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President: Gail D’Addario

Executive Director: Frank Lee Merwin You cannot rise from the top. Trainee Registrar: You must rise from the bottom. Nancy Cole The lonely, broken, empty space, Director of New Business Development: Where burning embers of what was Shannon Monticciolo Are all that remain… Artistic Director: That is where you draw Thelma Flores

Strength to be reborn. Associate Artistic Director: To muster up a fi re, Kaili Bright within your soul… Principal Master Faculty: And rise Ceyhun Ozsoy Instructors: Akilah Brooks, Nicole Eastman, Leslie Hale, Aminah Maddox, – Renee Dixon Natalie Newman, Lyndsay Renger, Jaclyn Sartore, Hailey Summers, Alfonsina Treneman

Program Coordinator: Natalie Newman

Resident Advisor and Administrator Assistant: Gianna Curless

NEXT PAGE OUR FACULTY Thelma Flores Ceyhun Ozsoy Thelma Flores holds a Master in Pedagogy, Bachelor’s degree in Ceyhun Ozsoy was born in Turkey. He began his ballet education Performing Arts with a major in Ballet and a Minor in Education at the Ankara Government Conservatory where he studied from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (U.A.N.L.) in with Molly Lake, Travis Kemp, Angela Bayley and Beatrice Monterrey, Mexico. Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Flores, Appliard Fenmen. After nine years of study, he graduated with began her training under the direction of Mrs. C. Peña, before an excellent degree in 1968. In the summer of 1972 he earned training in various programs such as: “Escuela Nacional de his bachelor’s degree from the conservatory. He danced with Ballet” La Havana Cuba, “Scuola Professionale Italiana de the Turkish National Ballet Company in Ankara for 18 years as a la Danza (SPID)” Milano Italia, “Centro Cultural Espacio en soloist and as principal dancer. He also acted as Movimiento” Guadalajara Jal., “Ballet of las Americas” El Paso, for the company in the later years. Ceyhun also danced with TX. She received scholarships from Ballet of the Americas and Bayarische Staatsoper Company in Munich, West Germany. Scuola Profesional Italiana de la Danza and U.A.N.L. Flores During his career, he performed major roles in many of the training is based in both the Cuban style, as well as the Royal classics such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Academy of Dance, where she is certifi ed in Vocation Graded Giselle, La Fille Mar Gardee, Romeo and Juliet, , Don Exams. She was part of the Scenic Art Company from UANL, Quixote and Coppelia, to name a few. He has worked with where she performed in various roles in The Nutcracker, Swan great masters of the ballet world, including Dame Ninette de Lake, Black Swan, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, and more. She Valois, Anton Dolin, John Gilpin, Alfred Rodrigues, John Neumeier, has worked with artists such as Maestro Fernando Alonso, Sandor Toth, Irina Hudova, Nina Tcholo- va, Sulamith Messerer, Maria Eugenia Fuentes, Egon Bischo , Ingeborg Heuser, Elsa Nicolai Haritnov, Aleksander ProkovskyVladimir Tsoukanov, and Recagno, Dulce Ma. Silvera, Anna Maria Prina, and is a former many more. He served as ballet master for Delta Festival Ballet faculty member of Texas Ballet Theater. In addition to being a in New Orleans for eight years. In 1990 Ceyhun moved to Dallas faculty member at Jo rey Ballet School-Texas, Flores is also the and founded Ozsoy School of Ballet. Currently, in addition to International Director for Jo rey Ballet School. being director of his school, he is a part-time faculty member at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts in Kaili Bright Dallas, Jo rey Ballet School’s eight week summer program, and Kaili Bright is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher he is a guest master teacher for The Compañia Nacional de most known for her individual style and passion for dance. Born Danza in Mexico City. in Hawaii, Bright was introduced to dance at a young age to gain confi dence, due to the birthmark covering half of her face. Bright has toured with Justin Bieber and appeared on the Believe Tour Documentary. She has worked in fi lm/ television and live stage-Best Dance Crew, and has danced for Rhianna, Ariana Grande, JLO, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo, Hailee Steinfi eld and FKA Twigs.

NEXT PAGE OUR FACULTY Akilah Brooks Alfonsina Treneman Akilah Brooks is Baltimore native, began her dance training Alfonsina Treneman was born in Argentina, where she trained at the Baltimore School of the Arts, where she graduated with as a Ballet dancer with the “Instituto de Danzas Jairo Benitez.” honors. She is a graduate of Point Park University and received Treneman is a Master Ballet teacher and has taught at “Petite a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. Brooks has performed Dance Escola de Ballet” in Brazil, Tuzer Dance Center, in professionally with Bruce Wood Dance Company and Dallas Richardson Texas and Texas Ballet Theater School in Dallas Black Dance Theatre II, under the direction of Nycole Ray. She TX. At the age of 17, Treneman was invited on full scholarship has worked with notable choreographers such as Christopher to dance in Brazil at the “Escola de Dancas Maria Olenewa.” L. Huggins, Troy Powell, Mark Morris, Sidra Bell and Garfi eld She trained under the direction of Luis Carlos Nogueira, Emilio Lemonius. In addition, she was a featured dancer in the Dallas Martins and Maria Angelica Fiorani’s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opera’s production of Show Boat and also teaches at Legacy Later she became a professional dancer and formed part Dance Center. of the “Companhia de Ballet da Cidade de Niterói” and the “Companhia Brasileira de Ballet,” among others. Treneman is proud to be a new faculty member of Jo rey. Hailey Summers Hailey Summers is a freelance movement artist, educator, choreographer, and event curator. She has performed with artists such as PY1 Experience in the show “Stella and the Time Machine Journey,” Pharrell Williams, Natasha Diggs of “Soul OUR TRAINEES in the Horn,” Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Decora, Vo Era, Jess Hendricks, Dee Caspary, and Robert Taylor Jr. Summers has trained in styles such as Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip- Hop, West African, House, Club Dance, and Popping. She has Ballet: provided education to studios and public schools across North Kevin Dakake, Javier Granados, Leah Major, Sanai Minor, Texas, New York, and Orlando in partnership with organizations Caitlyn Steele, Camila Velasquez, Haley Whitman, such as Booker T. Washington HSPVA, Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Claire Williams, Grace Wilson, and Jessica Zavala and Dallas ISD. Summers currently resides in Dallas, TX where she curates the collective “Discovery Movement,” a freestyle Jazz and Contemporary: movement sanctuary engaging in multi-media art installations. Parker Bowden, Emily Bridges, Darian Brogdon, Emily Bundy, Her life’s mission is to inspire a new generation of innovative Kelsie Clapp, Tristan Grant, Nicole Lau, Abbee Merryman, movers to create outside the existing structures of style and Kirklen Negron, Hanna Sizemore, Alexandra St-Onge, culture, conceiving new spaces of our own and keeping the Leila Trigg, and Eve White curiosity alive.

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Waltz of the Flowers Nutcracker Excerpt (Spanish and Russian) Choreographer: Choreographer: Marius Petipa Adaptatian By: Ceyhun Ozsoy Adaptatian By: Thelma Flores Music By: Peter Tchaikovsky Music By: Peter Tchaikovsky

Dancers: Kevin Dakake, Javier Granados, Leah Major, Spanish: Leah Major, Caitlyn Steele, Camila Velasquez, Sanai Minor, Caitlyn Steele, Camila Velasquez, Haley Whitman, Haley Whitman, Claire Williams, and Jessica Zavala Claire Williams, Grace Wilson, Eve White, and Jessica Zavala Russian: Kevin Dakake and Javier Granados

Checkmate I Hope My Life Choreographer: Hailey Summers Choreographer: Akilah Brooks Song: “Brnt” Song: “I Hope My Life” Music By: Cristian Vieriu Music By: James Blake

Dancers: Parker Bowden, Darian Brogdon, Emily Bundy, Dancers: Parker Bowden, Darian Brogdon, Emily Bundy, Kelsie Clapp, Tristan Grant, Nicole Lau, Abbee Merryman, Kelsie Clapp, Tristan Grant, Nicole Lau, Abbee Merryman, Kirklen Negron, Hanna Sizemore, Alexandra St-Onge, Kirklen Negron, Alexandra St-Onge, Leila Trigg, and Eve White Leila Trigg, and Eve White

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Extract From Le Corsaire Isolation ’20 Choreographer: Joseph Mazilier, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa Director: Thelma Flores Adaptatian By: Alfonsina Treneman Collective Choreography: Thelma Flores, Kevin Dakake, Music By: Adolphe Adam, , Grand Duke Pyotr Javier Granados, Leah Major, Sanai Minor, Caitlyn Steele, Georgievich of Oldenburg, and Leo Delibes Camila Velasquez, Haley Whitman, Claire Williams, Libretto By: Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier and Grace Wilson Song: F + L Plot & History: https://petipasociety.com/le-corsaire/ Music By: Point Point

Le Jardin Anime (Corps de Ballet): Kevin Dakake, Javier Granados, Dancers: Kevin Dakake, Javier Granados, Leah Major, Sanai Leah Major, Sanai Minor, Caitlyn Steele, Camila Velasquez, Haley Minor, Caitlyn Steele, Camila Velasquez, Haley Whitman, Claire Whitman, Claire Williams, Grace Wilson, and Jessica Zavala Williams, Grace Wilson, and Jessica Zavala

Pas de Trois des Odalisques: Leah Major, Camila Velasquez, and Jessica Zavala Magic Conrad Act. II Variation: Javier Granados Choreographer: Kaili Bright Song: “TKN,” “My Hair,” and “Just Like Magic” First Odalisque Variation: Leah Major Music By: Travis Scott and Ariana Grande

Third Odalisque Variation: Camila Velasquez Dancers: Parker Bowden, Emily Bridges, Darian Brogdon, Emily Bundy, Kelsie Clapp, Tristan Grant, Nicole Lau, Ali Act II Variation: Kevin Dakake Abbee Merryman, Kirklen Negron, Hanna Sizemore, Alexandra St-Onge, Leila Trigg, and Eve White Gulnare – Pas d’Esclave Variations: Jessica Zavala

Medora Act III Variation: Caitlyn Steele

NEXT PAGE NEXT PAGE NEXT PAGE NEXT PAGE NEXT PAGE NEXT PAGE THANK YOU Videographer: Jon Jimenez Animation By: Agueda V. Flores Animation Model, Phoenix Bird: Kevin Dakake Cover Page Dancer: Kelsie Clapp Program Photography: Gianna Curless

YAGP Photography & Costume Design: Special thanks to Alfonsina Treneman for the costume design and production for the trainees and Thelmo Treneman for YAGP Photography. Gracias Totales.

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