Caterpillars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marissa Acotto, Chanyrah Adams, Jackson Babanats, Kareena Chatani,
Hallie Cone, Toren Cragun, Ashley Dennis, Ashley Dennis, Isabella Forsyth,
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Cadence Groves, Sienna Italiano, Liam Jacobs, Katherine Oliverio,
Virginia Risch, Ashton Tyner, Saelee Walsh-Hoffman
Butter ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabella Archer, Rachel Bai, Marabelle Coggins, Tenley Connors,
Arianna Conti, Vivian Furlano, Lydia Furlano, Noelle Ganichot, Paulina Keim,
Angela Lynch, Alanys Mercado, Jody Palmer, Emily Patrick, Emily Claire Pope,
Angelica Reyes, Joslyn Smith, Charitssa Stone, Tatiana Tipton, Jonnee-Morgan Ward
Lead Cossack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Allen (F), Stephen Myers (I, Z), Luke Yee (M)
Russian Cossacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Allen, Devin Hammond, Ethan Kroll, Trae Mikus,
Casey Noble, Julius Taiber, Tyler Wright
Dew Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia Archer (M), Savannah Payne (I, Z), Roxanne Vermette (F)
Demi-Soloists Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Acree, Grace Apfel, Kendall Baker, Daryn Diaz,
Autumn Kilby, Maia Montgomery, Amy Wilson
Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Acree, Kendall Baker, Audra Cockrell, Angelina Curatelli,
Daryn Diaz, Annie Freeman, Zoe Gallagher, Morgan Johns, Maia Montgomery,
Sasha Silverman, River Stenz, Roxanne Vermette
Mother Matryoshka Nesting Dolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bolton, Emily Dean, Mariana Griesmeyer,
Luke Gutierrez, Alexandra Leinweber, Suzanne Livesay, Emma Oros, Leila Wilson
Lead Acrobats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zakar Nathaniel* Sydney Rhoads*
Polichinelles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arielle Black-Diamond, Alyssa Black-Diamond, Hope Brillhart,
Isabella Buga, Cristal Corpas, Reese Denman, Vivian Furlano, Tenzin Hollon-Coleman,
Christine Johnson, Soraya Keaton-Baldwin, Ava Grayson Miller, Kalynne O’Brien,
Jody Palmer, Shannon Ratliff, Angelica Reyes, Lauren Rubio, Frances Ryan, Tatiana Tipton,
Jonnee-Morgan Ward, Caroline Wehrell, Sarah Wilson-Guillen, Katherine Yencle-Torres,
Nathalie Yencle-Torres, Zoe Zoppi
Sugar Plum Fairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Delgado* (I) Sara Mearns* ( Z, F, M)
Cavalier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gonzalo Garcia* (I), Amar Ramasar* (Z, F, M)
*Special Guest Artists
Next Generation Ballet – The Future is Here
Message from Artistic Director, Philip Neal
It is a great honor to mentor this remarkable cast of Next Generation Ballet dancers in our
holiday classic, Nutcracker. Today’s audience members are witnessing burgeoning ballet
stars right here at the Straz Center! Some of our former cast members are currently dancing
with the world’s best ballet companies including Stuttgart Ballet, Dutch National Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet and Boston Ballet.
Please join us on Saturday, January 13, 2018 for the spectacular dance gala Stars of Today
Meet the Stars of Tomorrow, featuring renowned principal dancers from around the globe.
Who’s Who
PHILIP NEAL (Artistic
Director, Next Generation
Ballet) After a 23-year
tenure with New York City
Ballet, former principal
dancer Philip Neal is
currently the Artistic
Director of Next Generation Ballet and
Dance Department Chair for the Patel
Conservatory at the Straz Center for the
Performing Arts in Tampa, Fla. Neal is
also a repetiteur for the George Balanchine
Trust and the Jerome Robbins Rights
Trust, staging the ballets of both legendary
choreographers throughout the world.
Additionally, he has successfully embarked
on choreographic ventures, having
created ve original works for Richmond
Ballet and participated in the New York
Choreographic Institute and the National