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Front Row:  (Left to Right): Lauren Thompson, Kendall Winn (Center), Emily Barth
Second Row:  (Left to Right): Alexandra Still, Liana Carpio, Meredith Jones, Madison Hom

EVSPA students place in top summer ballet programs

Each year up and coming hopeful ballerinas audition to get into prestigious summer programs around the country. Seven young ballerinas from the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts and taught by Sandra Balestracci, have been accepted at: American Ballet Theatre, NYC;  Bolshoi Ballet Academy, NYC ; Houston Ballet, TX; Kirov Academy, Washington DC; Harrid Conservatory, FL.; Kaatsbaan, NY; San Francisco Ballet, CA.; North Carolina Dance Theater, NC and Central Youth Pennsylvania Ballet.