The Firebird: 

Yui Kaito

Prince Ivan: 

Michael Knight

Princess Katerina: 

Kathryn Tokar Conley

The Princesses: 

Nekya Perry, Taylor Friesen, Alyssa Robey, Ryland Mettee, Sophie Satoh, Gabriella Fedewa, Gillian Grossman, Exodis Ward, Ayana Leblans, Adelyn Nicholson 

The Evil Sorcerer Kotschei: 

Edgardo Lacaba

Monsters: 

Forest Maidens: 

Minions of the Sky: 

Minions of the Land: 

Cardinal Birds: 

Our Mission

To elevate the art of dance through wellness, performance, education, and community outreach.

About the Ballet

Charlottesville Ballet is a professional ballet company, academy, and nonprofit organization founded by Sara Clayborne and Emily Hartka in 2007. The organization has three parts:

PROFESSIONAL COMPANY

Charlottesville Ballet has no rigid physical aesthetic for its dancers and all body types are celebrated. The company includes dancers from across the United States and abroad and is the Resident Dance Company in Lynchburg’s Academy Center of the Arts.

ACADEMY

Charlottesville Ballet Academy (CBA) is a nonprofit center for dance education serving ages 1.5 through adult in all dance genres.

CB MOVES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Our FREE programming designed to serve underrepresented populations including seniors, disabled individuals, and those facing economic challenges. Classes are currently offered for ages 1-100 through the following programs:

• Chance To Dance (C2D) serves students in grades K-5 in local public elementary schools. Each year, students are selected to receive lifetime scholarships to continue their dance training at CBA.
• Movement For Parkinson’s weekly class for participants with movement disorders and their care partners; currently serving ages 50-100.
• Silver Swans offers ballet classes for seniors age 50+ in partnership with The Center at Belvedere. 
• Adaptive Dance classes for students with Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or any other developmental or intellectual disabilities to explore the joy of dance. 
• Once Upon A Ballet and other free programming for schools, libraries, and communities across Virginia. 

An integral part of the Ballet’s mission is to increase access and inclusion in dance. Classical ballet has historically catered to a specific body type and level of physical ability — we aim to change that stereotype and believe that dance is for everyBODY.  

COME DANCE WITH US!

We launched a new scholarship initiative in July 2024, and we are still accepting applications! See more at www.CharlottesvilleBallet.org/KLDF