The BDE 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
2019-2020 Company Members
FULL COMPANY
Meghan Doran
Jessica Eggers
Kate Howell
Emma Landenberger
Mikayla Patten
Maggie Pechan
Sasha Rice
Lucy Shannon
Ava Thome
Elizabeth Yen
APPRENTICE
Rose Abrahamson
Corinne Garrels
Melanie Pinedo
Emma Richmond
Hannah White
TRAINEE
Yasmin Glazov
Danny Naranjo
Lilia Naranjo