Guest Artist
Rosannah Riess began training in Classical Ballet with the Sebastopol-Santa Rosa Ballet. Within three years, she was promoted to the role of principle dancer. While studying at the University of California at Berkeley, she expanded her studies to include Modern Dance, Jazz, Folk Dance, Fencing, Martial Arts and Aerial Dance....
Resident Guest Artist
Ashley Griffith began her dance training at the age of 6 in Escondido, and began teaching in Valley Center in 2002. She is currently training and teaching at Redding Ballet Academie and making guest appearances with Redding City Ballet. Ashley is an instructor for Redding City Ballet’s outreach program, teaching and ...
Guest Artist
Michel Ashley Chord was accepted into Redding Ballet Academie’s pre-professional program in 2003. She was cast as Clara in their Nutcracker. In 2006 she was accepted to the Lines Ballet Summer Intensive studying with Alonzo King and Lines Ballet company members. Michel has performed various roles for the company’s...
Guest Artist
Chelsea Steffensen, gymnastics instructor, martial artist, and stuntman by trade, has made guest appearances with Redding City Ballet in a number of performances, including The Nutcracker, Gaîté Parisienne, Pastoral, and The Lady of Shallot. He is currently teaching and coaching gymnastics here in Redding and working with...
Guest Artist
Joven Calloway is thrilled to be back home performing with Redding City Ballet. He has performed with Paramount, Nickelodeon, Renaissance Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, and most recently with Stiletto Entertainment and Holland America Cruise Line. Stiletto Entertainment, the same company that represents...
Redding Ballet Academie , 1726 Market Street, Redding, CA 96001 (across from the Cascade Theatre)
Guest Artist
Heidi Hines began dancing through the French Gulch School arts program under the direction of Christine Kingsbury. She has studied with Cindy Michaels, Amberly Bell Steffensen, Lynne Currie and Daniel Arizmendi. She was admitted into Redding Ballet Academie’s pre-professional program in 2006 and offered the position...
Guest Artists
Guest Artist
Christine Nankervis was born and raised in Redding, California where at the age of five she began taking dance classes with Heidi Armstrong, a local teacher. At age six, she transferred to Redding Dance Centre, under the direction of Deborah Larsen. There she studied in jazz, tap, ballet, and modern. For the summers of 2005 and...
Guest Artist
Dustin Alexander’s performance credits include Redding Adventist Academy’s music program, appearances in Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, The Pirates of Penzance and A Cinderella Tale. He is currently attending Simpson University on a music scholarship and studying at and occasionally performing with Redding Ballet...
