Alumni

One measure of the quality of the Ithaca Ballet is in the accomplishments of our alumni.  Dancers who trained and performed with the ballet have gone on to sucessful careers both in and out of dance.  Below is a partial listing of alumni:
Katita Waldo, Principal Dancer San Francisco Ballet.  Read an interview with Katita that describes the impact of her training at the Ithaca Ballet.
Thomas Nicolas, Dancer Joffrey Ballet.Micky Kohlberg and Christopher MacBukey
Elice McKinley, Dancer Miami City Ballet.
Jonah Bokaer, Dancer Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Christopher Fellows, Dancer Milwaukee Ballet.
Lena Rose Polzonetti, Dancer Alban Elved Dance Company.
Courtney Ryan, Dancer Redd Legg Dance Company.
Meg Flaherty-Griffith, Dancer Jose Mateo Ballet.
Todd Staiger, Dancer Amy Marshall Dance Company.
Peter Doll, Dancer Miami City Ballet.
Samantha Sprague, Dancer Tulsa Ballet II.
Erin Bahn, trained with Bolshoi Ballet, danced with Merce Cunningham.
Christopher Fairbank.
Jessica Kimlat Fogal, Professor of Dance, University of Michigan.
Lisa Thorn, Associate Ballet Mistress, Kansas City Ballet.
Dannielle Marie Shustack, Instructor, Ballet Austin.
Tamar Rachelle, Instructor, Pittsburgh Youth Ballet.
Judith Ore, Instructor, Saugerties Ballet Center.
Donna Huntington, Instructor, New Castle Dance Academy.
Leah Mead Gray, Instructor, Ballet Magnificat.

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