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
2020-2021 Company Members
Full Company
Rose Abrahamson
Meghan Doran
Molly Knecht
Maya Lunt
Mikayla Patten
Emma Richmond
Lucy Shannon
Ava Thome
Hannah White
Apprentice
Allison Howland
Ava Lutsi
Kelsey MacLean
Elena Pacini
Rainey Roy
Emilia Vandenbergh
Melissa Yin
Trainee
Myra Broederdorf
Chloe Cusimano
Emi Griffith
Wynne Holsteen
Kaya Johnson
Sophie Sheeran