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ANDREA CHICKNESS was born in Pennsylvania. Andrea received her training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She spent summers with prestigious companies such as , , , and . At the age of 17, she joined Jeffrey Ballet Chicago. Shortly after, she moved to Charlotte to work with then artistic director, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, and Kennedy Center Honoree, Patricia McBride. There, Andrea performed feature roles in Balanchine’s Who Cares, Le Corsaire, and The Sleeping Beauty. After a summer with Atlanta Ballet, Ms. Chickness joined Milwaukee Ballet II. While there, she performed in notable leads such as Man I Love Pas de deux and Fascinating Rhythm from Who Cares, Bedroom Pas de deux from Othello, Majisimo, and Forsythe’s In the Middle Somewhat Elevated. The summer of 2014, Andrea received an offer to join Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid, Spain, as a soloist. The following year, Andrea realized her dream of dancing in Germany, joining Leipzig Ballet as a soloist. There, she had the honor of being part of Jean Philip Dury’s creation of Zucker for his world premiere of Der Nussknacker, as well as having Amour pas de deux created for her for Bruno Bouche’s world premiere of Chansons. In 2017, Andrea returned home to the USA to be closer to her family, dancing with the Columbia City Ballet and US International Ballet. In addition to her dance career, Ms. Chickness is a certified sports nutritionist, personal trainer, charity runner, and is currently working toward her Master’s in integrative nutrition. This is her first season with The Company.

GRAYSON DRIVER is originally from Apex, NC. Grayson began dancing at the Cary Ballet Conservatory where she trained with Rossana Machi. She continued her training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Grayson went on to dance as a trainee and an apprentice with the Charlotte Ballet under Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, and Mark Diamond. While with the Charlotte Ballet, she had many performance opportunities including roles in Peter Pan, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and the Pas de Trois des Odalisques from Le Corsaire. She then went on to dance with , Southern Arc Dance Theater, and Ballet Evolution. While dancing with Ballet Evolution, Grayson had the opportunity to perform many soloist roles in original works by Jonathan Tabbert, including the Serpent in Creation. She also had the privilege of being a part of Light Lines, a choreographic showcase by Crystal Wellman in collaboration with local artisans in Charleston, SC. This is Grayson’s third season with The Company.

JOHN GARDNER started dancing at the age of eleven at the Greensboro Performing Arts in North Carolina. After graduating high school, he studied at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for two years on the male scholarship program where he studied under Marcia Dale Weary, Nicolas Ade, and Darla Hoover. He has a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts. John has performed the roles of Cavalier, Snow King, and Drosselmeyer in Ethan Stiefel’s, The Nutcracker and Siegfried in Act 2 of with GPA. Additional performances include Motel in Tradition, a ballet adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, Black Swan Pas de Deux in Alexei Kremnev’s, Carnival of the Animals and Prince Desire in The Sleeping Beauty. He has guested in several along the East Coast and especially in the Carolinas. His passions are storytelling and acting. He loves it when ballet enables him to do both. This is John’s first season with The Company. NICHOLA MONTT is originally from Boston, MA, where she received her training under the direction of Marylou Cunningham in Hanover, MA, and at Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre in Cambridge, MA. She has also trained with the American Academy of Ballet, Festival Ballet Providence, and in Paris, France with Dance New York International. While in Paris, Nichola studied with teachers from the Paris Opéra Ballet, Stefanie Batten Bland and had the opportunity to perform a piece set by a member of the William Forsyth Company, at the invitation of Kazuko Hirabayashi. While with the Purchase Dance Company, Nichola performed multiple works by Jessica Lang. Ms. Montt graduated from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Arts Management. Upon graduation, she started her professional dance career dancing with XACO Contemporary Ballet in NY before joining Ballet Spartanburg. Nichola has performed lead roles in The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, The Great Gatsby, An American in Paris, Beauty and the Beast, and The Balcony Pas De Duex from Romeo and Juliet. Nichola has also performed with International Ballet Academy of Greenville in their production of . In September 2016, Nichola and company member Will Scott performed Passages, a duet choreographed by Lona Gomez for TedxTryon in North Carolina. This is Nichola’s seventh season with The Company.

CHAUNCEY PARSONS was born in Santa Barbara, California. He began dancing at age 12 at the Santa Barbara Ballet Center under Michelle Pearson and Denise Rinaldi. At 15, he was accepted into the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., where he trained for three years under Vladimir Djouloukhadze. After graduating, he performed for the State Street Ballet under Rodney Gustafson for two years. In 2002, he joined the as a soloist under Martin Fredmann, and in 2004 was promoted to the rank of principal dancer. In 2008, he joined OBT as a soloist under Christopher Stowell, and was promoted to Principal in 2009. Over the course of his career he has danced a wide variety of roles, including Basil in Don Quixote, Count Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Further, he has danced leading roles in Balanchine’s Rubies, Emeralds, Tarantella, The Nutcracker, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Michael Pink’s, Dracula and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Agnes De Mille’s Rodeo, Nicolo Fonte’s Bolero and Never Stop Falling (In Love), Paul Taylor’s Company B, and others. Chauncey is performing with The Company for the first time this season.

CARRIE PREUS is originally from Augusta, GA and began her formal dance training under Ron and Kathleen Jones. When Carrie was 15 she decided to leave home to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as a full-time high school ballet student. Upon graduation, Carrie became a trainee for Nashville Ballet, but found herself wanting to pursue a college education. In May of 2015, she graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University with a B.A. degree in Dance with a concentration in Ballet. While in school, Carrie also danced professionally with The Georgia Ballet and other Atlanta area dance companies and collectives. She joined Bodiography Contemporary Ballet in 2015. During her time there, Carrie danced several leading roles, including the lead in Maria Caruso’s, Parabola. Ms. Preus has had the opportunity to dance several leading roles with Ballet Spartanburg. Some of her favorite roles include, Carabosse from The Sleeping Beauty, the Snow Queen from The Nutcracker, and Daphne in Changed Bodies, New Forms: A Tale of Appollo and Daphne by Carlos Agudelo. Carrie also enjoys choreographing and created an original piece for the Studio Series last season. Ms. Preus is looking forward to her third season with Ballet Spartanburg.

JOHN ROCHE was born in Latvia. He was adopted and raised in Spartanburg. He began training at Ballet Spartanburg at the age of four, and has performed various roles such as Fritz and the Nutcracker in The Nutcracker, the boy in Carnival of the Animals, and Peter in Peter and The Wolf. John has attended summer intensives with The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the USC Dance Conservatory in Columbia, SC, and has performed with SLT, SYT, Spartanburg Repertory Opera and Converse College Opera Theater. He is very excited about his second year as an apprentice with The Company.

ANALAY SAIZ was born in . She studied and graduated from the National School of Arts in , Cuba. Thereafter, she joined the National Ballet of Cuba. Ms. Saiz was also a member of Ballet de Camaguey, Ballet de Laura Alonso, National Ballet of Ecuador, Ballet Olinda Saul in Brazil, Ballet de Monterrey Mexico and was also a member of The Cuban of Miami. Ms. Saiz has performed solo roles in ballets such as La Fille Mal Gardee, Carmen, Don Quixote, La Bayadere, Coppélia, Paquita, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Grand pas de deux Classique and among others. Ms. Saiz also participated as an international invited artist in many very important international ballet festivals, such as Fendafor International Festival and Amazonia International Festival. Through her career, she has had the pleasure of being taught by internationally renowned ballet teachers such as Fernando Alonso, Ramona de Saa and Rolando Sarabia. Analay is very pleased to be performing for her seventh season with Ballet Spartanburg.

LYDIA SANDERS was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. She began her serious ballet training at the USC Dance Conservatory under the guidance of Susan Anderson and Stacey Calvert. She continued formally training at Southeastern School of Ballet, studying under Hillary Krieger-Toth and Gabor Toth and at International Ballet Academy under Vlada Kysselova, Irina Ushakova, and Victoria Yanchuck. Lydia has attended summer programs with , , Boston Ballet, , , Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, and Burklyn Ballet. Lydia graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography and a Psychology minor. In the USC Dance Company, she performed in several works by , including the principal role in Walpurgisnach and soloist roles in Raymonda, Who Cares and Stars and Stripes. Lydia also danced the title role as in Susan Anderson’s production of The Firebird. Post-graduation she joined Virginia National Ballet, where she danced a variety of soloist roles in choreography by artistic director Rafik Hegab. Lydia is thrilled to be joining Ballet Spartanburg this season!

BRENTON TAFT grew up in Salt Lake City, UT dancing with his family. He has performed several lead roles for the local studio including Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, as well as the prince in both Snow White and Cinderella. He went on to perform several lead roles with Mountain West Ballet, including the Arabian King in The Nutcracker and Bottom in their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He attended Utah Valley University and was in their performance company, Repertory Ballet Ensemble, where he was able to guest with Utah Regional Ballet taking on a variety of roles in their production of Romeo and Juliet. His most recent endeavors took him to Ballet Chicago where he was disciplined in Balanchine and performed as the Dark Angel in Serenade. Over the past two seasons with Ballet Spartanburg he has enjoyed performing various roles and is excited for what the third season brings. LUKE UMPHLETT is from Columbus, NC, and has been training with Ballet Spartanburg since 2013. He has performed in numerous ballets such as The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, An American in Paris, The Great Gatsby, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and many more. He has also been a guest artist at the Greenville Ballet in their production of Coppélia. He has also performed as a guest artist several times with the Hendersonville Ballet, and will be performing as the Sugar Plum Cavalier in their 2019 The Nutcracker production. Luke has trained at multiple summer intensives including most recently at Theatre’s Advance Intensive in New York City, the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Ballet Chicago, and The Washington School of Ballet. This is Luke’s second year with The Company as an apprentice.

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