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nerations of students through her commitment to excellence in the classroom beth joined canton ballet s faculty this year first serving as pianist for the ballet s steps outreach program where she provides live accompaniment for second grade students in canton city schools she also plays for canton ballet s dance programs at the boys girls club of massillon helping bring enriching experiences through live music and movement to students many of whom may be engaging with dance for the first time in addition she now accompanies ballet classes within the school of canton ballet she is delighted to support canton ballet s dancers both in the studio and throughout its expanding community impact initiatives close this module artistic staff caroline kappel pilates caroline kappel is a nationally certified pilates teacher with extensive experience teaching in the area for many years she earned a ba degree in sociology from saint mary s college indiana an mfa degree in dance performance and choreography from mills college california and a phd in interdisciplinary arts from ohio university over the years caroline has taught a wide range of courses including pilates dance technique dance composition dance history and dance appreciation at ohio university walsh university and baldwin wallace university she currently teaches at kent state university caroline kappel pilates and canton ballet where she continues to share her passion for dance movement and wellness close this module artistic staff kiahna saneshige donchess community education coordinator instructor kiahna saneshige donchess began her dance training at canton ballet in 1999 under cassandra crowley jennifer catazaro hayward and angelo lemmo and had the privilege of receiving instruction from renowned teacher laura alonso she represented canton ballet at regional dance america and was featured in gala performances including the third national festival in montreal canada in 2010 she received the joshua carlino scholarship award for outstanding female performer kiahna earned her bachelor of fine arts in dance from the university of cincinnati s college conservatory of music ccm where she performed roles including the black swan from swan lake and the peasant pas de deux from giselle while working with internationally acclaimed choreographers she received the suzanne farrell scholarship for excellence and was featured in pointe magazine as a representative of the program following graduation kiahna performed and choreographed with columbus dance theatre and taught and judged at studios workshops conventions and national dance competitions across the country in 2020 she relocated to los angeles where she taught at dance 1 redondo ballet and served as co director and co founder of its adult performing company upon returning to canton ballet kiahna continues to teach ballet and contemporary dance choreograph and serve as community education coordinator in 2025 she completed training through the central pennsylvania youth ballet teacher training program in 2026 she received the regional dance america northeast emerging choreographers award and a scholarship to attend rda s dance and choreography intensive drawing from extensive experience as a performer choreographer and educator kiahna brings a thoughtful experience driven approach to guiding and inspiring her students close this module artistic staff angelo lemmo instructor choreographer advisor angelo lemmo has been a faculty member with canton ballet since 1987 he has taught at several dance festivals within the united states including regional dance america pacific and northeast as well as the delaware dance festival his works have often been chosen for performances at rda northeast festivals are often on the gala performance and two received the rda craft of choreography project tier award angelo s choreographic range spans classical ballet modern dance musical theatre opera and more he has created five original full length ballets over 40 short works and 25 musical theatre productions his work has been performed across the northeastern u s canada and europe in addition to canton ballet his choreography has been featured by companies such as ohio dance theater cleveland ballet dancing wheels ohio light opera canton symphony orchestra kent state university fort wayne dance collective and many more close this module accompaniment sebastian birch pianist sebastian anthony birch a native of ohio was brought up in italy where he began his musical training he holds a master s degree in music from cleveland state university studying with edwin london and bain murray and a doctor of musical arts degree from the cleveland institute of music where he studied composition with donald erb dr birch has composed numerous works for the stage including the opera ligeia and the musical cricket on the hearth he has been commissioned electronic and acoustic works by cleveland ballet the tom evert modern dance company the college of wooster and the university of south florida other commissions include the hidden city a suite for piano commissioned by the city of cleveland premiered by anita pontremoli and argentum a work for flutes and silverware commissioned by the cleveland museum of art and first performed by mary kay fink and mel csicila close this module artistic staff madison campbell ballet madison campbell grew up in des moines iowa where she first started her ballet training with emery and melissa uyehara and performed in numerous productions with iowa dance theatre she supplemented her training at summer intensives such as joffrey midwest san francisco ballet pacific northwest ballet gelsey kirkland academy of classical ballet school of american ballet philadelphia ballet and nashville ballet after graduating early from high school madison studied with miami city ballet school the school of philadelphia ballet and nashville ballet where she performed in various company performances toured locally and to the kennedy center in washington d c and participated in several community outreach events madison started her professional career with cleveland ballet in 2016 and within the same year began teaching she has worked with all levels of students from 2 22 yrs and loves the challenge each age brings she has helped children learn roles in the beloved nutcracker aided in several school productions organized outreach performances and programs and been a guest instructor at various summer intensives in addition to starting her teaching career ms campbell is continuing her education in social work and family and human development madison loves watching all of her wonderful students grow to become young professionals in all aspects of their lives and believes dance creates a community unlike any other artform close this module artistic staff michael ritzert marketing consultant add bio here close this module school performance peter the wolf since 1978 canton ballet has offered peter and the wolf annually to area schools as one of its community outreach programs a traveling production of peter and the wolf and lecture demonstrations for all ages are available for schools along with in school dance residencies focusing on preschool age children school registrations close this module school performance the nutcracker canton ballet s the nutcracker has enchanted families across northeast ohio for generations becoming a beloved holiday tradition bring the magic of this season to your school this year school registrations close this module accompaniment sharon walsh principal pianist sharon walsh is a pianist and composer with over fourteen years of professional experience playing for the tulsa ballet kansas city ballet canton ballet marymount manhattan college ballet hispanico the juilliard school she has been a guest pianist for the aspen sante fe ballet hubbard street dance chicago kansas city ballet ballet arts american ballet theater ballet tech the french academie of ballet and the nederlands dans theater 2 guest artists she has played for include jeff edwards francois perron caridad martinez carol roderick jacques beltrame william whitener richard marsden dawn hillen kenny larson and viviana durante sharon loves to instinctively incorporate jazz broadway opera modern and personal compositions into her repertoire on request close this module artistic staff luca sportelli ballet born in noci italy luca sportelli started his dance education at a local dance studio before moving to naples italy at the age of eleven to study at the san carlo ballet school he then transferred his studies to romanian ballet teacher sylvia humaila where he danced until 2014 that summer luca received a full scholarship to study at the san francisco ballet school one year later he started his professional career dancing with such companies as columbia classical ballet nashville ballet moscow ballet and kharkov ballet touring in the usa canada belgium netherlands italy china and the ukraine luca is passionate about sharing his knowledge of dance with the next generation he has taught at several dance studios including milele academy in nashville tn and ohio ballet theatre locally close this module artistic staff zachary catazaro master guest teacher advisor zachary catazaro was born in canton ohio and began his dance training at canton ballet under cassandra crowley angelo lemmo and his mother jennifer catazaro hayward where he also received instruction from laura alonso after graduation mr catazaro studied at the school of american ballet the official school of the new york city ballet in 2006 while at sab he was mentored by jock soto and sean lavery and also received instruction from andrei kramarevsky in october 2007 peter martins invited him to become an apprentice with new york city ballet and then the company s corps de ballet in october 2008 he was promoted to soloist in february 2014 and elevated to principal dancer in 2017 notable featured roles at new york city ballet include the title role in george balanchine s apollo tschaikovsky pas de deux serenade diamonds from the full length ballet jewels la sonnambula la valse romeo in peter martins production of romeo juliet as well as prince siegfried in martins full length production swan lake among many others mr catazaro has also been featured in jerome robbins west side story suite as tony and bernardo and performed in robbins dances at a gathering and ny export opus jazz in 2018 he was featured in walt disney s film the nutcracker and the four realms dancing with american ballet theater s misty copeland and appeared as himself in the hulu documentary film ballet now in 2019 mr catazaro was invited to join the bayerisches staatsballett as a principal guest dancer by then director igor zelensky there he danced featured roles in john neumeier s lady of the camellias spartacus by yuri grigorovich and john cranko s onegin among others additionally he appeared as an international guest artist in various galas around the world including yagp in 2020 most of his work consisted of principal guest appearances for rome opera ballet in italy and the los angeles ballet of california after the covid pandemic of mr catazaro danced with the cleveland ballet from 2021 until his retirement in april of 2023 in retirement mr catazaro has been teaching at canton ballet while currently an instrument rated multi engine commercial pilot in 2025 mr catazaro graduated from liberty university with a bachelor of science in aviation close this module artistic staff jason exposito strength conditioning specialist jason exposito is a physical therapy doctor specializing in differential diagnosis and manipulation therapy at aultman massillon physical therapy his journey into dance began as an adult starring in don quixote alongside his wife kristen igniting his passion since 2019 he s been a regular adult guest artist at canton ballet performing roles in the nutcracker alice in wonderland snow white the little mermaid and the wizard of oz close this module artistic staff allison campbell brewer assistant to the director allison campbell brewer began her ballet training at canton ballet in 1989 and joined the canton ballet company in 1996 she trained with the esteemed laura alonso in both the u s and cuba working with notable instructors including ivan monreal alonso hector f abrantes lourdes alvarez trigueiro and fernando alonso allison competed in the paris international ballet competition and the youth america grand prix yagp winning the classical division at the chicago regionals and placing 3rd at the nationals in new york she earned scholarships to summer intensives at the school of american ballet pacific northwest ballet san francisco ballet boston ballet and other prestigious programs her professional dance career includes performances with the san francisco ballet and virginia ballet theatre since 2020 allison has also been a 200 hour certified yoga teacher close this module artistic staff anna spinelli ballet rehearsal assistant anna spinelli began her ballet studies at canton ballet she has trained with renowned teacher laura alonso as well as studied at central pennsylvania youth ballet and north carolina ballet anna went on to study dance at slippery rock university where she was selected to perform in multiple pieces upon returning to canton she joined canton ballet as an instructor while attending kent state university anna has performed lead roles for canton ballet including dewdrop and marzipan in the nutcracker and glinda the good witch in wizard of oz anna obtained a degree in middle childhood education and is currently teaching mathematics at st joan of arc school she was married to her partner erik in november 2023 close this module administrative staff angela natale ayotte office manager angela natale ayotte recently joined canton ballet as the new office manager but her roots go back to her days as a student eventually becoming an alumna in 94 after graduation she pursued her love for the arts at wright state university focusing on dance her connection to canton ballet extends to her family both her daughter and grandson are current students at the school in addition to her work at the ballet angela volunteers throughout the community currently serving as co president of the home school association at st joan of arc school a parish council member of st joseph church co administrator of st joseph s cupboard close this module production staff elizabeth kaplan resident costume designer mrs kaplan earned her masters degree in fashion design in ukraine and created costumes for well known russian dancers at the odessa opera house she brought her russian technique of costume and tutu design to the united states in the early 1990 s and began designing and creating for canton ballet mrs kaplan s tutus are truly a work of art and reflect her passion for both the dancer and the role she says a beautiful costume puts power...