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Katie Cheng, 14 has received and American Ballet Theatre National Training Scholarship for the 2009-2010 year.  She will attend their 2010 summer intensive in New York on full scholarship.  She received a 1st place award at the Youth America Grand Prix 2010 Semi-Final in the Contemporary Division.

 

Courtlyn Hanson, age 13, received the Natalie Skelton Tutu Scholarship from the North Texas Dance Council for 2010.  She received a 2nd place award at the Classical Division at the Youth America Grand Prix 2010 Semi-Final. Courltyn received 3rd place in the Classical division at the American Ballet Competition in March 2010.

 

Rayleigh Vendt, age 14, received a 2nd place in the Contemporary Division at the Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Final, and a 3rd place in the Classical Division. Rayleigh won 2nd place in the Classical division at the American Ballet Competition in March, 2010.

 

Katie Boren, 17, was accepted to American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company in April, 2009.  She was an ABT National Training Scholar while a student with the Ballet Academy of Texas, and at the age of 15 accepted a full scholarship to ABT's school in New York, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. 

 
 
 

Graduating Ballet Academy of Texas senior Caroline Arnold received the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music's "Music Deans Scholarship" and "Music Faculty Award" to attend the 2009-2010 year as a ballet major.

Madilyn Hill received a full scholarship to attend the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School's Summer Intensive for 2009. She will attend SMU's Dance Program in the fall of 2010 on full scholarship.

 

Brittney Dito received the Dr. Caryn and Gloria Ballet Scholarship from the Dance Council in 2008 and in 2009 received the Harper Scholarship. Brittney also received a $500.00 scholarship from Regional Dance America for 2009. In May, 2010 she won first place at the First Annual Dallas Dance Off with her contemporary solo, "Lacrymosa", choreographed by Ballet Academy of Texas teacher Jenny Johnston.

 

Lindsey Steed received the 2009 Fred Kelly Scholarship from the Dance Council.

 

Rebecca McManis received the 2009 Jerry Bywaters Cochran Scholarship from the Dance Council, and in 2008 she received the Darryl Sneed Scholarship from the Dance Council. Her first choreography "Let Go" for the Ballet Ensemble of Texas was selected to be performed at the RDA/SW Festival in Houston in 2009.

Paul Adams is a corps Dancer with Texas Ballet Theatre for his third year beginning with the  2010-2011 season.

 

Betsy McBride is a corps Dancer with Texas Ballet Theatre for her third year beginning with the 2010-2011 season.

 

Emily Dixon will be performing in her second season as a corps dancer with the Sarasota Ballet in Florida for the 2010-2011 season.  She performed with Tulsa Ballet 2 for  past 2 seasons. She  received a $ 500.00 scholarship from Regional Dance of America in 2005 to attend the Summer Workshop of her choice and was awarded the Caryn Halpern Sechrist Scholarship from the Dance Council in May 2003 for her performance of "Prayer" from Coppelia.

 

 

 

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