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Destiny Dance Institute
present
March 27, 2021 7:00 PM Live StreamWake Forest Youth Ballet
and Without Fear
present:
Destiny Dance Institute Music: Dermot Kennedy’s “Without Fear”
Choreographed and performed by Brianna Cooper
A n E vening of D ance Spring
Music: Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 1 in E Major I and III
WFYB Artistic Director, Terry Lehman Choreography by Erika Marschke
Dancers: Sky Auerbach, Sara Caro-Torres, Natalia Pirog
La Bayadere Londyn Clyburn, Emerie Holt, Julia Policastro, Kara Price,
Isla Reitz, Elle Sylvester, Grace Winslow
Music: Ludwig Minkus | Staged by Nicholas Fokine
Dancers: Evelyn Ford, Ashley Gorczynski, Emma Montañez-Abreu
Rylee Akers, Sky Auerbach, Adelyn Bock, Sara Caro-Torres, Natalia Pirog,
Move Through
Kayla Shute, Emily Spruill, Madison Westbrook, Isabella Zellmer Music: Jay Electronica’s “Letter to Falon”
Choreographed and performed by Jasmine “Stanley” Haskins
Hungarian Dance
Music: Brahms | Choreography by Terry Lehman Unity
Dancer: Genevieve Skinner Music: Caroline Shaw’s “Plan and Elevation”
Dance of the Hours
Choreography by Alyssa Pilger
Dancers: Alina Cheltenham, Sofia Colvin, Evelyn Ford, Jaiden Gardner,
Music: Delibes | Original Choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon Harper Lindberg, Genevieve Skinner, Ava Wilson, Isabella Zellmer
Staged by Terry Lehman Ellipse: Sofia Colvin, Evelyn Ford, Genevieve Skinner, Isabella Zellmer,
Dancers: Adriana Carter, Maggie Dempsey, Savannah Druttman, Jaiden Gardner, Alina Cheltenham, Ava Wilson, Harper Lindberg
Lilly Fisher, Gabriella Jatko, Julianna Jatko, Jamee Kipela, The Cutting Garden: Alina Cheltenham, Ava Wilson, Harper Lindberg
Kaitlyn Oktyabrsky, Kylee Parnell, Danielle Rude, Riley Santhouse, The
he Orangery: Sofia Colvin, Genevieve Skinner, Jaiden Gardner
Graylen Sylvester, Lilia Wichern The Beech Tree: Full castOur Gratitude Sponsors:
• Thank you to all Wake Forest Youth Ballet company Premier:
members for your hard work and determination despite this
season’s challenges. Pace Realty Group
• Thank you to our understudies Bria Grant and Kate Lippert Mako Medical
for your commitment and hard work. Prestige Lending
• Thank you to our audience for supporting our dancers A-1 Star Personal Storage
in this alternative format and being there to cheer on
our dancers virtually! Principal:
• Thank you to Theresa Jatko for her beautiful program
Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman
and advertising design (www.theresajatko.com).
The Carmack Company
• Thank you to Amber Parnell for photographing this evening’s
Quick’s HVAC
show (www.facebook.com/ambermphotography1/).
BeautyCounter by Nikki Holt & Allyson Newcomb
• Thank you to the staff of the Renaissance Center for
McPherson Family Eye Care
accommodating our dancers.
John West Auto Service
• Thank you to our Board members and to all the parents who
The Forks Cafeteria & Catering
volunteered time and/or resources, without whom our production
Over The Falls
would not have been possible. A special thank you to our costume
On-Board Companies
manager Stephanie Ford and to Rachael Sylvester and Lynn Zellmer
for costume assistance.
Soloist:
WFYB Board: Releve Dancewear | Benchmark Community Bank
Wells Family Dental Group
Ann Auerbach, Laetitia Cheltenham,Stephanie Ford,
Jessica Gorczynski, Patty Ogden, Rachael Sylvester Destiny Dance Institute is now enrolling for summer session classes
- ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, acro, and more for all ages! Enroll today!Meet the Choreographers and Soloists Alyssa Pilger
- Also on faculty at Destiny Dance Institute - Alyssa is currently a principal
ballerina with the Carolina Ballet.
Choreographers: She began her training at age 2, as a
jazz dancer. At age 15, she went on to
Terry Lehman
receive her formal ballet training at
Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance
Terry Lehman was born Education. While attending, she
“on the road” and stayed competed at Youth America Grand
there. Her father, Prix (YAGP) Rhode Island, winning first place gold in the senior women
John R. Lehman, was classical category and bronze in the contemporary category. Later she went
the founder & artistic on to compete in the New York City finals, where she was invited to perform
director of the first in the Miami International Ballet Festival, entitled “Stars of Tomorrow.” Ms.
state-chartered ballet Pilger completed her training at The School of American Ballet under the
company in the U.S. – direction of Kay Mazzo. She has trained with renowned teachers
North Carolina State Ballet. She began training with dad at age 4, and he Olga Kostritzky, Damian Woetzel and Jean-Pierre Bonneforx.
was her mentor and artistic guide until his death. She received her B.F.A.
at the University of Utah in SLC, where she created the teaching program
– a ballet degree with a teaching emphasis – which still serves as their
Nickolas Fokine
program basis today. Her teachers there included Yurek Lazowski, Ramon Nicholas is currently in the
Segarra, Bene Arnold, Mattlyn Gavers, Gordon Paxmon, P.W. Manchester, Corps de Ballet with the Carolina Ballet.
Rowland Butler, and Toni Lander. Terry spent 15 years as a judge and He began his ballet training with the
master teacher for children’s arts festivals throughout the former Soviet renowned Olga Kostritzky at the
Union and Russia. She has had the distinction of studying with Asaf School of American Ballet. Mr. Fokine
Messerer, Konstantin Sergeyev, Natalia Dudinskaya, Oleg Ignatiev, also studied at the Miami City Ballet
and members of the Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble. In her 35 years of School. He is the great-grandson of the
working professionally, “Miss Terry” has worn the hats of teacher, coach, choreographer Michel Fokine. He has been interviewed by ABC News
choreographer, artistic director, and business owner. magazine 20/20 and by The New York Times. He has had the
opportunity to perform with American Ballet Theater in Petrouchka,
one of his great-grandfather’s most famous works.Livorno, Italy. Brianna has most recently been working and performing
Erika Marschke
with Natalie Marrone in Durham, NC and Code f.a.d. Company, under the
direction of Autumn Mist Belk in Raleigh, NC.
Erika is from San Antonio, Texas and has been Brianna also has a passion for working with and educating young dancers,
dancing since the age of seven. She has trained and has many years of experience as a dance instructor and choreographer
in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, for pre-professional, competitive, and recreational students throughout
and musical theater. Erika graduated with her North Carolina. Over the past few years she has been recognized for her
Bachelors of Arts in Dance from Stephen F. exceptional group choreography by dance competition circuits, including
Austin State University, where she was a mem- Dance Troupe Inc. and Star Talent Productions. Brianna also works in
ber of the SFA Repertory Dance Company. group fitness and as a certified Pilates Instructor, and holds certifications
Through being a part of the company Erika had the opportunity to work from the American Council on Exercise as a Group Fitness Instructor and
with many master teachers and guest choreographers along with Personal Trainer.
participating each year at the American College Dance Festival. Since
graduating in 2013, Erika has taught dance in Texas and also had the
opportunity to travel and teach in Southeast Asia.
Jasmine “Stanley” Haskins
Before COVID, Jasmine was professionally
Soloists dancing, touring, teaching, and engaging in
communities through arts activism as a
Brianna Cooper company member and the Community
Engagement Coordinator for
Brianna grew up training under Nina Wheeler CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater.
in Durham, NC where she performed and com- She is an alumna of Destiny Dance Institute’s
peted as a member of the Company Dancers of Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-hop companies. Stanley
Durham. She continued her dance education at holds a B.A. in dance and a B.S. in biology at
East Carolina University, where she earned a BFA Columbia College in Columbia, South
in Dance Performance. During her time at ECU Carolina. Stanley moved to Los Angeles in 2017 where she began working
she performed in several faculty works, student for CONTRA-TIEMPO. In March, Stanley moved back to North Carolina
choreographed shows, at multiple ACDFA events, and with several guest and has continued to teach and perform virtually, while also working with
artists including Dayton Contemporary Dance other artists and community members in the RDU area to promote equity.
Company and Madeline Reber. After graduating in 2011, she spent her Other dance credits include Stevie Wonder, Special Olympics World Games,
summer training and performing at the American Dance Festival. For Disney’s California Adventure Park Viva Navidad Parade, Shaunte Usual,
two years, she had the privilege to train, work, and perform with talented Joe Brown’s Stroll Groove, Las Cafeteras, and LA Fashi
artists from the U.S, Canada, and Europe through La Bella Vita Arts inYou can also read
