Company Artists

Company Artists
 

Kevin Burnside    Lauren Frost    Eleanor Kraatz

Janie Lee    Leo Lewis    Lorenzo Pantano

 

Company
 

Shanley Davis    Annika Drasgow    Cate Feinen    James Griffiths

Irene Kim    Belle Lewis    Daisy Lewis    Claudia Lundsgaard

Victoria Mahaffey    Quincy Payton    Janaki Raj-Underhill

Sameena Raj-Underhill    Christina Rao    Elizabeth Seong

Wes Shunk    Fletcher Sowers    Lydia Stevens    Ava Teague

 

Junior Company
 

Mia Beeton    Connor Croop    Nora Croop

Lenora Donohue    Channon Goodrum    Emma Lan

Kate Lippert    Jackson Ridlon    Seth Stevens    Elise Yang

 

Apprentice
 

Macy Catterson   Alaina Davis   Lillian Hinds   Barrett Jurkowski   Helen Kim

Charlie Murphy   Hazel Powell   Sebastian Ridlon   Rachel Riha

Jeanette Saenz   Tate Sowers   Rebecca Stevens   Avery Trout

 

Company and Apprentices

Dancers ages 10 through 30 with ballet experience attend the Company or Apprentice audition class for casting in The Nutcracker, as well as placement in the Company. Company and Apprentice dancers are required to maintain participation in ballet classes and must attend the Company class prior to rehearsals on Saturday afternoons. Company dancers are required to complete service hours to benefit the Company. Apprentice dancers are encouraged to give volunteer hours back to the Company. All Company members are expected to participate in Champaign Urbana Ballet’s spring production, and Apprentices are expected to participate in the spring production if roles are available.

Trainees

Children ages 8+ are eligible for nomination into the Trainee program. The nomination is at the discretion of the Artistic Director. The Trainee program is a preparatory step into the Apprentice program and consists of a 45-minute Saturday workshop during the winter and spring months. Trainees successfully completing the program are eligible for participation in Champaign Urbana Ballet’s Student Production.

Bonnie Ziegler Award

The Bonnie Ziegler award, established in 2007, is presented to a dancer in recognition of outstanding leadership, commitment to excellence, and helpful and positive attitude. Recipients include:

Oscar Lewis, 2024 ~ Elijah Ochs, 2023 ~ Farah Willenbrock, 2022
Hanna Laible-Seif, 2021 ~ Isaac Lee, 2019 ~ Irina Cheng, 2018
Angie Song, 2017 ~ Nick Hittle, 2015 ~ Maeva O'Brien, 2013
Erica Johnston, 2010 ~ Olivia Cangellaris, 2007

Alumni