SATURDAY MATINEE 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 Home Alone Fancy Feet (ballet) - Ashlee Simonson Lucy Christenson | Charli-Mae Flowers | Musette Hyde | Elin Johnson | Magnolia Mortenson | Holly Tjarks | Emerson Weyer | Amara Wolanin | Aidy Zellmer Sparklejollytwinklejingly Broadway Tots (tap) - Rebekah Merriman Muana Asif | Zoe Fernandes | Willow Jansa Wilsey | Hazel Lifferth | Walter Lifferth | Cora Rapp Pink Panther Junior Competition Tap Team - Kristen Jost Isla Anderson | Brielle Dettler | Emerie Jensen | Paris Rasmussen | Alexa Rydland | Evelyn Warren Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Tiptoes (ballet) - Raena Rasmussen Elliot Avery | Zaylee Bird | Isabella Bymers | Sabrie Davies | Lila Engbers | Winnie Engbers | Charli-Mae Flowers | Sloan Isaacson | Rose Jewell | Kamryn Ledbetter-Roach | Viviana Michael | Olivia Murphy | Lillian Parker | Josephine Pope | Jensyn State | Rosie Terveen | Wren Terveen | Everly Van Ruler | Winter Whittle | Arya Wulf
Silent Night B-Boys - Raena Rasmussen Milo Anderson | Andrew Barlow | Gabe Bauer | Felix Erickson | Ben Fick | Chase Reiners Ne Me Quitte Pas Diamonds Dance Team - McKenzie Kock Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Isabella Krenik | Alex Mentele | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart | Maizey Waldner Body Pearls Dance Team - Regan O’Connor Isla Anderson | Emerie Jensen | Emmalyn Sage | Evelyn Warren | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson Run, Run Rudolph Tiptoes (tap) - Raena Rasmussen Elliot Avery | Zaylee Bird | Isabella Bymers | Sabrie Davies | Lila Engbers | Winnie Engbers | Charli-Mae Flowers | Sloan Isaacson | Rose Jewell | Kamryn Ledbetter-Roach | Viviana Michael | Olivia Murphy | Lillian Parker | Josephine Pope | Jensyn State | Rosie Terveen | Wren Terveen | Everly Van Ruler | Winter Whittle | Arya Wulf Jolly Holiday/Jingle Bell Rock Intermediate Combo - Raena Rasmussen Lana Alchaki | Hosea Barrett | Charlotte Dice | Isla Gilley | Sophia Holm | Kella Horsted | Sydney Hruby | Emma Imhoff | Thea Imhoff | Navy Krause | Marley Lopez | Carsyn McLellan | Madison Nedved | Nola Nicholson | Cece Simmons | Sloane Taggart | Estella Van Ruler | Rylee Vanden Bosch | Emmylou Voegeli | Willa Voegeli | Kemper Vogel | Alena Walter Once Upon a December Kenzie’s Combo (ballet) - McKenzie Kock Junibee Ball | Maura Bauer | Quincy Behrens | Teighlor Broadbent | Josephine Carlson | Mia Gerritsen | Eliza Moore | Georgia Pidde | Stella Pidde | Sofia Rallis | Everly Rieffenberger | Eliana Srstka
A Christmas Song Broadway Tots (ballet) - Rebekah Merriman Muana Asif | Zoe Fernandes | Willow Jansa Wilsey | Hazel Lifferth | Walter Lifferth | Cora Rapp Alone Together Balleraena Company - Eric John Campros Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart Woman Up Choreographer's Evening Winner - Olive Elenkiwich & Emmalyn Sage Olive Elenkiwich | Emmalyn Sage I Live Inside a Snowglobe Fancy Feet (tap) - Ashlee Simonson Lucy Christenson | Charli-Mae Flowers | Musette Hyde | Elin Johnson | Magnolia Mortenson | Holly Tjarks | Emerson Weyer | Amara Wolanin | Aidy Zellmer Party Like It's 1999 Princess Court - Ashlee Simonson Natalie Bannwarth | Elise Beyer | Lila Engel | Lois Hall | Kate Hohm | Udele McGraw | Cece Simmons | Kiera White Kiss the Girl Caitlyn’s Combo (ballet) - Caitlyn Baird Emelia Bachmayer | Paityn Shearer | Elizabeth Venhuizen | Madeleine Venhuizen Love Me Kenzie’s Combo (jazz) - McKenzie Kock Junibee Ball | Maura Bauer | Quincy Behrens | Teighlor Broadbent | Josephine Carlson | Mia Gerritsen | Eliza Moore | Georgia Pidde | Stella Pidde | Sofia Rallis | Everly Rieffenberger | Eliana Srstka
All You Need is Love/Love Story Saturday Stars - Cheree Becvar Elizabeth Augustine | Emmy Branson | Eloise Breit | Emmi Buss | Astrid Hardy | Mila Olson | Josephine Pope | Cecilia Swann | Luna Verdin Nobody's Supposed to Be Here Balleraena Company - Kristen Jost Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart Jump Sapphires Dance Team - Raena Rasmussen Brielle Dettler | Katie Dumdie | Olive Elenkiwich | Paris Rasmussen | Brielle Reed | Alexa Rydland | Hannah Warren Working Day and Night Teen Tap Competition Team - Kristen Jost Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Anna Foley | Ella Kluver | Josephine Peery | Evelyn Warren Don't Go Breakin' My Heart Caitlyn’s Combo (jazz) - Caitlyn Baird Emelia Bachmayer | Paityn Shearer | Elizabeth Venhuizen | Madeleine Venhuizen Here Comes Peter Cottontail Tutus (tap) - Raena Rasmussen Elizabeth Augustine | Isla Campbell | Clara Carsten | Emery Devish | Hazel Ehrisman | Adeline Finken | Charli-Mae Flowers | Eviana Gravning | Ophelia Greene | Myla Hull | Briar King | Nova King | Storie Linn | Loghan Nagel | Sloane Nicholson | Blanca Nieves | Vivian Rahn | Cecilia Van Diest | Willa Weiler Strut Pearls Dance Team - Tracie Stanfield Isla Anderson | Emerie Jensen | Emmalyn Sage | Evelyn Warren | Britta Wiessner | Kate Wilson
Puttin' On the Ritz Balleraena Company - Tracie Stanfield Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart Stronger Rubies Dance Team - McKenzie Kock Amollia Benson | Katie Dumdie | Taryn Frederick | Elliot Haubert | Eliana Larson | Estelle Waldner Easter Bunny Hop, Hop, Hop Tutus (ballet) - Raena Rasmussen Elizabeth Augustine | Isla Campbell | Clara Carsten | Emery Devish | Hazel Ehrisman | Adeline Finken | Charli-Mae Flowers | Eviana Gravning | Ophelia Greene | Myla Hull | Briar King | Nova King | Storie Linn | Loghan Nagel | Sloane Nicholson | Blanca Nieves | Vivian Rahn | Cecilia Van Diest | Willa Weiler Cinco de Mayo Creative Movement - Ashlee Simonson Selah Barrett | Zaylee Bird | Ayla Bonk | Ingrid Clem | Yvonne Clem | Kennedy Filsinger | Tori Herold | Rae Maisenbach | Emma Neu | Elena Ortiz | Madelyn Radigan | Parker Schroeder | Adeline Wallner | Helper: Harper Simonson | Helper: Hilde Simonson Baseline Diamonds Dance Team - Jennifer James Claire Arends | Mira Bitz | Bentley Hillman | Isabella Krenik | Alex Mentele | Josephine Peery | Ariana Person | Elise Poe | Josie Stewart | Maizey Waldner Good Little Witch/Chillin' Like a Villain Beginning Combo - McKenzie Kock Corinne Adamson | Judy Alzirej | Emily Anderson | Lucy Bauman | Pearl Bieber | Margot Carey | Olivia Carsten | Ruby Dickmeyer | Ella Everding | Charli-Mae Flowers | Olivia Hoyer | Allison Jurrens | Lola Lavin | Quinn Loftesness | Mary-Kate Matthey | Charlize Olson |
Luewella Rosin | Rena Sandbulte | Mckenna Schmidt | Maria Schmidt | Abby Spaniol | Fiona Steinbrecker | Collins Waterbury | Willa Weber | Livia Wheeler Keep Your Head On/Rotten to the Core Advanced Combo - Raena Rasmussen McKenzie Beck | London Biondi | Piper Bunde | Marlee Flitz | Marissa Haines | Ella Johnson | Kiersten Kauffman | Lily Kessler | Avery Klingenberg | Juliana Matthey | Ellen Overbey | Ellie Powell | Madeline Sage | Avelyn Slining | Mielle Smith | Breelyn Stemper | Ivy Vande Kamp | Noelle Yingst 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 Danielle Holte………………………………………………..…………………..Sponsoring/Creating the ShineOn Foundation 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