Allison Ammermuller is a 2010 Ballet Forte graduate.  This year, she is entering her sophomore year at Butler University where she studies Journalism and French, and continues to take regular dance classes.  This year she will also join the Butler dance team.

Click here to read an article written about Allison before she began studying at Butler.

Steffi Cheong from Murray Hill, NJ, began training at the New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble at age 10 under the artistic direction and mentorship of Nancy Turano. She has had the opportunity to perform works by Robert Battle, Jean Emile, Fabrice Lamego, David Parsons, Bradley Shelver, and Kate Skarpetowska. She has also been a student of Andrea Kramer and Alexandra Wells.

Steffi received her B.F.A. from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase in May 2011, where she has had the opportunity to learn and perform works by Bella Lewitzky, Belinda McGuire, and Paul Taylor. She has had the privilege to study in Spain, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Steffi is currently a member of DanceWorks Chicago under the direction of Julie Nakagawa. 

Caroline Dietz is from Chester, New Jersey.  She trained at Ballet Forte and New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble from 2003 until graduating high school in 2009.  She then went on to major in dance at the Tisch School at NYU.  

Caroline is currently in her third and final year at the Tisch School and will be performing works by choreographers Kate Weare and Aszure Barton.

Olivia Frasco is a 2011 Ballet Forte graduate and has trained with Andrea Kramer since the beginnings of Ballet Forte when she was ten years old.

In the Fall of 2011, she will be attending The Juilliard School to continue her dance training in hopes of a profession with a contemporary ballet company.

Sam Kunzman came to Ballet Forté at 17 without prior dance training and with plenty of encouragement from Andrea Kramer, fell in love with dance and decided to pursue it seriously. Andrea helped Sam develop technique and artistry, as well as instilled passion and drive in him. 

Sam additionally studied with Nancy Turano at the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble where he trained in ballet and modern and performed works by Cherice Barton, Sidra Bell, and Nancy Turano.

Sam will be continuing his training at Fordham University, receiving his BFA from Fordham and the Alvin Ailey School.

Laura McNeill is a 2008 Ballet Forte graduate and is entering her senior year at The Boston Conservatory, pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance. This summer, Laura was selected for Studio 206's Physical Theatre Intensive in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she studied under Bob Rosen, Barbra Berlovitz and Shawn McConneloug. This Fall, Laura looks forward to serving as Dance Rep. in Student Government and performing in Ohad Naharin's Three (excerpts) in the November Dance Concert.

Other repertory Laura has performed at Boston Conservatory includes: David Lichine's Graduation Ball, Anna Sokolow's The Diaries of Franz Kafka, Alwin Nikolais'Pond, Jose Limon's The Winged and a soloist role in Martha Graham's Lamentations, set by Yuriko Kikuchi. 

Maggie Segale is a 2010 Ballet Forte graduate who is currently attending Juilliard studying towards a B.F.A. in dance.  The Juilliard school awarded her the M.D. Douglas Memorial Scholarship.  

Click here to read an article written about Maggie just before she began at Juilliard.

Haylee Zubrycki has been dancing since the age of three. In her earlier years she studied dance at several dance schools throughout New Jersey. She has a diverse dance background, ranging from hip-hop and belly dancing to ballet, modern, and tap. She came to Ballet Forte at Wings Conservatory in 2007 and continued there until 2010. When she was there she received the Most Improved Award.

Now she studies Dance and Biology full time at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She studies with people such as France Hunter, Gary Shore, Michael Bolger, and Melody Ruffin-Ward. Also she has attended summer programs such as Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy and New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble. At these intensive she has worked with people such as Dan Wagoner, Risa Steinberg, Heidi Latsky, Dan Joyce, Alexandra Beller, Andrea E. Woods, Seán Curran and many more.

In addition to school shows, she free-lances in the New England/Boston area. Recently she performed two duets of Melody Ruffin-Ward’s in the Cambridge area.