Sasha York is one of three international dancers at Ballet Nebraska who now call Omaha home. Sasha dances the title role in Winthrop Corey’s Dracula when Ballet Nebraska opens its second season at the Orpheum Theater this October 28.     Originally from Chelyabinsk, Russia, Sasha began his classical ballet training at the Paavola School of Dance in Flint, Michigan. He later traveled to Russia to train directly under master teacher Urey Urivich. After returning to the United States, Sasha entered the pre-professional ballet program [...]

Kelsey Schwenker is a native of Boulder, Colorado and one of Omaha’s newer residents. Kelsey received her training in classical ballet at Ballet Nouveau Colorado, where she danced for five years with their student company under the direction of Julia Wilkinson Manley. Kelsey  has attended summer intensives with Kansas City Ballet, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop and Paul Taylor Dance Company. Kelsey received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet performance in 2010. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oklahoma, [...]

Jennifer began her dance training at Ballet Omaha under the direction of Robin Welch. She danced at Omaha Theater Ballet for three seasons, performing in Balanchine’s Valse Fantasie, Norman Walker’s Prayer and Fantasy, The Nutcracker, and Coppélia. She also performed with Opera Omaha, the Omaha Symphony, and the Shizuoka Ballet Festival in Japan. Jennifer danced as a member of Ballet Quad Cities for six seasons, performing in several of Johanne Jakhelln’s works including Lyric for Strings, Edith in From the Pages of a Young Girl’s [...]

You’ve seen her dance for Ballet Nebraska at the Joslyn, and before that in the Omaha Theater Ballet. And you’ve seen her photo in Ballet Nebraska ads, news stories, and even on our billboards! Now, meet dancer Natasha Grimm (Tasha to her friends) in this informal Q&A, the first installment in our ongoing “Dancer Focus” feature: What do you like to do for fun? I absolutely love being around my friends & family no matter what we‘re doing! I also like girly stuff like shopping [...]