"FROM REEBOKS TO POINTE SHOES, BALLET FLORIDA HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE." - NY TIMES
ARTISTS OF BALLET FLORIDA: 1986 - 2009
Ballet Florida dancers consisted of the finest talent from around the world, including: Australia, Canada, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, France, Japan, Israel, Russia, Spain, Venezuela, and the United States of America. These dancers also performed as guest artists all over the world representing Ballet Florida. Two dancers (Tina Martins and Markus Shaffer) were invited to perform a pas de deux from Mauricio Wainrot's Rite of Spring at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Most dancers stayed with the Original Company for a very long time because of the positive work environment created by Marie Hale. They also had the chance to dance the incredible repertoire created by the world's foremost choreographers!
When the Original Company closed in 2009, many dancers went on to perform major roles as members of other companies, while others went to various places throughout the world to teach, become ballet master/mistresses, and/or went into administrative Some opened their own companies, and reputable schools. Original Ballet Florida dancers have even made a mark in the dance world as known choreographers.
Andrew Allagree
Darian Arguila
Thomas Barber
Jessica Benton
Diane Cahill-Avonda
Mauricio Canete
Emanuel Colina
Jessica Colina
Jennifer Cole
Jennifer Mercier Conrad
Rogelio Corrales
Stephen Dori Shin
Gina DeRicco
Ivor Doytchinov
Leah Elzner
Jean-Hugues Feray
David Fonnegra
Wilman Gamero
Yumelia Garcia
Catherine Gaudreau
Douglas Gawriljuk
Amaya Gaylan
Marife Gimenez
Idael German
Christina Hampton
Dan Harris
Janine Harris
Steven Hoff
Kenneth Hopkins
Steven Hyde
Marianne Llamas
Trina Jennings
Lorena Jimenez
Ellen Kent
Sean Kim
Nichole Kimball Rickard
Mifa Ko
James Kosiek
Alfredo Lescaille
Wendy Laragy
Gary Lennington
Julie Levin
Marshall Ian Levin
Tina Martin
Charla Metzker Whiteley
Gary McKenzie
Joseph McNamara
Dimity Micheyenko
Eric Midgely
Deborah Marquez
Fernando Moraga
John Moses
Tracy Mozingo
Kacy O’Brien
Jerry Opdenaker
Gina Patterson
Stephanie Rapp Miragliotta
Dale Rowse
Markus Shaffer
Cameron Smith
Shannon Smith Kennedy
Shannon Smith
Stacy Smith
Mitchell Sullivan
Estelle Tomasovic Shaw
Victor Trevio
Manuel Ureta
Bridgett Valette
Yuan Xi Rapp
Long Zhao
Roberto Zamarano
RESIDENT COMPANY CHARACTER ARTIST
Joseph J. Bucheck III
ALSO PERFORMING WITH THE ORIGINAL COMPANY
GUEST ARTISTS: THE NON-DANCING ROLES
John Bishop (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Ida Marie Bucheck (Lady of the Camellias)
Claudia Cravey (The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet)
Thomas Conboy (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Andrew George Cripps (Narrator, Peter and the Wolf)
John Hunt (Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Carl King (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet)
Alma Loth Wolf (Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Joseph McNamara (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet)
Patrick Mahoney (Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Albert Mathers (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Donna Morgan (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet)
Christine Cargill O'Shea (Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Linda Petuch (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker)
Sean Riley (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Leroy Roberts (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet,
A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Tom Roberts (Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Terry Scott (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Victor Hugo Trevino (Marie Hale's The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet)
and
David Ewing
OCCASIONAL GUEST CORPS DE BALLET DANCERS
Cristina Amaral
Elsy Barrios
Susan Bello
Fabiola Fazzino
Amoloa Freites
Susana Riazuelo
Dori Rothchild
Monica Suarez
Monica Tortolero
Amoloa Freites
Blanca Yajure
"GUEST ARTISTS" - THE ANIMALS
Black Jack (Donkey, Coppélia )
Blondie (“Unicorn,” Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Cheyene (“Unicorn,” Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Meena and Precious (Town Dogs in Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Neola (Town Dog in Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
Toto (Town Dog in Marie Hale’s The Nutcracker)
and
Assorted Chickens, Greyhounds, Parakeets, Parrots in various productions
TRAINEES AND APPRENTICES
Shunsuke Abe, Jeremy Coachman, Edward Erwin, Julie Gumbinner Priolo,
Julianne Gurgul Russell, Jesse Hammel, Rachel Hesse, Stephanie Hill,
Kristen Lindsay, Jared Jacoby, Ben Slayen, Kim Wagner
RESIDENT MASCOT
Mutley
SOME DANCERS, THE YEAR BEFORE BALLET FLORIDA A BECAME FULLY PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY
Amy Brogan, Herman Dagar, Bill Davidson, Richard Hubscher, Novik Inge Stubbs, Sheryl Jensen, Bill Kelbe, Elizabeth Mackey, Michael Maloy, Armando Martin,
Michael Martino, Michael McClung, Laura Mudrick Martin, Page Pauly O’Connor, Ashlee Prouty Cramer, Linda Petuch, Anita Reed Dean, Thomas Safford, Rome Saladino, Katalina Salcedo, Mitchell Sullivan, Kim Wagman, Tony Walton,
Tyronne Washington, Brian Wile, La Roy Wright
