Charlottesville Ballet thanks the many students who auditioned for this year’s production of Swan Lake Act II & The Firebird. If dancers were selected for a role in this year’s production, their casting is listed below.
- Check that your child’s name is correctly spelled and note any spelling edits when accepting the role. We will use this list of names in the official program.
- Not all students perform in every performance. Please read the entire page thoroughly to find all instances of your student’s name and schedule.
- To search for your student’s name: PC (Control + F), Mac (Command ⌘ + F)
- Each dancer will be assessed a performance fee ($195) and the credit card on file on your account will be charged upon acceptance.
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Charlottesville (CBA) Cast A & B Schedule | Lynchburg (CVB) Cast A Schedule | Performance Attire
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students must meet all attendance requirements (as follows) to perform in this year’s production:
- Students are required to attend all Staging Days, Put-Togethers, Dress Rehearsals, and Performances as applicable for their casting.
- Students may miss no more than one of their weekly rehearsals.
- If an absence is necessary due to an unforeseen illness or emergency, please give immediate notice to [email protected].
- If your student misses two consecutive rehearsals due to illness, we require a doctor’s note be sent to [email protected].
- A make-up private lesson may be required in the event of an absence.
- Students who do not meet attendance requirements will not be allowed to perform in this year’s production, without refund or credit of previously assessed fees.
CASTING & REHEARSAL SCHEDULES:
To search for your student’s name: PC (Control + F), Mac (Command ⌘ + F)
CAST A:
Baby Birds (Lynchburg Dancers): Clara Deppensmith, Lillian Gallion, Betsy Lou Gorinson, Ingrid Gorinson, Lela Grey, Charlotte Kennedy, Felicity Pavalonis, Finley Taylor
Cardinals: Grier Bernard, Beatrice Campanelli, Lucrecia Mullins-Aviles, Harper Scaglione, Elizabeth Schwartz, Miranda Wagner
Land, Sky, & Fire Minions*: Stella Fishman, Hazel Fulton, Narumi Furukawa, Elizabeth Gay, Abigail Gowin, Ailyn Green, Rowan Green, Ysolte Green, Billie Harrison, Vivian Hazelwood, Genevieve Hegge, Maeve Hutchinson, Lucy Jones, Juliana Kelly, Walker Kretlow, Adrienne Largiader, Callie Martin, Emma Maurer, Clara McCready, Josephine Miller-Bregman, Vivienna Reyes Smithley, Andrei Salerno, Polina Salerno, Tigerlilly Schornberg, Lucy Sherogan, Solveig Stewart, Virginia Stipe, Cate Suggs DeSorbo, Grace Toe, Eleanor Walter
*(Minion role will be assigned after Staging Rehearsal)
Kotschei’s Minions: Julia Aguirre, Georgia Barrow, Ela Bassett-Taurel, Caroline Bruton, Avery Davis, Carson Fields, Kasumi Furukawa, Jocelyn Hurd, Alicia Jiang, Lily Lischke, Natalie Macbeth, Erin Megonigal, Evelyn Popescu, Layla Quinton, Preston Silvers, Eleanor Trimble, Brooklyn Whitley
CAST B:
Baby Birds: Matilde Bright, Morgan Capogreco, Noelle Howard, Téa Lilienthal, Cornelia Moorman, Finley Newman, Elizabeth Puckart, Emmeline Smith
Cardinals: Grier Bernard, Beatrice Campanelli, Lucrecia Mullins-Aviles, Harper Scaglione, Elizabeth Schwartz, Miranda Wagner
Land, Sky, & Fire Minions*: Stella Fishman, Hazel Fulton, Narumi Furukawa, Elizabeth Gay, Abigail Gowin, Ailyn Green, Rowan Green, Ysolte Green, Billie Harrison, Vivian Hazelwood, Genevieve Hegge, Maeve Hutchinson, Lucy Jones, Juliana Kelly, Walker Kretlow, Adrienne Largiader, Callie Martin, Emma Maurer, Clara McCready, Josephine Miller-Bregman, Vivienna Reyes Smithley, Andrei Salerno, Polina Salerno, Tigerlilly Schornberg, Lucy Sherogan, Solveig Stewart, Virginia Stipe, Cate Suggs DeSorbo, Grace Toe, Eleanor Walter
*(Minion role will be assigned after Staging Rehearsal)
Kotschei’s Minions: Julia Aguirre, Georgia Barrow, Ela Bassett-Taurel, Caroline Bruton, Avery Davis, Carson Fields, Kasumi Furukawa, Jocelyn Hurd, Alicia Jiang, Lily Lischke, Natalie Macbeth, Erin Megonigal, Evelyn Popescu, Layla Quinton, Preston Silvers, Eleanor Trimble, Brooklyn Whitley
CHARLOTTESVILLE (CBA) DANCERS—CAST A & B SCHEDULE:
| Friday, January 17 | STAGING REHEARSAL Charlottesville Dancers Only Cast A & B | CB’s Downtown Location | 949 Second Street SE, Suite #404 Phone: 434.227.7592 | 4:30-5:15PM | Baby Birds (Studio A) 4:30-5:30PM | Cardinals (Studio A) 5:30-7:30PM | Land, Sky, & Fire Minions (Studio A) |
| Saturday, January 18 | STAGING REHEARSAL Charlottesville Dancers Only Cast A & B | CB’s Downtown Location | 949 Second Street SE, Suite #404 Phone: 434.227.7592 | 1:15-3:15PM | Kotschei’s Minions (Studio A) |
| Fridays: January 24, 31 February 7, 14, 28 March 7 | WEEKLY REHEARSALS Charlottesville Dancers Only Cast A & B | CB’s Downtown Location | 949 Second Street SE, Suite #404 Phone: 434.227.7592 | 4:30-5:15PM | Baby Birds (Studio A) 4:30-5:30PM | Cardinals (Studio A) 5:30-7:00PM | Land, Sky, & Fire Minions (Studio A) |
| Saturdays: January 25 February 1, 8, 15 March 1, 8 | WEEKLY REHEARSALS Charlottesville Dancers Only Cast A & B | CB’s Downtown Location | 949 Second Street SE, Suite #404 Phone: 434.227.7592 | 1:15-2:45PM | Kotschei’s Minions (Studio A) |
| Saturday, February 22 | PUT-TOGETHER REHEARSAL Charlottesville Dancers Only Cast A & B | CB’s Downtown Location | 949 Second Street SE, Suite #404 Phone: 434.227.7592 | (Times: TBD) *Approximately 12:00-8:00PM |
| Friday, March 14 | DRESS REHEARSAL Cast A | Academy Center of the Arts | 600 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 Phone: 434.218.3652 | (Times: TBD) *Approximately 4:00-9:00PM |
| Saturday, March 15 | PERFORMANCES Cast A | Academy Center of the Arts | 600 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 Phone: 434.218.3652 | Show 1 at 11:30AM Show 2 at 3:30PM |
| Friday, March 21 | DRESS REHEARSAL Cast B | Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (MLKPAC) | 1400 Melbourne Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 Phone: 434.218.3652 | (Times: TBD) *Approximately 4:00-9:00PM |
| Saturday, March 22 | PERFORMANCES Cast B | Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (MLKPAC) | 1400 Melbourne Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 Phone: 434.218.3652 | Show 1 at 11:00AM Show 2 at 3:00PM |
LYNCHBURG (CVB) DANCERS—CAST A SCHEDULE:
| Saturday, January 18 | STAGING REHEARSAL Lynchburg Dancers Only Cast A | Central Virginia Ballet | 2225 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24502 | 9:00-10:00AM | Baby Birds |
| Saturdays: January 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22 March 1, 8 | WEEKLY REHEARSALS Lynchburg Dancers Only Cast A | Central Virginia Ballet | 2225 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24502 | 1:00-2:00PM | Baby Birds |
| Friday, March 14 | DRESS REHEARSAL Cast A | Academy Center of the Arts | 600 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 Phone: 434.218.3652 | (Times: TBD) *Approximately 4:00-9:00PM |
| Saturday, March 15 | PERFORMANCES Cast A | Academy Center of the Arts | 600 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 Phone: 434.218.3652 | Show 1 at 11:30AM Show 2 at 3:30PM |
ATTIRE:
Attire can be purchased at My Dance Shoppe (please call ahead to confirm they are in stock) or online. Please note that hair and make-up for performances have guidelines detailed in the information packet.
| ROLE | DRESS |
| ALL (Rehearsal Attire – Weekly Rehearsals) | Leotard (black or any color) & tights OR black shorts/pants/tights & white t-shirt (tucked in) Ballet shoes No jewelry (small stud earrings are acceptable if they cannot be removed) Hair pulled back neatly away from the face, up and off of the neck (in a bun or other updo) |
| ALL (Performance Attire – Put-Together, Dress Rehearsals, Performances) | Cover-up (any robe, button down shirt, etc. that can be worn over the costume while eating) Skin-toned camisole leotard (females only, for easy costume changes) No jewelry (small stud earrings are acceptable if they cannot be removed) Role-specific dress, as listed below |
| Baby Birds (Lynchburg – Cast A) | Capezio Adult #1916, Capezio Child #1916c, Eurotard Adult #210, Eurotard Child #210c, or Eurotard Child #215c tights in pink Pink ballet shoes |
| Baby Birds (Charlottesville – Cast B) Cardinals Land Minions Sky Minions Fire Minions | Capezio Adult #1916, Capezio Child #1916c, Eurotard Adult #210, Eurotard Child #210c, or Eurotard Child #215c tights in your student’s skin tone Skin-toned ballet shoes |
| Kotschei’s Minions | Capezio Adult #1916, Capezio Child #1916c, Eurotard Adult #210, Eurotard Child #210c, or Eurotard Child #215c tights in your student’s skin tone Skin-toned pointe shoes |