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Congratulations RSB Students

Congratulations to the following RSB students who auditioned for and
were accepted to be a part of Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker!

Katie Anderson, Noah Braun, Natalie Clyburn, Ella Cole, Alease DeNoia
Megan Duerr, Tova Feldman, David Fleckenstein, Sadie Grider, Will Grider
Ben Holton, Everett Jensen, Jonathan Krauss, Emma LaCorte, Ann Frances Lakins Daphne Lin, Kate Lingo, Jamie Martinsen, Lilly McCoy, Cora McNeill
Marius Diaz, Marvin Diaz, Eleanor Sanderson, Keira Segars
Genevieve Stubbs, Lauren Treaster, Hannah Claire Ward, Ella Welke

Congratulations RSB Students

Congratulations to the following RSB students who were accepted by audition to perform children’s roles in Raleigh Dance Theatre’s production of Storybook Tales:
Mae Attwood, Chloe Beatty, Ella Cole, Natalie Clyburn, Jacqueline Cranfill, Alease DeNoia, Tova Feldman, Claudia Gillen, Sadie Grider, Olivia Jones, Lilly McCoy, Cora McNeill AvaMunn, Saya Newton, Eleanor Sanderson, Sophie Schaefer, Keira Segars
Ava Grace Willett, Ashley Glen Winters

Congratulations to RSB students who have been accepted into the following summer programs:


Eleanor Campbell was accepted and will attend Carolina Ballet on a partial scholarship and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
ChrissyAnn Carpenter was accepted to American Ballet Theatre NC and Carolina Ballet. She will attend Charlotte Ballet with a partial scholarship.
Camille Carroll was accepted to American Ballet Theatre NYC, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre with a partial scholarship, Next Generation Ballet with a partial scholarship and Carolina Ballet with a partial scholarship. She will attend Houston Ballet.
Hannah Rose Cox was accepted to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theatre Alabama and Carolina Ballet.  She will attend Atlanta Ballet with a partial scholarship.
Millie Crouch was accepted and will attend Boston Ballet.
Holly Donnelly was accepted to Carolina Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School NYC, American Ballet Theatre NC, and Orlando Ballet. She will attend Richmond Ballet.
Chloe Driver was accepted to Summer Dance Company.  She will attend Carolina Ballet and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Megan Duerr was accepted to Carolina Ballet and Charlotte Ballet.  She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Annabelle Frantz was accepted to American Ballet Theatre Austin and Orlando Ballet.  She will attend Carolina Ballet and Summer Dance Company.
Emily Horowitz was accepted to American Ballet Theatre NYC, Joffrey Ballet School NYC with a partial scholarship, Charlotte Ballet, Summer Dance Company and Carolina Ballet. She will attend Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
Caitlin Fountain was accepted to Atlanta Ballet and Charlotte Ballet.  She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Isabella Gillen was accepted to Carolina Ballet with a partial scholarship, Atlanta Ballet, Summer Dance Company and Orlando Ballet with a partial scholarship.  She will attend Harid Conservatory and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Abby Grossen was accepted and will attend Carolina Ballet on a full scholarship and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Millie Kerr was accepted to Carolina Ballet and Nutmeg Conservatory.  She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Grace Lincroft was accepted to Orlando Ballet, The Nutmeg Conservatory and Summer Dance Company. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Ariel Lee was accepted to Atlanta Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts Commercial Dance Intensive and Nutmeg Conservatory. She will attend
Elliana Lynch-Daniels was accepted and will attend Orlando Ballet and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Andrea Mendez was accepted to Orlando Ballet and Summer Dance Company.  She will attend American Ballet Theatre NC.
Adrienne Maniktala was accepted and will attend Summer Dance Company.
Macy Murray was accepted to Charlotte Ballet, Summer Dance Company and Nutmeg Conservatory.  She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Olivia Munn was accepted to Carolina Ballet with a partial scholarship, Atlanta Ballet and Charlotte Ballet. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Grace Mook was accepted to Charlotte Ballet. She will attend Alonzo King Lines Ballet.
Sims Roberson was accepted to Carolina Ballet.  She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Samantha Schaubach was accepted into Pacific Northwest Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre with a full tuition scholarship.  She will attend Houston Ballet with a full tuition scholarship.
Dargan Swearingen was accepted to Atlanta Ballet, Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, Summer Dance Company and The Rock School. She will attend Charlotte Ballet and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Ella Wassil was accepted and will attend Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Barrett Winters was accepted to Nutmeg Conservatory with a partial scholarship, and Richmond Ballet with a partial scholarship.  He will attend Orlando Ballet with a partial scholarship and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Doria Worden was accepted to Ballet Met with a partial scholarship, Atlanta Ballet, Carolina Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She will attend Richmond Ballet with a partial scholarship.

Audition Notice Robert Weiss Boys’ Scholarship

Audition  Notice

Robert Weiss Boys’ Scholarship
Boys 8 – 12 years
No previous training required
The Raleigh School of Ballet
3921 Beryl Road, Raleigh
(919) 834-9261

Sunday, April 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 4:30 p.m.
No audition fee
Suggested attire: Black bike shorts, white t shirt and socks, ballet slipper

  • The program offers a full tuition scholarship for one season, September to May
  • Students will have the option to withdraw after December 31, 2015
  • The class will meet on Mondays at 6:45 p.m. beginning  September 14th
  • Students selected for the program are required to audition for Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker, and if accepted participate in the 2015 production.

This scholarship program will be taught by Carolina Ballet soloist Yevgeny Shlapko with support from several other male dancers with the company.

RSB students performing children’s roles in Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker

RSB students performing children’s roles in Carolina Ballet’s Nutcracker:

Clara: Megan Duerr

Party Girls: Natalie Clyburn, Olivia Munn, Caitlin Fountain, Charlotte Whiteford

Party Boy: Will Grider

Gingerbread: Abby Grossen, Olivia Munn, Sims Roberson

Harlequin: Abby Grossen, Sims Roberson

Mice: Ellison Estrada, Claudia Gillen, Katherine Sloop, Eliza Sloop, Barrett Winters

Bunny: Ashley Glen Winters

Soldiers:  Megan Baker, Alease DeNoia, Brigid May, Gabrielle Hart, Ann Francis Lakins, Ciara Renaud

Arabian: Gabrielle Hart

Truffles: Anna Blake Garside, Sadie Grider, Eleanor Sanderson

Congratulations!

  • Former RSB Professional Division student, Katleen Black was promoted to an apprentice with Carolina Ballet.
  • Former RSB Professional Division student, Jenny Palmer has accepted a young trainee position with Carolina Ballet.

Congratulations to RSB students who have been accepted and are attending the following summer programs:

Congratulations to RSB students who have been accepted and are attending the following summer programs:

Peyton Anderson was accepted to American Ballet Theatre NYC, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She will attend The Harid Conservatory.
Sydney Anderson will attend The School of American Ballet.
Mary-Burns Bria was accepted to North Carolina Dance Theatre, Washington Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre NYC. She will attend Orlando Ballet with a full tuition scholarship.
ChrissyAnn Carpenter was accepted to Carolina Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Winston Salem. She will attend Dance Theatre of Harlem and The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Camille Carroll was accepted to Carolina Ballet &  Richmond Ballet.
Hannah Cox was accepted to Carolina Ballet, Houston Ballet, Summer Dance Company, Nutmeg Conservatory, and Atlanta Ballet. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Chloe Driver was accepted to Nutmeg Conservatory, The Rock School for Dance Education, Atlanta Ballet, and North Carolina Dance Theatre. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Holly Donnelly was accepted to Carolina Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, Summer Dance Company, and was waitlisted for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Millie Crouch was accepted to Orlando Ballet with a partial scholarship. She will attend Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
Layla El-Khoury was accepted Carolina Ballet and Summer Dance Company. She will attend Alonzo King Lines Ballet.
Annabelle Frantz was accepted to Orlando Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Summer Dance Company. She will attend American Ballet Theatre Austin.
Isabella Gillen was accepted to Atlanta Ballet, Summer Dance Company, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Carolina Ballet (with a partial scholarship). She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Gillian Higgins was accepted to Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre NYC, and with a full tuition scholarship to Orlando Ballet. She will attend Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Emily Horowitz was accepted to The Rock School for Dance Education, Atlanta Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Summer Dance Company and Carolina Ballet. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Grace Lincroft was accepted to The Nutmeg Conservatory. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Ariel Lee accepted to Nutmeg. She will attend UNCSA.
Natalie Kim was acceptedand will attend Pittsburgh Ballet Theater.
Andrea Mendez was accepted to Carolina Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Summer Dance Company, and Nutmeg Conservatory. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Amanda Monroe was accepted to The Nutmeg Conservatory. She will attend The Governors School.
Darya Mook was accepted to Atlanta Ballet. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Grace Mook was accepted to Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Carolina Ballet, Summer Dance Company, and Atlanta Ballet. She will attend Richmond Ballet.
Ife Nieves was accepted to ABT, Winston- Salem. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Jenny Palmer was accepted to Houston Ballet, Summer Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre NYC, with partial scholarship to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Carolina Ballet (with partial scholarship), and Orlando Ballet with a full tuition scholarship. She will attend Atlanta Ballet.
Hannah Porterfield –Winstead was accepted to Atlanta Ballet, Carolina Ballet and North Carolina Dance Theatre. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Ashley Svalina was accepted to Atlanta Ballet, Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, and with a partial scholarship to Carolina Ballet. She will attend The Raleigh School of Ballet.
Allison Tormey was accepted to Carolina Ballet. She will attend Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
Doria Worden was accepted to Carolina Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She will attend Richmond Ballet with a partial scholarship.