Get To Know The Company
What We Do
Innovative & Inspirational Performances
Ballet Pensacola presents three major productions each season: a fall show, The Nutcracker in December, and a spring show. Along with the three major productions, Ballet Pensacola gets involved with the community by performing in schools, area festivals, and special events.
World Class Training
The Ballet Pensacola Academy consists of a Pre-Primary Division and a Training Division. The Pre-Primary Division is for students ages 3-6 and the Training Division is for students ages 7-18. Students are taught though their most crucial years to be creative, disciplined, and technical dancers. Valuable teachings such as theory, steps, terminology, lessons, and combinations are placed into a student's training at the appropriate time of their growth as dancers. This careful balance and progression of skill is designed to advance students forward at a quality level and prepare dancers for life in the ballet world while also creating valuable life skills that students take with them beyond their training.
Who We Are
Our Team
Stéphano Candreva
Stéphano Candreva is a multifaceted artist whose journey in the world of dance has been defined by passion, dedication and..
DEBI JANEA
Debi Janea was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She spent her earliest years in London, England and moved to Pensacola when she was..
SARA WILLIAMSON
Sara Williamson was born and raised in Pensacola ...
Veronica Ramirez Casanova
Veronica Ramirez Casanova was born in Cali, Colombia, where she began dance training at the age of 10...
DOMINIC KRIPPES
Dominic Krippes has an extensive background in performance and production. His current commitments include technical direction for the Pensa
TIFFANY NICHOLS
Tiffany has been costuming dancers and artists for over 15 years...
JORDAN WIGGINS
Jordan Wiggins is lighting and video designer based out of New York City. Recent works include lighting design for Ballet Pensacola’s Wizard
Travis S. Roth, M.D.
Travis S. Roth, M.D. - Orthopedic Sports Medicine Consultant
MATT McGRAW
Matt McGraw, M.S., ATC, PES, CES - Certified Athletic Trainer
KATHLEEN McGRAW
Kathleen Martin McGraw, M.S., ATC - Certified Athletic Trainer
PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
Leading Artists
GABRIEL ARANGO
Gabriel Jaime Posada Arango was born in Cali, Colombia, where he began his training with InColBallet, The National Ballet of Colombia...
JUAN ARANGO
Juan Arango was born in Medellin, Colombia where he first started his ballet training at the age of 8 years old at Andrea Wolff Ballet...
AMANDA EVE CARRICK
Amanda Eve is originally from Southfield, Michigan trained in the Cecchetti method of ballet and Horton, Dunham, and Graham techniques of...
SAVANNAH CRABTREE
Savannah Crabtree from Destin Florida, grew up dancing and training at the Northwest Florida Ballet..
ABIGAIL DUDICH
Abigail Dudich is from Oak Forest, IL, where she began dancing at the age of 4. She received much of her formal ballet training at A&A...
Zion Harris
Zion is from Boston, Massachusetts, and began dancing at four years old...
CAREY HODOVANICH
Carey Hodovanich is from Columbus, Ohio and grew up dancing at Dublin Dance Center.
HANNAH HOLTSCLAW Breen
Hannah Holtsclaw is from Andover, Connecticut where she began training at Connecticut Concert Ballet.
AUDREY KING
Audrey King began her classical training at Ballet Academy of Texas under the direction of Lisa Slagle, Allan Kinzie and Thom Clower...
Flavia Morante
Originally from Lima, Peru, Flavia Morante began her ballet training at the age of 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Casey Nokomis Pereira
Casey Nokomis Pereira was born in South Lake Tahoe, California, and trained at the San Francisco Ballet.
TREVOR WILLIAMS
Trevor began his dance training at the age of 15 in his hometown of Paducah, KY...
Corps de Ballet Artists
Marissa Escalante
Marissa started her dancing journey with Bartlesville Civic Ballet in 2006...
Ella Lynn
Ella Lynn was born in Pleasanton, California, and began dancing at a young age with Valley Dance Theater and Contra Costa Ballet..
Piper Martincheck
A native of Southern California, Piper Martincheck started dancing at the age of seven..
Hannah Pidgeon
Hannah is a classical ballet trained dancer for over 19 years...
SIMEON SAUB
Simeon Saub began her ballet training when she was fourteen at Mary Lorraine's Dance Center, and finished her training at the Omaha Academy
Brayley Willits
Brayley Willits is originally from Collierville, TN and began dancing at age 3 in all styles of dance.
Cooper Wright
Cooper Wright has been a local to the Pensacola, FL area for 8 years after moving from Virginia in 2016..
Jada Mack
2024 - 2025 Apprentice
Saige Stokley
2024-2025 Apprentice
ACADEMY DANCERS
Student Company Artists
Taylor Dewitz
Senior Company - Tier 1
Haylee Ely
Senior Company - Tier 1
Margaux NOELLE
Senior Company - Tier 1
Gracie Peoples
Senior Company - Tier 1
Chloe Poorman
Senior Company - Tier 1
Maya Sandfort
Senior Company - Tier 1
Ella Stachowicz
Senior Company - Tier 1
Ella Thomas
Senior Company - Tier 1
Emmalee Bustillo
Senior Company - Tier 2
Milana Daneva
Senior Company - Tier 2
Rosemary Day
Senior Company - Tier 2
Paige Groeschen
Senior Company - Tier 2
Isabella Hoffman
Senior Company - Tier 2
Hazel Kirkland
Senior Company - Tier 2
Grace McGovern
Senior Company - Tier 2
Gracelyn May Fisher
Junior Company - Tier 1
Mikayla Gawlik
Junior Company - Tier 1
Annabelle Layne
Junior Company - Tier 1
Zoe Schuck
Junior Company - Tier 1
Stellan Kress White
Junior Company - Tier 1
Sara Cathey
Junior Company - Tier 2
Isabella Turner
Junior Company - Tier 2
Gabriela Vladimirova
Junior Company - Tier 2
Heidi White
Junior Company - Tier 2
Company Auditions
Enhancing the cultural life of our community through excellent dance training and quality dance performances