

Donate in Honor of David Cummings!

David Cummings is originally a native of Sterling Heights, Michigan. He began his training at the age of 13 at The Link School of the Arts in Troy, Michigan under the direction of Betty Mitchell. He trained extensively in Vaganova as well as Cecchetti technique, testing and passing highly commended up to grade six. He received instruction and participated in works from many renowned teachers and choreographers such as Steve Rooks, Alicia Graf Mack, Lauren Anderson, Shizu Yasuda, as well as performing in the ballet Coppélia by Ben Stevenson O.B.E., directed by Lauren Anderson. Following High School, David began studies at Belhaven University in 2018, pursuing a BFA in Dance with a full-tuition scholarship. There, he worked with choreographers such as Laura Morton, Bill Wade, Kevin Jenkins, Steve Rooks, Vincent Hardy, and Kellis McSparrin-Oldenburg. In 2022, David graduated summa cum laude from Belhaven University and received the Bezalel award for outstanding artistic achievement in his graduating class. David is humbled to be joining Ballet Arkansas and is excited for the 22/23 season!