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Rebekah Marcotte, Trainee
From: St. Louis, Missouri
Sponsored by: Paul Bernstein
Rebekah Marcotte was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. Rebekah
began her training at the age of three at Alexandra School of
Ballet and trained there for thirteen years. She then trained
with the Patzius Performing Arts for an additional two years.
In her teens, she attended several summer intensives at
Alexandra School of Ballet, Saint Louis Ballet, and Kansas City
Ballet. At age 10, Rebekah became a member of her studio’s
affiliated pre-professional company, Alexandra Ballet
Company. She rose through the ranks and progressed to
become an advanced company member, where she
performed a variety of leading roles in the Nutcracker such
as Clara as well as other variation leads. She also performed
as lead in other company original choreographies,
contemporary works, and ballet excerpts for Coppelia, Les
Sylphides, Paquita, and Swan Lake. At Patzius Performing
Arts, she auditioned for the pre-professional company,
Midwest Ballet Theatre. There she became a company
principal dancer performing several lead roles in Nutcracker
such as Snow Queen and Arabian Solo and performed as lead
in many original company productions as well. Rebekah’s
repertoire includes several classical and contemporary works
such as Gamzatti, Queen of the Dryads, and Don Q Dulcinea.
Rebekah joined Kentucky Ballet Theatre, as trainee, in the
2022-2023 season. She is excited to continue her career
participating in company performances.
Danielle Ansiel, Student Trainee
From: Glendale, California
Sponsored by: Larry & Jennifer Reed
Danielle Ansiel was born in Glendale, California, and she
began taking various styles of dance classes at the age of
three. She started to pursue classical ballet at the age of 11
with