Artistic Director
Cindy has held the title of Artistic Director of Redding City Ballet since 1996. After the premier of Redding City Ballet’s Nutcracker in 1997, she was invited by Gary Lewis to join the faculty of Shasta College teaching ballet and modern dance. She currently on the faculty of the Fine Arts Department at...
Principal
Daniel Arizmendi began dancing at age 17. He is trained in both classical and contemporary ballet. He has danced lead roles in classical ballets and has had contemporary choreography created for him. He attended Alonzo King’s summer intensive in 2006 and was invited to join the Lines Ballet Ensemble. He teaches and...
Assistant Artistic Director, Principal
Amberly Bell Steffensen began training in 1984 at North Coast Ballet. She studied with renowned teachers such as Anatoly Kirchov, Lilly Griffith, Gelsey Kirkland, David Howard, Sonya Arova and Stanley Holden. She has attended workshops at American Theatre Ballet, City Ballet and San Diego Ballet. In 1993 she moved to the...
Principal
Robert Hansen trained at Redding Ballet Academie and danced the part of Fritz in Redding City Ballet’s first Nutcracker at the age of eight. He joined Redding City Ballet in 2001. He is currently dancing in this season’s RCB productions and honing his musical theatre skills before he will return to Princeton University to continue...
Principal
Nicolina Michaels was trained at Redding Ballet Academie under Jackie Colosio and Cindy Michaels. She joined Redding City Ballet in 2000; attended Lines’ summer intensives in 2003 and 2004 studying with Alonzo King, Arturo Fernandez and Summer Lee Rhatigan; and from 2005 to 2006 studied at Pacific Northwest Ballet with...
Principal Character Dancers
Redding Ballet Academie , 1726 Market Street, Redding, CA 96001 (across from the Cascade Theatre)
Principal Character Dancer
Diana has her degree in English Education from California State University - Chico with a Theatre Arts theme. She has been dancing, choreographing, and teaching dance for most of her life. Diana loves the arts and is dedicated to education in the arts, as well as developing and increasing the arts in...
Principal Character Dancer
Mark Amacker began performing in Redding 1997, and ever since then has gone wherever they will let him on stage. He’s first stage appearance was in Shasta College's "Little Mary Sunshine". From there, he went on to dance with Cindy Michaels’ Redding City Ballet. His credits include various parts in Nutcracker, Gaite ...
Principal Dancers
