Michigan’s Premier Pre-Professional Ballet Company
2026-2027 DANCERS
Meet the dancers of the Michigan Ballet Company—dedicated young artists, ages 7 to 19, who bring each story to life with grace, discipline, and heart. These dancers are the heart of our company’s creative spirit, embodying the passion, resilience, and artistry we nurture in every rehearsal and performance.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
Principal Artist
Juliet Criner-Hicks
Vivian Gray
Eva Maria Prenkocaj
Bianca Sorrentino
Delaney Yurenka
First Artist
Claire Bakaturski
Ava Nowacki
Valentina Ormos
Rosabelle Smith
Apprentice
Felicity Brewster
Chloe Clark
Mariajose Morfin-Munoz*
Bethany Terry*
Sidney Tremberth*
Molly VanTorre
(*First Artist/Apprentice)
Corps de Ballet I
Julia Fisher
Maria Galui
Tatiana Kolodziej
Jamie Ng
Sofia Oliveri
Corps de Ballet II
Lila Bakaturski
Hannah Chavarin
Amelia Martinez
Macie Michalik
Layla Pappas
Angelina Ramos
Mila Sowinski
Amelia Weigand
SECONDARY DIVISION
Trainee I
Maci Bankeroff*
Ksenija Chavez
Amalia Coughlin
Carlie DeMara
Violet Jezdimir
Olivia Phaneuf
Phoebe Sourvelis
Annalisa Giuliani*
Amelia Matuja
Brooklyn Morgan*
(*CBD II Understudies)
Trainee II
Lexi Bergen
Mikayla Coffman
Gabriella Cox
Samantha Kopchick
Norah Leitz
Tristan McChesney
Olivia McCulla
Madison McLaughlin
Aurelia Mock
Arianna Nicholas
Sophia Paperi
Andrea Quiroz
Juliana Scally
Paige Schoeman
McKenna Schoeman
Charlee Ziem
PRIMARY DIVISION
Intermediate
Maria Bolivar
Reese Davis
Remy Delt
Emerson Dillon
Elizabeth DiMuro
Julia Donohue
Ella Gallagher
Stella Gasparotto
Jehona Gjokaj
Viviana LaBelle
Farrah McChesney
Laney Robinson
Addison Schichtel
Marina Sinishtaj
Jane Skowronski
Blakelyn Stros
Penelopi Tegeltija
Ella Vrooman
Youth
Cecelia Abela
Noelle Asaro
Penelope Bondy
Charlotte Chea
Bertie Cook
Rosaleen Dahl
Emery Fasho
Millie Fennell
Wenmar Gryniewicz
Lucy Lauer
Kinsley Leman
Claire Ocull
Amelia Scally