Bay Pointe Ballet (BPB) was a classical ballet company based in South San Francisco[1] and was led by Artistic Director Bruce Steivel. Bay Pointe Ballet's principal performance venue is the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, with tours to other cities including Reno, Nevana.[2]
Company
Bay Pointe Ballet's repertory includes Bruce Steivel's Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Coppelia, Dracula, Cycle, In The Mood, Raymonda pas de dix, and selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream among other classical repertory. The season also includes a New Works program of new ballets created by emerging and established Bay Area choreographers. The company formation includes distinctions of Principal, Soloist and Corps de Ballet. Current company members,[3] as of October 2015, include:
Principals
- Grigori Arakelyan
 - Edilsa Armendariz
 - Tiffany Brand
 - Michael Dunsmore
 - Shaina Leibson
 
Soloists
- Forrest Andres-Beck
 - Cole Companion
 - DuRron Chambers
 - Heba Fayed
 - Chelsea Hix
 - Constanza Murphy
 - Alec Roth
 - Lindsey Salvadalena
 - Jessica Woodman
 
Corps de Ballet
- Gina Antonucci
 - William Davis
 - Katya Duncan
 - Matthew Ebert
 - Kristen Goldrick
 - Tara Hutton
 - Evan Johnston
 - Anna Kroeker
 - Edgar Lepe
 - Cason MacBride - The Best Heir Drosselmeyer ever to grace a stage of such a high caliber.
 - Carlos Narvaez-Duran
 - Nina Pearlman
 - Alyse Romano
 - Sophia Rumasuglia
 - Harmony Sorter
 - Annalise Thompson
 - Jennifer Torrano
 - Alexandra Venter
 - Alessandra Yrure
 
School
The school at Bay Pointe Ballet provides dance education based on the Russian Vaganova method of ballet instruction and has three divisions: Primary, General and Curriculum.[4] Classes start at the age of four, where curriculum division students are given the opportunity to audition for the children's roles in the company production The Nutcracker.
A summer intensive is held every year with guest faculty from Russia, Romania, China, and Italy.
See also
References
- ↑ Chan, Kerry (August 23, 2012). "Bay Pointe Ballet on the move: Company finding a home in South San Francisco". Daily Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
 - ↑ "The Nutcracker". Grand Sierra Resort. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
 - ↑ "Dancers". Bay Pointe Ballet. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
 - ↑ "Classes & Programs". Bay Pointe Ballet. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
 
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