"Professional staff that care about the dancers and provide excellent dance instruction."
- Colorado Ballet Society Mom
Administration
Dex Honea
Executive Director &
School Principal
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Kate Walsh
Artistic Director
Owner of Ballerina Boutique
Patricia Hoffman
Founder & Director Emeritus
Permanent Guest Faculty
Mia Kay
Director of Operations
Nichole Bennis
Company Coordinator
Kimberly Cano
Production Manager
Jamie Johnson
Front Desk Lead
Bailey Bishop
Administrative Assistant
Jody Mechelse
Administrative Assistant
Lauryn Mechelse
Administrative Assistant
Keira Irwin
Administrative Intern
Trinity Isidore
Administrative Intern
Faculty
Dex Honea
Executive Director &
School Principal
Ballet, Variations, Character
Amy Schaefer
Primary Division Manager
Ballet, Sparkle Dance, Tap, Broadway
Amanda Daubendiek
Ballet & Pointe
Patricia Hoffman
Founder & Director Emeritus
Permanent Guest Faculty
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Kate Walsh Honea
Artistic Director
Owner of Ballerina Boutique
Ballet, Variations, Character
Mia Kay
Director of Operations
Pre-Pointe
Bethanny Jorenby-Shea
Sparkle & Elevate Productions Manager
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Broadway,
Worship
Laci Landry
 Secondary & Upper Division Manager Connexus Dance Collective Manager,
Ballet, Contemporary
Becca Grover
Sparkle Dance, Ballet,
Contemporary/Jazz, Hip Hop
Courtney Olsen
Ballet & Stretch
Emily Katz
Acro Dance
 Erika Palidar
Acro Dance
Gianna Kottler
Sparkle Dance
Haley Mueksch
Sparkle Dance, Ballet,
Jazz, Praise, Tap
Hillary Zama
Ballet & Pointe
Kaylee Cheney
Sparkle Dance & Ballet
Kimberly Cano
Sparkle Dance, Ballet
Acro Dance, Contemporary
LaRay Belanger
MixxFITT Dance
Lauryn Melchelse
Ballet
Mary Rodgers
Sparkle Dance & Ballet
Nichole Bennis
Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Jazz, & Conditioning
Rebecca Boreham
Ballet
Rebekah Gasparovich
Ballet, Pre-Pointe,
Stretch/Strength
Rylee Scroggs
Contemporary, Jazz, Tap
Staff
Nina Miller
Accompanist
Permanent Guest Faculty
Ahita Ardalan Bergman
Ballet
Angela Wood
Ballet and Contemporary
Lawrence Jackson
Modern and Jazz
Maria Linn Phillips
Contemporary
Robert Sher-Machherndl
Ballet and Contemporary