SATURDAY EVENING SHOW All I Want for Christmas Production - Raena Rasmussen & Eric John Campros Isla Anderson | Claire Arends | Amollia Benson | Mira Bitz | Brielle Dettler | Katie Dumdie | Olive Elenkiwich | Anna Foley | Taryn Frederick | Elliot Haubert | Bentley Hillman | Emerie Jensen | Isabella Krenik | Eliana Larson | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Paris Rasmussen | Brielle Reed | Alexa Rydland | Emmalyn Sage | Josie Stewart | Estelle Waldner | Maizey Waldner | Evelyn Warren | Hannah Warren | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson Don't Stop Believin' Choreographer's Evening Winner - Raina Carter, Quincey Fossell & Brooklynn Winkels Raina Carter | Quincey Fossell | Brooklynn Winkels Pump It Louder Remix Pom & High Kick 3 - Caitlyn Baird Amollia Benson | Addison Brenner | Taryn Frederick | Jakiah Moore | Hannah Warren I Won't Say I'm In Love Ballet 1 - Regan O’Connor Emma Ellingson | Nina Flynn | Jodee Gregory | Ruth Mae Hoffman | Elise Krein | Eliana Larson | Rose Lund | Maria Parker | Cecilia Sullivan | Sloane Taggart | Samantha Tucker | Esmeralda Verbeski-Eaton | Aubrey Whittington Can't Help Falling in Love Ballet 2 - Regan O’Connor Amollia Benson | Ruby Elenkiwich | Taryn Frederick | Britton Heier | Addisyn Hokeness | Reagan Nohrenberg | Livianna Pieschke | Addison Reade | Alexa Reed | Haley Roed | Hilde Simonson | Lydia Sullivan | Celeste Tegethoff | Mia VanderBeke | Stella VanderWoude | Estelle Waldner | Roslyn Weller | Kinlee Whittington
Look at You Go Balleraena Teachers - Raena Rasmussen Cheree Becvar | Kristen Jost | McKenzie Kock | Thomas Nguyen | Regan O’Connor | Kiana Overby | Raena Rasmussen | Ashlee Simonson This is Halloween Ballet/Contemporary 2 - Raena Rasmussen Addison Brenner | Brynn Dreke | Stella Henriksen | Lorena Hyde | Thea Imhoff | Zoe Quinn | Araya Reisenweber | Aaliyah Ruiz | Ellorie Schlagel | Jubilee Wegh | Avery Weyer | Aubrey Whittington | Kinlee Whittington Ghost Towns Adult Ballet (Sunday) - Cheree Becvar Joann Adney | Cheree Becvar | Kade Golden | Megan Solberg Touch the Sky Ballet 2/3 - Cheree Becvar Kiersten Christian | Eleanor Jasso | Faith McLouth | Julia Mutombo Lucky Strike Leaps, Jumps, Turns 4 - Thomas Nguyen Cheree Becvar | Raina Carter | Quincey Fossell | Sage Gripkey | Sonnet Gripkey | Emerie Jensen | Charlotte Keyser | Tenley Marty | Alex Mentele | Brielle Reed | Emmalyn Sage | Kenley Statema | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson | Brooklynn Winkels My Shiny Teeth and Me Ballet 3 - Regan O’Connor Hanalei Barrett | Danica Bertsch | Riley Bunde | Berkley Burtis | Brynleigh Chiu | Norah Cook | Brielle Dettler | Katie Dumdie | Eleanor Durr | Olive Elenkiwich | Alexandra Gravning | Elliot Haubert | EllseeRose Jensen | Avery Morris | Emma Olson | Paris Rasmussen | Alexa Rydland | Harper Simonson | Hannah Warren
Auld Lang Syne Ballet 5 - Kristen Jost Isla Anderson | Julia Bauer | Ava Carlson | Katelyn Clow | Lauryn Dreke | Addeline Ericksen | Rachael Ericksen | Morgan Gevens | Tessa Helland | Reghan Hermanson | Hazel Hughes | Emerie Jensen | Lucy Koziara | Brooklyn Lunt | Kaliope Olson | Kambria Olson | Angel Shan | Kenley Statema | Addison Sylvester | Abby Thoreson | Evelyn Warren | Kaci Wilson | Molly Wittrup Superstition Tap 1 - Kiana Overby Amollia Benson | Taryn Frederick | Stella Henriksen | Elliett Lavalais | Araya Reisenweber | Hilde Simonson | Sienna Snyder | Ella Steffen | Rayfe Studer | Lydia Sullivan | Sloane Taggart | Mia VanderBeke | Sevee Ward Christmas Morning Ballet 4 - Kiana Overby Hannah Barnett | Lola Barnhardt | Zoe Brendtro | Raina Carter | Brynlie Eich | Annelie Fevilien | Quincey Fossell | Kaydence Hagebock | Violet Hernandez | Madelyn Hewitt | Emerson Hokeness | Jasmine Jerke | Charlotte Keyser | Katherine Kusmak | Tenley Marty | Finley Nichols | Kenadi O'Neill | Brielle Reed | Cadence Roozeboom | Emmalyn Sage | Ella Schmitz | Adelyn Schulte | Hadley Spors | McKenna Visscher | Emily Wells | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson | Brooklynn Winkels White Winter Hymnal Ballet 3 (Thursday) - Kiana Overby Zoey Bertram | Emersyn Bialas | Penelope Bullert | Emma Clay | Alivia Dice | Ellery Donovan | Katie Dumdie | Clara Ellingson | Carys Haber | Audrey Hackett | Emma Keyser | Julia Ponstein | Paris Rasmussen | Claire Smythe Stars and Stripes Forever Ballet 5/6 - Lisa Conlin Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Allie Christiansen | Gracie Flaa | Anna Foley | Sonnet Gripkey | Brynlee Hanson | Natalia Kuhle | Alex Mentele | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elissa Person | Anna Pyle | Joella Reuer | Lily Shawd | Monica Simon | Brynn Skogen | Josie Stewart
New Year's Day Ballet 6 - Kiana Overby Bentley Hillman | Lauren Holte | Isabella Krenik | Raina Marty | Elise Poe | Maizey Waldner The Greatest Time of the Year Leaps, Jumps, Turns 2/3 - McKenzie Kock Lola Barnhardt | Amollia Benson | Addison Brenner | Brielle Dettler | Taryn Frederick | Elliot Haubert | Emma Keyser | Eliana Larson | Paris Rasmussen | Alexa Rydland | Harper Simonson | Hilde Simonson | Estelle Waldner | Hannah Warren Disturbia Leaps, Jumps, Turns 6 - McKenzie Kock Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Lauren Holte | Hazel Hughes | Isabella Krenik | Natalia Kuhle | Raina Marty | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elissa Person | Elise Poe | Kenley Statema | Josie Stewart Stupid Love Leaps, Jumps, Turns 5 - Regan O’Connor Isla Anderson | Lily Austin | Ella Deck | Brynlee Hanson | Lucy Koziara | Emma McKeever | Lily Shawd | Brynn Skogen | Addison Sylvester May Day Pole Dance Lyrical 1 - Raena Rasmussen McKenzie Beck | London Biondi | Addison Brenner | Brynn Dreke | Ruby Elenkiwich | Nina Flynn | Taryn Frederick | Britton Heier | Addisyn Hokeness | Eliana Larson | Avery Morris | Livianna Pieschke | Addison Reade | Hilde Simonson | Ivy Vande Kamp | Roslyn Weller Song for a Winter's Night Lyrical 3 - Raena Rasmussen & Claire Arends Zoey Bertram | Emersyn Bialas | Brynleigh Chiu | Norah Cook | Brielle Dettler | Ellery Donovan | Olive Elenkiwich | Clara Ellingson | Carys Haber | Elliot Haubert | Violet Hernandez | EllseeRose Jensen | Jasmine Jerke | Tenley Marty | Kenadi O'Neill | Emma
Olson | Julia Ponstein | Paris Rasmussen | Brielle Reed | Alexa Rydland | Emmalyn Sage | Ella Schmitz | Harper Simonson | Claire Smythe | McKenna Visscher | Hannah Warren Bad Dream Baby Senior Solo - Lisa Conlin Gracie Flaa Amazing Grace Lyrical 5 - Raena Rasmussen Lauryn Dreke | Addeline Ericksen | Rachael Ericksen | Tessa Helland | Emerie Jensen | Raina Marty | Anna Pyle | Emmalyn Sage | Angel Shan | Josie Stewart | Addison Sylvester | Evelyn Warren Girls Like Us Lyrical-Contemporary 4/5 - Thomas Nguyen Isla Anderson | Cheree Becvar | Raina Carter | Anna Foley | Sage Gripkey | Sonnet Gripkey | Bentley Hillman | Emma McKeever | Alex Mentele | Cadence Roozeboom | Lily Shawd | Monica Simon | Brynn Skogen | Hadley Spors | Brooklynn Winkels Space Jam Rubies Dance Team - Madeleine Titze Amollia Benson | Katie Dumdie | Taryn Frederick | Elliot Haubert | Eliana Larson | Estelle Waldner Natural Woman Diamonds Dance Team - Madison Jordan Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Isabella Krenik | Alex Mentele | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart | Maizey Waldner We Need a Little Christmas Jazz 3 - Raena Rasmussen Zoey Bertram | Emersyn Bialas | Ellery Donovan | Katie Dumdie | Olive Elenkiwich | Clara Ellingson | Carys Haber | Julia Ponstein | Paris Rasmussen | Alexa Rydland | Harper Simonson | Claire Smythe | Stella VanderWoude | Kinlee Whittington
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Jazz 1 - Raena Rasmussen Amollia Benson | Ruby Elenkiwich | Nina Flynn | Taryn Frederick | Addisyn Hokeness | Eliana Larson | Hilde Simonson | Roslyn Weller Firework/Moulin Rouge Jazz-Contemporary 5 - Lisa Conlin Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Lauryn Dreke | Anna Foley | Sonnet Gripkey | Brynlee Hanson | Natalia Kuhle | Alex Mentele | Josephine Peery | Anna Pyle | Monica Simon Happy Adult Tap - Lisa Conlin Jessica Anderson | Diane Bauch | Elizabeth Bauer | Robert Hannah | Valerie Horacek | Brenda Ludens | Rebekah Merriman Little Drummer Boy Tap 3 - Kiana Overby Brielle Dettler | Eleanor Durr | Elliot Haubert | Paris Rasmussen | Cadence Roozeboom | Alexa Rydland | Harper Simonson | Alayna Walklin | Avery Weyer | Kate Wilson The Schuyler Sisters Balleraena Company - Madeleine Titze Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart INTERMISSION Galway Girl Intermediate-Advanced Pointe - Kristen Jost Claire Arends | Ava Carlson | Gracie Flaa | Anna Foley | Sage Gripkey | Reghan Hermanson | Hazel Hughes | Lucy Koziara | Natalia Kuhle | Ariana Person | Monica Simon | Kenley Statema | Josie Stewart | Kaci Wilson
When Irish Eyes are Smiling Pointe 1/2 - Regan O’Connor Isla Anderson | Julia Bauer | Katelyn Clow | Brooklyn Lunt | Abby Thoreson | Evelyn Warren | Emily Wells St. Patrick's Day Pre-Pointe - Kiana Overby Hannah Barnett | Raina Carter | Ellery Donovan | Eleanor Durr | Quincey Fossell | Tessa Helland | Emerson Hokeness | Jasmine Jerke | Katherine Kusmak | Tenley Marty | Finley Nichols | Cadence Roozeboom | Harper Simonson | McKenna Visscher | Kate Wilson | Brooklynn Winkels Home Sapphires Dance Team - Madison Jordan Brielle Dettler | Olive Elenkiwich | Paris Rasmussen | Brielle Reed | Alexa Rydland | Hannah Warren Shine On Senior Solo - Raena Rasmussen Lauren Holte * Danielle Holte, thank you for creating and sponsoring the ShineOn Foundation! * Grinch Hip Hop 3 - Caitlyn Baird & Cheree Becvar Amollia Benson | Zoey Bertram | Emersyn Bialas | Zoe Brendtro | Addison Brenner | Riley Bunde | Emma Clay | Brielle Dettler | Katie Dumdie | Brynlie Eich | Taryn Frederick | Alexandra Gravning | Elliot Haubert | EllseeRose Jensen | Vaya Lavin | Sofia McGuire | Irelynn Peterson | Julia Ponstein | Paris Rasmussen | Alexa Reed | Brielle Reed | Alexa Rydland | Charlotte Smith | Estelle Waldner | Alayna Walklin Faith Tap 4/5 - Lisa Conlin Isla Anderson | Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Gracie Flaa | Anna Foley | Morgan Gevens | Sonnet Gripkey | Reghan Hermanson | Emerie Jensen | Ella Kluver | Josephine Peery | Lily Shawd | Monica Simon | Brynn Skogen | Evelyn Warren |
In This Shirt Senior Solo - Thomas Nguyen Elissa Person Radar Adult Hip Hop - Thomas Nguyen Caitlyn Baird | Cheree Becvar | Kade Golden It's a Holiday Jazz 5 - Raena Rasmussen Isla Anderson | Katelyn Clow | Lauryn Dreke | Bentley Hillman | Hazel Hughes | Emerie Jensen | Raina Marty | Emmalyn Sage | Lily Shawd | Brynn Skogen | Josie Stewart | Addison Sylvester | Maizey Waldner | Evelyn Warren Stupid Cupid Raena Rasmussen Alivia Dice | Ruby Elenkiwich | Taryn Frederick | Avery Morris | Alexa Rydland | Stella VanderWoude | Estelle Waldner Archer Raena Rasmussen Isla Anderson | Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Anna Foley | Natalia Kuhle | Monica Simon Ashes Raena Rasmussen Emerie Jensen Wicked Games Lyrical 6 - McKenzie Kock Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Allie Christiansen | Anna Foley | Bentley Hillman | Lauren Holte | Hazel Hughes | Isabella Krenik | Natalia Kuhle | Raina Marty | Ariana Person | Elissa Person | Elise Poe | Joella Reuer | Lily Shawd | Brynn Skogen | Kenley Statema | Maizey Waldner
Oogie Boogie's Song Musical Theater - Lisa Conlin Leyla Brown | Emily Gladush | Alexandra Gravning | Kaydence Hagebock | Avery Klingenberg | Seneca Nielsen | Ella Simonich | Maria Angel Simonich | Stella VanderWoude The Gloaming Modern 4/5 - Regan O’Connor Isla Anderson | Lily Austin | Hannah Barnett | Julia Bauer | Ella Deck | Lauryn Dreke | Anna Foley | Quincey Fossell | Morgan Gevens | Sage Gripkey | Petra-Zlata Iva | Lucy Koziara | Emma McKeever | Kaliope Olson | Lily Shawd | Monica Simon | Brynn Skogen | Addison Sylvester | Emery Wagner | Evelyn Warren | Brooklynn Winkels Colorblind Madison Jordan Claire Arends | Mira Bitz Calling All the Monsters Hip Hop 1/2 - Caitlyn Baird Eliana Argetsinger | Emelia Argetsinger | Aislyn Carlson | Joslyn Hermanson | Lydia Hibner | Chloe Larson | Eliana Larson | Elliett Lavalais | Vaya Lavin | Ayla Nordin | Sedona Smart | Rayfe Studer | Adalee Tokach | Nelly Turgeon | Elouise Weller | Roslyn Weller | Eleanor Yerdon Driving Home for Christmas Contemporary 3/4 - Kiana Overby Zoey Bertram | Danica Bertsch | Emersyn Bialas | Zoe Brendtro | Riley Bunde | Emma Clay | Katie Dumdie | Brynlie Eich | Olive Elenkiwich | Quincey Fossell | Carys Haber | Madelyn Hewitt | Emerson Hokeness | Charlotte Keyser | Finley Nichols | Julia Ponstein | Paris Rasmussen | Hannah Warren | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson Holiday Contemporary 5/6 - Raena Rasmussen Lily Austin | Hannah Barnett | Julia Bauer | Ella Deck | Bentley Hillman | Emerie Jensen | Lucy Koziara | Raina Marty | Emma McKeever | Kaliope Olson | Kambria Olson | Emmalyn Sage | Lily Shawd | Brynn Skogen | Addison Sylvester | Emery Wagner
Halloween Hip Hop 4 - Caitlyn Baird & Cheree Becvar Violet Breck | Berkley Burtis | Lillie Buss | Raina Carter | Miles Elenkiwich | Annelie Fevilien | Ashlyn Johnson - haines | Kaylee Pearson | Paris Rasmussen Step On Up/Gimme More Hip Hop 5 - Thomas Nguyen Ava Carlson | Allie Christiansen | Alexys Erickson | Morgan Gevens | Bentley Hillman | Hazel Hughes | Kassidy Kasa | Isabella Krenik | Raina Marty | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Anna Pyle | Joella Reuer | Parker Schultz | Lily Shawd | Brynn Skogen | Hadley Spors | Josie Stewart | Maizey Waldner Final Days Pearls Dance Team - McKenzie Kock Isla Anderson | Emerie Jensen | Emmalyn Sage | Evelyn Warren | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson Thriller Balleraena Company & All Balleraena Dancers - Raena Rasmussen Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart Balleraena Dance Studio’s Summer 2023 and Fall/Spring 2023-2024 dance season is now open for registrations! Visit balleraena.com to see the full schedule and get your dancer registered!
THANK YOU! I wanted to take the time to express my gratitude to the parents at Balleraena Dance Studio for allowing me the opportunity to dance, teach and grow with your children this past year. Every single one of them is a blessing and joy in my life, and everyday I look forward to walking in those doors to see their faces - they are my light. Special Thanks To… My teachers: I am constantly amazed with your unique abilities and creativity. You are all such a HUGE part of Balleraena and I cherish your ideas and commitment to growing the studio and enriching the children’s lives - thank you! All my volunteers backstage: You are amazing! This show would not happen without you. Extra Special Thanks to: Matt Cook and Morgan Holien…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Lights Ashlee Simonson…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….....Programs Erin Carsten at 3 Cord Photography……….…………………………………………….………………………………………………….Pictures Jeff at Promotional Video……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..Recital Video Ashlee Simonson & McKenzie Kock……………………………………………………..……..Miss Raena’s Right/Left Arms Mary & Pete Carroll………………………………….….....I wouldn’t be able to do half of what I do without you My mom, Vickie Smith…………………….…....What would I do without you? You are a wonder woman My dad, Ken Smith…………………….……...Who taught me that hard work & kindness always pays off My Husband, Aaron……………………………………………………………………………..…………….My soulmate since we were 12 Bentley Jewel, Paris Banks & Summit Knox……………..…Our darling, beautiful daughters and son