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SERENA WEBB DANCE THEATER PRESENTS
Cinderella
Story based on Charles Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passe
Created, Choreographed, and Directed by: Juliana Beers and Serena Webb
Executive Artistic Director: Serena Webb
Associate Director: Kirsten Tucker
Rehearsal Assistant: Claire Bagley-Hayes
Music by: Sergei Prokofiev
Story Adaptation: Juliana Beers and Serena Webb
Lighting Designer: Glenn Linder
Stage Manager: Brian Tucker
Videographer: Vincent Pelina
Photography by: Karyn Andrasko Photography
Seamstresses: Karyn Andrasko, Juliana Beers, Cherie Duggar, and Sabrina Hardman
Sets and Backdrops provided by: Orem High, Scera Theater, and Utah Opera
Special Thank You To: Nicole Allen, Mason Christensen, Travian Haslam, Christopher Hayes, Webb/Tucker family, and all the dancers who went the extra mile in every way to make this show a success!
*Photography and Videography of tonight's performance is strictly prohibited
Created, Choreographed, and Directed by: Juliana Beers and Serena Webb
Executive Artistic Director: Serena Webb
Associate Director: Kirsten Tucker
Rehearsal Assistant: Claire Bagley-Hayes
Music by: Sergei Prokofiev
Story Adaptation: Juliana Beers and Serena Webb
Lighting Designer: Glenn Linder
Stage Manager: Brian Tucker
Videographer: Vincent Pelina
Photography by: Karyn Andrasko Photography
Seamstresses: Karyn Andrasko, Juliana Beers, Cherie Duggar, and Sabrina Hardman
Sets and Backdrops provided by: Orem High, Scera Theater, and Utah Opera
Special Thank You To: Nicole Allen, Mason Christensen, Travian Haslam, Christopher Hayes, Webb/Tucker family, and all the dancers who went the extra mile in every way to make this show a success!
*Photography and Videography of tonight's performance is strictly prohibited
*Photography by Karyn Andrasko
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announcing our 2025-2026 season
One Golden Thread: Theseus and The Minotaur
Choreography by: Resident Choreographer Claire Bagley-Hayes
One: A familiar mythological story, told through a new voice, contemporary modern dance, and a deep breath of fresh air.
Two: An engaging and talented cast of dancers and performers, spinning and weaving this beloved Grecian tale. Watch as their flow of artistry and antics create a versatile tapestry of a tongue-in-cheek adventure.
Three: You will go home wishing you had turned on your ‘Shazam’ when switching your phone to “silent” at the beginning of the performance. Side effects are: humming or whistling while simultaneously wishing you had caught the name of the one song you can’t get out of your head. Pair that with the sudden urge to get up and dance.
See you soon. And silence your cell phones.
September 26-27, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
Choreography by: Resident Choreographer Claire Bagley-Hayes
One: A familiar mythological story, told through a new voice, contemporary modern dance, and a deep breath of fresh air.
Two: An engaging and talented cast of dancers and performers, spinning and weaving this beloved Grecian tale. Watch as their flow of artistry and antics create a versatile tapestry of a tongue-in-cheek adventure.
Three: You will go home wishing you had turned on your ‘Shazam’ when switching your phone to “silent” at the beginning of the performance. Side effects are: humming or whistling while simultaneously wishing you had caught the name of the one song you can’t get out of your head. Pair that with the sudden urge to get up and dance.
See you soon. And silence your cell phones.
September 26-27, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
SERENA WEBB DANCE THEATER presents their very own Nutcracker story created and choreographed by Serena Webb and Karyn Andrasko. Joined by the community, the cast includes children and adults in a tale inspired by E.T.A Hoffman's original Nutcracker story. The costumes are steampunk, the music is scrambled, and the only dancer on pointe shoes is the mouse queen. Find out what everyone has been raving about!
December 19-20, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
December 19-20, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
Get ready to see Snow White like you have never seen it before! Join us for a gothic tale about poison apples, an evil queen, and vampires.
May 1-2, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
May 1-2, 2025
Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center
Paranormal Percussion, the ONLY annual Halloween-themed percussion show, is a rhythmic theatrical production of Halloween-themed songs played by Warehouse 5 Drum Theatre, a demented drum group, using only percussion instruments.
PROGRAM
Synopsis
Act 1
Scene 1: À la Maison Dupont
After her father dies in the Great War, Ella Dupont is left destitute when his inheritance falls in the hands of her awful stepmother. Lowered to the position of a maid, Ella is left to clean, polish, and scrub while her stepfamily squanders her father's inheritance. Her stepsisters, Ursule and Agnès, nicknamed her "Cinderella."
One day after a large shopping trip, a messenger delivers a special invitation. The Albanian Prince is throwing a ball to find his next bride in Paris. Ecstatic over the chance of becoming royalty, the stepmother immediately hires a dance teacher and purchases expensive dresses for the sisters. Ella begins to dream of a life without her stepfamily, and she builds up the courage to ask her stepmother permission to go with them. Her stepmother cruelly refuses her, and Ella runs away humiliated.
Scene 2: In the City of Paris
Out of breath, Ella collapses on a park bench in the city. A local painter Pablo Picasso is nearby working on his next creation. Totally focused on his work, he accidentally bumps into her while painting. Seeing her distress, he introduces himself and she informs him of her predicament. Feeling pity for her, he brings her to meet his friends. They all decide to help her make it to the ball and take turns helping her get ready. First, a hat maker and designer named Jeanne Lanvin gives her a magnificent headpiece. Second, Sergei Prokofiev, a composer, demonstrates some of the music she will hear at the ball with a string of pearls as his conducting baton. Third, the author Gertrude Stein teaches her to speak eloquently and expressively. Fourth, Coco Chanel, a fashion designer, gifts her with a fabulous dress for the ball. Lastly, the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova teaches her to dance and gives her brand new pointe shoes. The six artists then join together to send Cinderella off to the ball.
10 Minute Intermission
Act 2: The Ball
At the ball, courtiers from across the city line up to impress the Prince of Albania. His loyal servant Victor presents a beautiful crown that will be gifted to whomever the Prince chooses as his bride. The courtiers eagerly dance with the Prince, each trying to catch his attention. However, he seems disinterested with all of their flashy attempts to entrap him. The stepfamily barges into the party next, but the prince barely acknowledges them before moving away. Indignant at being snubbed, the stepmother intimidates the Prince into dancing with her daughters. After the stepsisters perform eccentric solos before the prince, Victor ushers them away before they can wreak anymore havoc.
As the party returns to normal, Ella arrives and nervously enters the ballroom. All eyes focus on her. Still a little unsure in the pointe shoes Pavlova gave her, Ella does her best to make a good impression with her peers. Intrigued by her open and heartfelt movement, the Prince invites her to dance with him. Ella is at first flattered by the Prince's advances, but realizes that he is nothing like how she dreamed a prince would be. Exhausted from the unconventional duet with the Prince, she sneaks off and hides under a table while the Prince is focused on himself. As she takes off her shoes to massage her sore feet, Victor accidentally stumbles upon her. She begs him not to reveal where she is. He agrees and tries to help her put her shoes back on so she can leave. She stops him by showing him her bruised feet. He surprises her by taking off his shoes too. They begin to talk and get to know each other as the party seems to disappear around them.
They are brought back to reality when Ella runs squarely into the Prince. Elated to find her, he tries to drag her back into dancing with him. Deciding to stand up for herself, she refuses to move in his constrained style but shows him how to dance more freely. Excited by the freedom of this new movement, he runs to Victor to show him what he’s learned. Timidly, the courtiers approach her to learn this new style too. Soon everyone is dancing together joyously throughout the ballroom. The excitement turns to terror as Ella crashes into her stepmother. Furious that Ella somehow got to the ball, her stepmother chases her through the ballroom until Ella manages to throw one of her shoes at her and escape. She storms off with the stepsisters in tow, as the Prince and Victor are left alone with only one of Ella’s shoes.
10 Minute Intermission
Act 3
Scene 1: Searching for Ella
With only a shoe for a clue to who the mystery girl at the ball is, Victor comes up with a plan to have all the women at the ball come forward to try on the shoe. When that fails, they search each home in the city.
Scene 2: À Nouveau à la Maison Dupont
After finding Ella and dragging her back to the estate, the stepmother locks her up in a closet. Agnès dreams of a life with the Prince, while Ursule plays with all the stolen jewelry she smuggled from the ball. Unexpectedly, they get a visit from the Prince and Victor. Both Ursule and Agnès try on the shoe and it does not fit. Victor soon overhears cries from a nearby room. The stepmother tries to dissuade him, but he evades her and finds Ella. She tries on the shoe and it fits! Ecstatic, the Prince proposes marriage, but Ella refuses him. She tells him her dream is to tour the world dancing with her own company and she can’t do that if she marries him. The Prince cries in despair.
They are soon interrupted by Detective Altheny Jones and his constable searching for the thief who stole the crown and pearls from the ball. The constable spots Ursule with the crown and arrests her. The stepmother begs Ella to accept the Prince's hand in marriage so he will release Ursule. Unwilling to marry the Prince but not wanting to see her sister go to jail, Ella gives him her last memento of her mother: an exquisite gold necklace passed down through the family for generations. Touched by the sacrifice of the offer, the Prince accepts Ella's gift and Ursule is released. Still furious at Ella's rebellion, the stepmother attempts to frame Ella as the one who planned the theft by planting a string of pearls in her pocket. The stepsisters realize the cruelty of their mother and intervene to prove Ella’s innocence. The stepmother is arrested for trying to frame her stepdaughter and is dragged off kicking and screaming. As everyone leaves, Ella and Victor are left alone. They rush to reunite, but Ella pulls away as she tells him she doesn’t want to give up her dream of dancing. He tells her he wants her to follow her dreams and he’s happy to support her. They dance as they dream of their future together.
Epilogue
Six months later, Ella has created her own dance company entitled La Compagnie Sans Chaussures (The Company Without Shoes). Victor, plus Ursule and Agnès, dance with her as members of the company. Picasso directs their first show, and the artists come to support them all on opening night. After a successful performance, Ella and her company go on to tour the world. Though her life didn’t turn out as she expected, she has found how to create beauty out of all of life’s messy imperfections and to make her life her own.
Act 1
Scene 1: À la Maison Dupont
After her father dies in the Great War, Ella Dupont is left destitute when his inheritance falls in the hands of her awful stepmother. Lowered to the position of a maid, Ella is left to clean, polish, and scrub while her stepfamily squanders her father's inheritance. Her stepsisters, Ursule and Agnès, nicknamed her "Cinderella."
One day after a large shopping trip, a messenger delivers a special invitation. The Albanian Prince is throwing a ball to find his next bride in Paris. Ecstatic over the chance of becoming royalty, the stepmother immediately hires a dance teacher and purchases expensive dresses for the sisters. Ella begins to dream of a life without her stepfamily, and she builds up the courage to ask her stepmother permission to go with them. Her stepmother cruelly refuses her, and Ella runs away humiliated.
Scene 2: In the City of Paris
Out of breath, Ella collapses on a park bench in the city. A local painter Pablo Picasso is nearby working on his next creation. Totally focused on his work, he accidentally bumps into her while painting. Seeing her distress, he introduces himself and she informs him of her predicament. Feeling pity for her, he brings her to meet his friends. They all decide to help her make it to the ball and take turns helping her get ready. First, a hat maker and designer named Jeanne Lanvin gives her a magnificent headpiece. Second, Sergei Prokofiev, a composer, demonstrates some of the music she will hear at the ball with a string of pearls as his conducting baton. Third, the author Gertrude Stein teaches her to speak eloquently and expressively. Fourth, Coco Chanel, a fashion designer, gifts her with a fabulous dress for the ball. Lastly, the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova teaches her to dance and gives her brand new pointe shoes. The six artists then join together to send Cinderella off to the ball.
10 Minute Intermission
Act 2: The Ball
At the ball, courtiers from across the city line up to impress the Prince of Albania. His loyal servant Victor presents a beautiful crown that will be gifted to whomever the Prince chooses as his bride. The courtiers eagerly dance with the Prince, each trying to catch his attention. However, he seems disinterested with all of their flashy attempts to entrap him. The stepfamily barges into the party next, but the prince barely acknowledges them before moving away. Indignant at being snubbed, the stepmother intimidates the Prince into dancing with her daughters. After the stepsisters perform eccentric solos before the prince, Victor ushers them away before they can wreak anymore havoc.
As the party returns to normal, Ella arrives and nervously enters the ballroom. All eyes focus on her. Still a little unsure in the pointe shoes Pavlova gave her, Ella does her best to make a good impression with her peers. Intrigued by her open and heartfelt movement, the Prince invites her to dance with him. Ella is at first flattered by the Prince's advances, but realizes that he is nothing like how she dreamed a prince would be. Exhausted from the unconventional duet with the Prince, she sneaks off and hides under a table while the Prince is focused on himself. As she takes off her shoes to massage her sore feet, Victor accidentally stumbles upon her. She begs him not to reveal where she is. He agrees and tries to help her put her shoes back on so she can leave. She stops him by showing him her bruised feet. He surprises her by taking off his shoes too. They begin to talk and get to know each other as the party seems to disappear around them.
They are brought back to reality when Ella runs squarely into the Prince. Elated to find her, he tries to drag her back into dancing with him. Deciding to stand up for herself, she refuses to move in his constrained style but shows him how to dance more freely. Excited by the freedom of this new movement, he runs to Victor to show him what he’s learned. Timidly, the courtiers approach her to learn this new style too. Soon everyone is dancing together joyously throughout the ballroom. The excitement turns to terror as Ella crashes into her stepmother. Furious that Ella somehow got to the ball, her stepmother chases her through the ballroom until Ella manages to throw one of her shoes at her and escape. She storms off with the stepsisters in tow, as the Prince and Victor are left alone with only one of Ella’s shoes.
10 Minute Intermission
Act 3
Scene 1: Searching for Ella
With only a shoe for a clue to who the mystery girl at the ball is, Victor comes up with a plan to have all the women at the ball come forward to try on the shoe. When that fails, they search each home in the city.
Scene 2: À Nouveau à la Maison Dupont
After finding Ella and dragging her back to the estate, the stepmother locks her up in a closet. Agnès dreams of a life with the Prince, while Ursule plays with all the stolen jewelry she smuggled from the ball. Unexpectedly, they get a visit from the Prince and Victor. Both Ursule and Agnès try on the shoe and it does not fit. Victor soon overhears cries from a nearby room. The stepmother tries to dissuade him, but he evades her and finds Ella. She tries on the shoe and it fits! Ecstatic, the Prince proposes marriage, but Ella refuses him. She tells him her dream is to tour the world dancing with her own company and she can’t do that if she marries him. The Prince cries in despair.
They are soon interrupted by Detective Altheny Jones and his constable searching for the thief who stole the crown and pearls from the ball. The constable spots Ursule with the crown and arrests her. The stepmother begs Ella to accept the Prince's hand in marriage so he will release Ursule. Unwilling to marry the Prince but not wanting to see her sister go to jail, Ella gives him her last memento of her mother: an exquisite gold necklace passed down through the family for generations. Touched by the sacrifice of the offer, the Prince accepts Ella's gift and Ursule is released. Still furious at Ella's rebellion, the stepmother attempts to frame Ella as the one who planned the theft by planting a string of pearls in her pocket. The stepsisters realize the cruelty of their mother and intervene to prove Ella’s innocence. The stepmother is arrested for trying to frame her stepdaughter and is dragged off kicking and screaming. As everyone leaves, Ella and Victor are left alone. They rush to reunite, but Ella pulls away as she tells him she doesn’t want to give up her dream of dancing. He tells her he wants her to follow her dreams and he’s happy to support her. They dance as they dream of their future together.
Epilogue
Six months later, Ella has created her own dance company entitled La Compagnie Sans Chaussures (The Company Without Shoes). Victor, plus Ursule and Agnès, dance with her as members of the company. Picasso directs their first show, and the artists come to support them all on opening night. After a successful performance, Ella and her company go on to tour the world. Though her life didn’t turn out as she expected, she has found how to create beauty out of all of life’s messy imperfections and to make her life her own.
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CAST LIST
Ella Dupont..........Sophia Rolfs
Victor, the Prince's Servant..........Mackay Butler
Prince..........Rick George
Stepmother..........Claire Bagley-Hayes
Stepsister Agnès..........Breanne Burby
Stepsister Ursule.........Elizabeth Duggar
Pablo Picasso..........Juliana Beers
Jeanne Lanvin..........Raina Prescott
Sergei Prokofiev.........Amy Bilodeau
Gertrude Stein..........Sabrina Hardman
Coco Chanel..........Karyn Andrasko
Anna Pavlova.........Kirsten Tucker
Dance Teacher..........Raina Prescott
Violinist...........Sabrina Hardman
Courtiers........Karyn Andrasko, Amy Bilodeau, Sabrina Hardman, Jennessa Howard, Raina Prescott, Kirsten Tucker, and Aubrey Wright
Detective Altheny Jones..........Sabrina Hardman
Constable..........Kirsten Tucker
Victor, the Prince's Servant..........Mackay Butler
Prince..........Rick George
Stepmother..........Claire Bagley-Hayes
Stepsister Agnès..........Breanne Burby
Stepsister Ursule.........Elizabeth Duggar
Pablo Picasso..........Juliana Beers
Jeanne Lanvin..........Raina Prescott
Sergei Prokofiev.........Amy Bilodeau
Gertrude Stein..........Sabrina Hardman
Coco Chanel..........Karyn Andrasko
Anna Pavlova.........Kirsten Tucker
Dance Teacher..........Raina Prescott
Violinist...........Sabrina Hardman
Courtiers........Karyn Andrasko, Amy Bilodeau, Sabrina Hardman, Jennessa Howard, Raina Prescott, Kirsten Tucker, and Aubrey Wright
Detective Altheny Jones..........Sabrina Hardman
Constable..........Kirsten Tucker
*Photography by Karyn Andrasko
CHOREOGRAPHERS
JULIANA BEERS
Juliana Beers began dancing at the age of 7. She trained in many styles under ReNae and Charlee Sorenson at Spotlight Revue Dance Studio, while also dancing with her high school’s dance company and ballroom team. She went on to major in ballet at BYU where she performed and toured with their ballet company, Theatre Ballet. Since graduating, she has danced with Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Illume Dance Company, and Serena Webb Dance Theater. She was also a member and choreographer of the Antiques Dance Company, where she performed and choreographed many pieces over three years. She won multiple awards for her choreography with the Antiques at regional and statewide competitions. She has also taught and choreographed at dance studios throughout Utah for 14 years.
While not dancing, Juliana enjoys drawing, sewing and costume design, jigsaw puzzles, and anything related to Pokémon. She is deeply grateful for the support and love of her family, friends, and especially her two beautiful daughters. |
SERENA WEBB
Serena Webb received her BFA Degree in Modern Dance from Utah Valley University, specializing in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, and Jazz. During her time at Utah Valley University she performed with the pre-professional company, Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Serena has worked with a variety of other professionals in the dance community, such as Ballet West, Ririe-Woodbury, Repertory Dance Theater, Utah Metropolitan Ballet, and Alivin Ailey. Serena co-founded Body Logic Dance Company in 2009, where she took on the role of Artistic Director, dancer, choreographer, and board member. She also co-created Body Logic Dance Academy successfully ran it for 8 years.
Serena made the exciting decision to create her own company and school in 2023, and continues to produce new works with her flare of dance theatrics. Her overall mission is to create art that any audience can connect with, by telling stories in a new and exciting way. Serena seeks dancers with commitment and passion for dance, professionalism, and the ability to get out of their comfort zones. |
LIGHTING DESIGNER
GLENN LINDER
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Glenn has spent many years lighting theatre, dance, opera, live music, and corporate events around the country. He has no favorite shows, as every show can be fun and challenging. He also likes sunsets, long walks on the beach, and romantic dinners…usually by himself.
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CAST
SOPHIA ROLFS/ELLA DUPONT
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Sophia Rolfs has been dancing since she was five years old, competing since she was eight, and has been teaching dance for four years. She is a recent graduate of the University of Utah with a Bachelor's of Science in Political Science, and plans on receiving her masters degree next year. She loves performing and sharing her passion for dance. She has been with Serena Webb Dance Theater since 2023, performing lead roles in numerous productions including Wuthering Heights, The Nutcracker and the Mouse Queen, and Sherlock Holmes.
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MACKAY BUTLER/VICTOR THE PRINCE'S SERVANT
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Mackay started dancing in high school as an experiment, and it quickly became his passion. He dabbled in every style he could, gaining a wide variety of training, with a strong foundation in modern. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Brigham Young University, where he competed ballroom openly and danced on the university’s ballroom company for four years, as well as their contemporary company for a semester. He also had the opportunity to dance on salsa champion Jorge Rentería’s salsa team with the GioDanceworld studio in Pleasant Grove, UT and perform at the Las Vegas Super Congress.
Most recently, he was honored to be a part of the celebration of Latin music and dance titled Luz de las Naciones at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT, dancing in pieces from Ecuador and Brazil. Mackay likes to say “If I get to move, I’m happy,” thus he is always looking for his next project and is glad for every opportunity that allows him to spread the joy of expression through movement. |
RICK GEORGE/THE PRINCE
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An Oregon native, Rick began his training through the dance program at North Bend High School, as well as Pacific School of Dance. Afterwards he attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a BA in Dance. More recently, Rick has danced with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for several of their Christmas performances, which were later broadcast nationally on PBS. He has also performed several roles with Illume Dance Company in their presentation of "Narnia." This is Rick's second year performing with Serena Webb Dance Theater.
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CLAIRE BAGLEY HAYES/STEPMOTHER
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Claire V. Bagley Hayes is thrilled to continue pursuing her passion for dance and the arts while performing with Serena Webb Dance Theater. Hayes holds both a MFA in Modern Dance (University of Utah), as well as a BFA in Modern Dance (Utah Valley University). Performing with and touring to other countries with the U of U's Performing Dance Company, and previously with UVU's Contemporary Dance Ensemble, gave Hayes many outstanding opportunities to work with many notable choreographers, such as Elena Demyanenko, Eric Handman, Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Satu Hammasti, and Amy Margraff-Jacobson. While dance performance is a passion, Hayes has dipped her toes into, (and even swam around inside) many other art forms to inform her creativity. Hayes has worn many different hats: Dancer, Choreographer, Film Editor, Photographer, Screendance Filmmaker, and Teacher. Her experience within the aforementioned artistic realms has brought a unique edge to her choreography and other artistic projects. She is also a current resident choreographer for SWDT and will be debuting her next show in September!
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BREANN BURBY/STEPSISTER AGNES
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Breanne Burby started her Dance career in high school with a modern-contemporary dance class. After taking this class, she continued to dance through high school and into college, where she graduated from Dixie State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance. During her time at Dixie, she had the opportunities to explore different genres of dance such as ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, aeriel, and modern. Breanne has also had the opportunity to perform in multiple shows with the the Dixie State Dance Department, which included student and faculty choreographed performances, along with collaborating with Repertory Dance Theatre. Breanne believes that dance will benefit dancers as long as they are willing to put their time and effort into growing as a dancer, as that is what she has done for herself.
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ELIZABETH DUGGAR/STEPSISTER URSULE
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Elizabeth Duggar graduated from SUU with her BS in Dance Performance. She loves dancing on the stage, whether it be as a dancing Police Officer in "Pirates of Penzance" or a strange human from the land of "Imago". Dance is more than just a form of expression for her - it is a means of connecting more deeply with humans and the human experience as she explores what that means through the mode of movement. She has two adorable young boys and is excited to show them you can always find ways to do the things you love, even when you’re old.
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JULIANA BEERS/PABLO PICASSO
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Juliana Beers began dancing at the age of 7. She trained in many styles under ReNae and Charlee Sorenson at Spotlight Revue Dance Studio, while also dancing with her high school’s dance company and ballroom team. She went on to major in ballet at BYU where she performed and toured with their ballet company, Theatre Ballet. Since graduating, she has danced with Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Illume Dance Company, and Serena Webb Dance Theater. She was also a member and choreographer of the Antiques Dance Company, where she performed and choreographed many pieces over three years. She won multiple awards for her choreography with the Antiques at regional and statewide competitions. She has also taught and choreographed at dance studios throughout Utah for 14 years.
While not dancing, Juliana enjoys drawing, sewing and costume design, jigsaw puzzles, and anything related to Pokémon. She is deeply grateful for the support and love of her family, friends, and especially her two beautiful daughters. |
RAINA PRESCOTT/JEANNE LANVIN, DANCE TEACHER, COURTIER
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Raina began her formal dance when she was 12. She danced with Webb Dance Academy until she graduated in 2022. After high school she took some time off from dance, and her passion reignited when she performed in the 2023 "The Nutcracker and the Mouse Queen." This past year she has experimented with creating a candle business, and is preparing to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing. This is her second year with Serena Webb Dance Theater.
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AMY BILODEAU/SERGEI PROKOFIEV, COURTIER
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Amy has been dancing since the age of four, training primarily in the styles of jazz, contemporary, and ballet. Her dance journey began in Las Vegas, where she trained with numerous artists and danced competitively from a young age. In Las Vegas, she had a variety of performance opportunities, before moving to California for college. After graduating from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, she moved to Salt Lake City and continues to pursue her passion for dance.
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SABRINA HARDMAN/GERTRUDE STEIN, VIOLINIST, COURTIER, ALTHENY JONES
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Sabrina Hardman started dancing when she was 3 years old and has been dancing ever since. She has trained in various styles including ballroom, folk styles, and musical theater. She has danced at Spotlight Revue, Orem High Dance Co, Orem Ballroom Company, and NHSDA (National Honors Society for Dance Arts). This is her first year with Serena Webb Dance Theater.
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KARYN ANDRASKO/COCO CHANEL, COURTIER
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Karyn Andrasko received her BA in Dance Performance from SUU and her MA in Dance Anthropology from Roehampton University in London. She has trained in many different dance genres but claims modern dance as her true love. She loves telling stories through movement by choreographing for modern dance companies and community musical productions.
Karyn is so excited to be back dancing on stage for this show. She is SWDT's official photographer and a resident choreographer. 'All my love to Jackson, Sonya, Jonas, and Simon!'' |
KIRSTEN TUCKER/ANNA PAVLOVA, COURTIER, CONSTABLE
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Kirsten Tucker started dancing at a very young age, and trained extensively in Ballet with Children's Ballet Theatre and Russian Institute of Ballet. She also danced on Skyline High School's dance company for three years where she learned to teach and choreograph. She was accepted into University of Utah's ballet program in 1994, and was a company member on their Character Dance Team. There she worked with a variety of dance professionals on Utah Ballet and Ballet West. She danced in a number of productions such as "The Ice Queen," "Giselle," and was highlighted as a soloist in William Christensen's "Coppelia," one of the last productions he directed before he passed away. She is a current company dancer of Serena Webb Dance Theater, Webb Dance Academy Director, and a recent graduate of Utah Valley University with her BFA.
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JENNESSA HOWARD/COURTIER
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Jennessa started in Vaganova Ballet at the age of four in a studio run by her mother. She later went to Mt.San Antonio College to study different genres including Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and etc. She was a student performer in the Palm Springs Choreography Festival, A.C.D.F.A., Santa Monica’s Mix n’ Match Choreography Festival, Symbiosis, Oregon Eclipse, and opened for Martha Graham Dance Company. Jennessa has choreographed multiple dance pieces shown in student showcases and dance competitions across the United States. She graduated with an A.S. degree in Dance, Kinesiology with a California Certification as a Dance Teacher. She has studied world dances and circus arts under multiple teachers that have taught genres such as Butoh, Capoeira, Hand Balancing, Contortion, Aerial Silks, and Static Trapeze. She founded and was the director of Touching Space Dance Company, and now performs with Serena Webb Dance Theatre
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AUBREY WRIGHT/COURTIER
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Aubrey has been dancing since the age of four. She began in ballet and eventually extended her dance education through Graham and Horton Techniques. Performance, especially dancing, has always been a part of her life. Aubrey grew up in a Filipino household where karaoke and dance was almost always present. She attended LaGuardia School for the Performing Arts in Manhattan, Alvin Ailey’s Move NYC program, and studied both neuroscience and dance at Brigham Young University. Now, she continues to pursue her dance career, and teaches dance to the younger generation. She continues dancing through life with her beloved husband, who also knows a thing or two performing! This is her first year performing and teaching for Serena Webb Dance Theater and Webb Dance Academy.
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Serena Webb Dance Theater is seeking dancers ages 18+ who are skilled in modern, contemporary, and ballet dance for our 2025-2026 season.
Serena Webb Dance Theater is a registered non-profit organization.
We appreciate any donations that are made to support our future endeavors in bringing the arts to our community. Your donations help us to fund our shows with things such as; props and scenery, costumes, theater rental, staff salary, and lighting design. Donations will also help support our dancers, and help bring jobs to dance artists in the Midvale area. We appreciate your donations Thank You!
We appreciate any donations that are made to support our future endeavors in bringing the arts to our community. Your donations help us to fund our shows with things such as; props and scenery, costumes, theater rental, staff salary, and lighting design. Donations will also help support our dancers, and help bring jobs to dance artists in the Midvale area. We appreciate your donations Thank You!