Saturday, August 13, 2011

Welcome Allisyn, Paige and Drake!


                                            Allisyn Hsieh in Balanchine's Theme and Variations

Allisyn Hsieh comes to Texas from Kensington, New Hampshire. She began her professional training with Boston Ballet School, and continued with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Ms. Hsieh has enjoyed performing "Clara" in The Nutcracker and  Balanchine's Serenade. After a year as a senior trainee, Ms. Hsieh was asked to return as a company corps member.


          Peter Zweifel, Sasha Kotelenets, and Paige Nyman in Ben Stevenson's  Four Last Songs

From Kansas City. Kansas, Paige Nyman began her ballet training at Dance Works Conservatory. She then studied at the Harid Conservatory on full scholarship under Svetlana Osiyeva, Victoria Schneider and Olivier Pardina, and twice received the Fred Leiberman Award for Excellence. Some of her favorite roles include the “Urchin” in Ben Stevenson’s Romeo and Juliet and Balanchine’s Serenade. Ms. Nyman has worked her way up the later from trainee to apprentice and now company corps member.



                            Drake Humphreys and Victoria Simo   in the TBT's Fashion Show

Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Drake Humphreys trained at Ballet West Academy, while spending summers studying with Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theater School. He was
 asked to be  in the TBT corps this past spring.







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