Get To Know The Company
What We Do
Innovative & Inspirational Performances
Ballet Pensacola presents three major productions each season: a fall show, The Nutcracker in December, and a spring show. Along with the three major productions, Ballet Pensacola gets involved with the community by performing in schools, area festivals, and special events.
World Class Training
The Ballet Pensacola Academy consists of a Pre-Primary Division and a Training Division. The Pre-Primary Division is for students ages 3-6 and the Training Division is for students ages 7-18. Students are taught though their most crucial years to be creative, disciplined, and technical dancers. Valuable teachings such as theory, steps, terminology, lessons, and combinations are placed into a student's training at the appropriate time of their growth as dancers. This careful balance and progression of skill is designed to advance students forward at a quality level and prepare dancers for life in the ballet world while also creating valuable life skills that students take with them beyond their training.
Who We Are
Our Team
Stéphano Candreva
Stéphano Candreva is a multifaceted artist whose journey in the world of dance has been defined by passion, dedication and..
DEBI JANEA
Debi Janea was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She spent her earliest years in London, England and moved to Pensacola when she was..
SARA WILLIAMSON
Sara Williamson was born and raised in Pensacola ...
VERONICA RAMIREZ
Veronica Ramirez Casanova was born in Cali, Colombia, where she began dancing at the age of 10 at the Colombian Institute for Classical Ball
DOMINIC KRIPPES
Dominic Krippes has an extensive background in performance and production. His current commitments include technical direction for the Pensa
SARAH SETTA
Sarah Setta has been involved in technical theatre for over 20 years. Beginning in high school, she worked a number of productions. She sa
TIFFANY NICHOLS
Tiffany Nichols is a self-taught seamstress originally from central Connecticut. With a degree in communications, she began making costumes
JORDAN WIGGINS
Jordan Wiggins is lighting and video designer based out of New York City. Recent works include lighting design for Ballet Pensacola’s Wizard
Travis S. Roth, M.D.
Travis S. Roth, M.D. - Orthopedic Sports Medicine Consultant
MATT McGRAW
Matt McGraw, M.S., ATC, PES, CES - Certified Athletic Trainer
KATHLEEN McGRAW
Kathleen Martin McGraw, M.S., ATC - Certified Athletic Trainer
PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
Leading Artists
ABIGAIL DUDICH
Abigail Dudich is from Oak Forest, IL, where she began dancing at the age of 4. She received much of her formal ballet training at A&A...
AMANDA EVE CARRICK
Amanda Eve is originally from Southfield, Michigan trained in the Cecchetti method of ballet and Horton, Dunham, and Graham techniques of...
AUDREY KING
Audrey King began her classical training at Ballet Academy of Texas under the direction of Lisa Slagle, Allan Kinzie and Thom Clower...
CAREY HODOVANICH
Carey Hodovanich is from Columbus, Ohio and began dancing with Dublin Dance Center at the age of three. She pursued higher education at...
FELIPE ZAPIOLA
Felipe Moises Zapiola was born in Salta Capital, Argentina. He started dancing when he was 11 years old at the Numen Foundation, under...
GABRIEL ARANGO
Gabriel Jaime Posada Arango was born in Cali, Colombia, where he began his training with InColBallet, The National Ballet of Colombia...
HANNAH HOLTSCLAW
Hannah Holtsclaw is from Andover, Connecticut where she began training at Connecticut Concert Ballet. Holtsclaw is entering her fifth...
JUAN ARANGO
Juan Arango was born in Medellin, Colombia where he first started his ballet training at the age of 8 years old at Andrea Wolff Ballet...
OLIVIA BEVILACQUA
Olivia previously attended the Graduate Program at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She received her formal dance training in Rochester, NY at the
SAVANNAH CRABTREE
Savannah Crabtree from Destin Florida, grew up dancing and training at the Northwest Florida Ballet for 10 years, and graduated from their..
TREVOR WILLIAMS
Trevor began his dance training at the age of 15 in his hometown of Paducah, KY...
Corps de Ballet Artists
Brayley Willits
Brayley Willits is originally from Collierville, TN and began dancing at age 3 in all styles of dance. At age 12, Brayley decided to pursue
Cooper Wright
Cooper Wright has been a local to the Pensacola, FL area for 7 years after moving from Virginia in 2016. His
Ella Lynn
Ella Lynn was born in Pleasanton, California, and began dancing at a young age with Valley Dance Theater and Contra Costa Ballet before movi
EMMA EVERTS
Emma grew up in Los Alamitos, California and started dancing at 3 years old at Orange County Dance Center. She attended summer programs at J
Hannah Pidgeon
Hannah is a twenty two year old classical ballet trained dancer for over 18 years...
Flavia Morante
Born in in Lima, Peru, Flavia Morante began her ballet training at the age of 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada when her family moved to the United Sta
Nadia Sears
Nadia Sears is originally from upstate New York, Nadia began dancing at the age of 10. She danced with Decker School of Ballet, Rafael Grig
SIMEON SAUB
Simeon Saub began her ballet training when she was fourteen at Mary Lorraine's Dance Center, and finished her training at the Omaha Academy
ACADEMY DANCERS
Student Company Artists
BLAKELY OLAFSEN
Senior Company - Tier 1
Chloe Poorman
Senior Company - Tier 1
Ella Thomas
Senior Company - Tier 1
Emily Williamson
Senior Company - Tier 1 - Graduate
Emma Maeve Fish
Senior Company - Tier 1
Jada Mack
Senior Company - Tier 1
Margaux NOELLE
Senior Company - Tier 1
Maya Sandfort
Senior Company - Tier 1
Noelle Neil
Senior Company - Tier 1 - Graduate
Saige Stokley
Senior Company - Tier 1
Taylor Dewitz
Senior Company - Tier 1
Alyssa Gladu
Senior Company - Tier 2
Grace McGovern
Senior Company - Tier 2
Gracie Peoples
Senior Company - Tier 2
Haylee Ely
Senior Company - Tier 2
Hazel Kirkland
Senior Company - Tier 2
Isabella Hoffman
Senior Company - Tier 2
Jenna Klug
Senior Company - Tier 2 - Graduate
Annabelle Layne
Academy Junior Company
Arianna Johnson
Academy Junior Company
Ella Stachowicz
Academy Junior Company
Emmalee Bustillo
Academy Junior Company
Heidi White
Academy Junior Company
Hunter Claire Zabcik
Academy Junior Company
Isabella Turner
Academy Junior Company
Jenna Hamilton
Academy Junior Company
Mickie Lorge
Academy Junior Company
Milana Daneva
Academy Junior Company
Paige Groeschen
Academy Junior Company
Rosemary Day
Academy Junior Company
Savannah Broughton
Academy Junior Company
Shannon Robinson
Academy Junior Company
Stellan White
Academy Junior Company
Zoe Schuck
Academy Junior Company
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