Photos by Abi Gill
Jocelyn is a homeschooled 17-year-old senior. Her parents are Chad and Lacie Allen. Jocelyn is passionate about using dance to share the love of Christ and plans to continue her dance career after graduation with Ballet Magnificat.
Emma is a 13 year-old eighth grader at Gowan Science Academy. Her parents are Abby and David Barrios. After high school, she plans to pursue a career in forensic science.
Allyson is an 18 year old senior at Cibola High School. Her parents are John and Stephanie Kovesdy. She hopes to go out of state for college and pursue speech pathology for early childhood.
Yanahi Martinez Yee is 18 years old and is currently a senior at Gila Ridge High School. She plans to study Mechanical Engineering once she graduates.
Melissa is a 14 year old freshman at Yuma Catholic High School.
Her parents are Tony and Violet Oseguera. Her passion is dance!
Margaret is a 15 year-old home-schooled 10th grader. Her parents are Shawn and Deanna Pollard. She plans to pursue a professional career in ballet.
Seya is an 18 year old senior at Cibola High School. Her parents are Greg and Kelly Sanchez. She hopes to pursue Choreography at the University of Arizona and she enjoys photography.
Elizabeth Schug is a 15 year old student at Gila Ridge High School. Her parents are Mike and Nicole Schug. She enjoys dancing and learning all subjects at school.
Abigail is a 15 year old sophomore at Gila Ridge High School. She is the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Stewart. Abigail has been dancing with Yuma Ballet Academy for nearly 12 years and hopes to pursue her passion for ballet professionally after college.
Selah Williams is an 18 year old senior at Gila Ridge high school. Her parents are Kyle and Sarah Williams. Her goal is to dance in an international touring ballet company. She enjoys reading and writing.
Dalilah is a 13 year-old eighth grader at Castle Dome Middle School. she is the daughter of Mara Mejia. She has been dancing since the age of 3 at Yuma Ballet Academy.
Nicole is an 15 year old sophomore at San Luis High School. Her parents are Benito Garcia and Eliane Olea. She hopes to achieve her goals and travel around the world.
Alyssa Is a 14 year-old freshman at Gila Ridge High School. Her parents are Albert and Araceli Ustaszewski. This is her second year as an apprentice with the company.
Aliah is a 16 year old junior at Gila Ridge High School. Her parents are Maricruz Galvan and Marco Venegas. Her hopes after high school is to become a physical therapist.
Sofia is 13 years old. Her parents are Timothy and Nina Donahue. When she graduates, she would like to become a professional Ballerina.
Layana is an 11 year old homeschooled 6th grader. Her parents are Joseph and Alaina Coronado. She enjoys dancing, crafting and baking.
Avery is a 13 year old homeschooled 7th grader. Her parents are Matt and Sarah Ieler. Aside from ballet, she enjoys showing her goats with her 4H club.
