The Barrington Dance Ensemble company includes dedicated students and pre-professional dancers, ranging in age from 11-18, all of whom train to achieve high standards of excellence in various forms of dance, including ballet, modern, jazz, and character dance. Selected through yearly auditions, company dancers undertake a rigorous daily training schedule at the Barrington Dance Academy. In addition to their training and performance in BDE’s full production ballets, ensemble members take part in community outreach programs, bringing the beauty and discipline of dance to area grade school children, senior citizens, festival audiences, fundraisers, and community events.
BDE is proud to bring professional-quality productions to Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs. BDE presents two full length ballets per year at Barrington High School’s Richard C. Johnson Auditorium, including The Nutcracker in December and a spring ballet in June.
Barrington Dance Ensemble
2022-2023 Company Members
Full Company
Erin Chon
Maya Lunt
Lilia Naranjo
Elena Pacini
Emilia Vandenbergh
Annika Wuttke
Senior Apprentice
Inika Agrawal
Ava Lutsi
Kelsey MacLean
Hailey Pinedo
Rainey Roy
Sienna Till
Melissa Yin
Apprentice
Sela Anderson
Myra Broederdorf
Chloe Cusimano
Mia Gavino
Emi Griffith
Wynne Holsteen
Kaya Johnson
Annie O’Keefe
Stephanie Rocha
Sophia Sheeran