Bay Pointe Ballet Explained

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

• Bruce Steivel

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Chan, Kerry. Bay Pointe Ballet on the move: Company finding a home in South San Francisco. June 29, 2018. Daily Journal. Associated Press. August 23, 2012.
2. Web site: The Nutcracker. Grand Sierra Resort. October 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015230000/http://www.grandsierraresort.com/entertainment/calendar/view_event/281/the-nutcracker. October 15, 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Dancers. Bay Pointe Ballet. October 15, 2013. October 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016003953/http://baypointeballet.org/dancers.php. dead.
4. Web site: Classes & Programs. Bay Pointe Ballet. October 15, 2013. October 15, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015224027/http://baypointeballet.org/school/programs.php.