Artistic Director: Monika Alch 
Executive Director: Elizabeth Bush 

Faculty: Monika Alch, Sandra Mangusing, Rudi Andalora, Sukanya Burman, Telly Ortiz 

Administrative Assistant: Telly Ortiz 

Board of Directors: 
Richie Joly, President 
Twan Leenders, Treasurer
Francesca Galbato, Secretary
Rich Grey 
Galena Duba-Weaver
Nancy Cala 
Chris Switala 

Mission Statement 
Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet is dedicated to providing excellent dance instruction as well as presenting quality performances to the region.  Most importantly, CRYB is dedicated to involving area youth in these projects 

SAVE THE DATE! 
Sunday, September 12: NUTCRACKER Auditions at CRYB studios.  
Watch for more info! 

Register for Fall Classes at CRYB or visit www.cryb.net anytime 

MONIKA ALCH, CRYB Artistic Director

Ms. Alch began her ballet training at age four in the Vienna Conservatory, Vien-na, Austria and completed her training at the Vienna State Opera.  Her first professional engagement followed af-ter receiving her diploma as a soloist in dance at age 15.  In the summer in 1960 in Cannes, France, she studied in an advanced student seminar under teachers Rosella Hightower, Anton Dol-in, Jerome Robbins and Alicia Markova and with such illustrious fellow students as Rudolf Nureyev, Eric Bruhn and Milo-rad Miskovitch.

Ten years of professional experience followed in opera theaters of Klagenfurt, Gratz, and Salzburg (summer festivals under Herbert von Karajan with bal-let master Waszlav Orlikovsky).  In the United States, she performed with Ballet Metropolitan for five years with director Wayne Soulant.

Her first choreography in the United States was in the production of Smet-ana’s The Bartered Bride, an opera theatre production at SUNY-Fredo-nia. She also has choreographed La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, Romeo and Juliet and un Ballo in Maschera for Opera/Columbus, in Columbus, Ohio, and The Merry Widow, The Magic Flute and Carmen for Ohio State University.

Ms. Alch also has held staff teaching positions teaching ballet and ballet history at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, in Winchester, Virginia and SUNY Fredonia. She operated her own private ballet studio while living in Columbus, Ohio. She was rehearsal director for the Columbus Dance Ensemble and taught on the staff of Ballet Metropolitan.  She served as president of the Lily Dale Fine Arts Council for ten years and also served on the Lily Dale Board for six years. 

Ms. Alch has been artistic director with the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet since 2000.

Act I

Gypsy Suite from The Red Violin - Pre-Pro
Music: John Corigliano (The Red Volin)
Choreography: Brittany Bush     
Cecelia Johnson, Telly Ortiz Jr., Maya Swanson, Cate Walter

Bacarolle - Creative Dance, Pre-Ballet A & B, Advanced 
Music: The Seasons, Op. 376 June: Bacarolle by Pyotr ll'yich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Sandra Mangusing
Aurora Caldwell, Charlotte Harrington, Alessandra LaMancuso, Kaylee Landy, Wilder Rohlin, Adalynn Brunco, Harper Camay, Eliza Fiorella, Josephine Hatfield, Ilias Jukes, Sophia Lampard, Emma Landy, Riley Landy, Evelyn Stronz, Oakley Wilson 
Izzy Balcom, Layla Edwards, Annie Johnson, Peyton Joly, Ryah Leeper, Aaron Mecham, Boaz Mecham, Francesca Woolson

Dolls - Intermediate
Music: Pyotr ll'yich Tchaikovskyky
Choreography: adapted by Sukanya Burman
Harlequin Doll - Arehlyn Pattison
Ballerina Doll - Isabella Wilder
Soldier Doll - Gracie Watkins

Tarana - Classical Indian Piece
Music: Guru Vandana / Tarana
Choreographer: Sukanya Burman 
Sukanya Burman

Habanera from Carmen 
Music: Georges Bizet
Choreography: adapted by Ms. Alch
Telly Ortiz Jr.

Variation from Sylvia
Music: Léo Delibes
Choreography: adapted by Ms. Alch
Cate Walter

Tristsch Trastch Polka - Ballet 1 & Ballet 2
Music: Tristsch Trastch Polka by Johann Strauss II
Choreography: Sukanya Burman
Sofia Agafonova, Raegan Anderson, Avery Camay, Francesca Guarnieri, Charley Marshall, Avery Myers, Brea Myers, Hadley Olson, Reagan Quimby, Kathryn Smith, Lyla Stronz, Journey White, Tavares White, Paisley Wilson

Intuition - Intermediate & Advanced
Choreography: Rudi Andalora
Izzy Balcom, Annie Johnson, Peyton Joly, Ryah Leeper, Aaron Mecham,  Boaz Mecham, Arehlyn Pattison, Gracie Watkins, Isabella Wilder, Francesca Woolson

Fairies in The Woods - Pre-Pro
Music: Bach Violin Concerto 1 in A minor
Choreography: Brittany Bush
Ceceila Johnson & Telly Ortiz Jr. 
Averil DuBois, Madeleine Leenders, Maya Swanson, Cate Walter

Intermission

Act II

Clara & Nutcracker Prince Pas de Deux & Guardian Angels
Choreography: Monika Alch
Music: Pyotr ll'yich Tchaikovksy
Annie Johnson & Telly Ortiz Jr. 
Arehlyn Pattison, Gracie Watkins, Isabella Wilder

Snow
Cecelia Johnson - Snow Queen Soloist
Izzy Balcom, Averil DuBois, Layla Edwards, Peyton Joly, Ryah Leeper, Madeleine Leenders,  Megan Stefanik, Maya Swanson, Francesca Woolson - Snow Corp
Raegan Anderson, Adalynn Brunco, Josephine Hatfield, Sophia Lampard, Emma Landy, Riley Landy, Avery Myers, Brea Myers, Evelyn Stronz - Little Snow

Little Angels 
Sofia Agafonova, Avery Camay, Francesca Guarnieri, Charley Marshall, Hadley Olson,   Reagan Quimby, Kathryn Smith, Lyla Stronz, Journey White, Paisley Wilson

Spanish Chocolate
Cecelia Johnson, Telly Ortiz Jr., Maya Swanson

Chinese Tea
Averil DuBois, Madeleine Leenders - Soloist
Izzy Balcom, Layla Edwards, Peyton Joly, Ryah Leeper - Demi
Adalynn Brunco, Josephine Hatfield, Sophia Lampard, Emma Landy, Riley Landy,  Evelyn Stronz - Little Chinese

Sugar Plum & Cavalier
Cate Walter & Spencer Keith

Russian
Izzy Balcom, Layla Edawrds, Annie Johnson, Peyton Joly, Ryah Leeper, Aaron Mecham,  Boaz Mecham, Tavares White

Merlatons
Maya Swanson - Soloist
Averil DuBois, Madeleine Leenders, Megan Stefanik

Arabian Coffee
Cecelia Johnson - Soloist
Izzy Balcom, Layla Edwards, Peyton Joly, Francesca Woolson

Gingersnaps 
Choreography: adapted Sukanya Burman
Charley Marshall, Aaron Mecham, Boaz Mecham, Arehlyn Pattison, Gracie Watins,  Journey White, Tavares White, Isabella Wilder - Big Ginersnaps
Raegan Anderson, Avery Camay, Harper Camay, Eliza Fiorella, Ilias Jukes, Avery Myers,  Brea Myers, Paisley Wilson - Little Gingersnaps

Flowers
Maya Swanson - Dewdrop Soloist
Izzy Balcom, Averil DuBois, Layla Edwards, Annie Johnson, Cecelia Johnson, Peyton Joly,  Madeleine Leenders, Ryah Leeper, Francesca Woolson - Flower Corps

New York State Council on the Arts 

FOUNDATIONS
Arts Services Initiative
Carnahan-Jackson Foundation
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo  
Oliver G. & Sarah Sloan Bauman Grant
Holmberg Foundation 
The Lenna Foundation
United Arts Appeal 

CORPORATE & BUSINESS
Merrill Lynn / Bank of America
Development, Inc
M&T Bank

SPECIAL GIFTS
Gebbie Foundation
The Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation

BENEFACTOR ($1000+)
Monika Alch
Anonymous

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE ($500‐999)
James Pyle
Lori Roberts

RABESQUE CLUB ($250‐499)
Renata Bob
Joseph & Jonna Lampard
Patricia Sadowski  
Maggie & Derek Watkins

POINTE CLUB ($100‐249)
Kathy & David Archer
Steve & Elizabeth Bush
Philip & Nancy Cala
Lisa Stahlman Colby
Rick Davis & Donn Smeragliuolo
Lyndon & Melanie Gritters 
Mary Anne Harp
Wendy Heinz
Nina Karbacka
Frances Lapinski
Casie & Jason Stronz
PJ & Jennifer Wendel
Bill Winchester
Winchester-Greeley Insurance Inc. 

FRIENDS ($25‐99)
Tim & Rachel Anderson
Donna Bloomquist
Sukanya Burman 
Ashton Bush
Gay Didget & Geof Follansbee
Joseph DiMaio
Julie Dudgeon
Bill Downe
David & Christine Guayasamin
Dr. Louis C. Habig
Linda Eddy
Annette & Jim Latona
Karen A. Loomis
Cindy Pearson
Neal Rzepkowski
John & Barb Scroxton
Brittney Sholar
Alice M. Spring
Robert & Beverly Ungerer
John & Diane Voekler
Jim & Deb Wehrfritz
Gerald & Beverly White

Artistic Director - Monika Alch
Production Manager - Elizabeth Bush
Stage Manager - Sue Spencer
Assistant Stage Manager - Madeline Jones
Technical Director - Keith Schmitt
Lighting Designer - John P. Woodey
Tech Crew - IATSE Local 266
Costume Mistress - Sandra Mangusing
Props - Modesto Laboy-Eliza
Program Layout & Design - Telly Ortiz Jr. 
Printing - Quick Solutions
Photography - Rob Sigler Photography 

Back Stage Assistants - Beth Johnson, Sara Joly, Stephanie Camay, Cammie & Kevin White,  Lacey Wilson, Stacy Jukes

Special Thanks:   
Deborah Sunya-Moore, Suzanne Fassett, Lynn Development Corp., Pete Scheira

A most sincere thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, seamstresses, backstage workers, friends, and relatives for their part in making the Spring Gala 2021 a success!