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Annual Membership Party & Arts Legend Awards
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Ballet West Guild presented our annual Arts Legend

Ballet West Guild presented our annual Arts Legend Awards last Friday night!

Congratulations to our beloved Anne Cullimore Decker, one of our 2025 Award recipients.

Anne’s son, Spencer Decker, drove from San Francisco to attend our dinner event. It was a glorious evening.

Visit www.balletwestguild.org to learn about the Award recipients as well as our efforts to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach.

#balletwest #balletwestguild #annecullimoredecker 📸 @jenmalherbe

Ballet West Guild presented our annual Arts Legend

Ballet West Guild presented our annual Arts Legend Awards last night.

Congratulations to two of our 2025 recipients, @valcaniparoli and @jeffrogers_bw who have worked together on many occassions over the past 30+ years!

Arts Legends indeed!

Visit www.balletwestguild.org to learn more about these and past Award recipients, as well as the Guild’s work to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach.

#balletwest #balletwestguild #valcaniparoli #jeffrogers #yagp 📸 @jenmalherbe

We are all heartbroken over the passing of Maggie

We are all heartbroken over the passing of Maggie Wright Tesch, former Principal Dancer with Ballet West and Professor with the University of Utah School of Dance.

Maggie was an exquisite artist as well as an esteemed educator and cherished friend.

For Ballet West patrons, many of Maggie’s performances are memorable to this day, as in Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camillias and Lambarena and Eddy Toussaint’s Bonjour Brel.

Her rise to Principal Dancer was itself exciting to witness.

Maggie’s performance of Odette / Odile in Ballet West’s production of Swan Lake in 1998 was beyond memorable. That precise moment when the evil Von Rothbart seizes control over Odette is etched in our collective memories. Her performance took us to another dimension.

Farewell, beautiful Maggie. For us, your spirit is forever sublime.

Image source: The Deseret News

#balletwest #balletwestguild #principaldancer #maggiewright #maggiewrighttesch #uofu #uofuschoolofdance

We’re saddened at the passing of our darling fri

We’re saddened at the passing of our darling friend and guild member Peggy Bergmann, for whom the Park City Campus of the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy is named.

Just days ago, we attended an open house celebrating a new campus location. Principal Allison DeBona was very deliberate in thanking Peggy for making the existence of a Park City campus possible back in 2017. That first year, the Guild was instrumental in arranging for the Academy to participate in the Park City 4th of July Parade. It was such a great day. The Grand Master even handed Peggy the microphone! As usual, Peggy was at the center of a radiating love for youth, dance, and dance education. Peggy’s patronage to Ballet West and Ballet West Academy will positively impact the dance world for generations to come.

Farewell, kind and beautiful Peggy. We are all better humans, having had you in our lives. May your spirit soar!

Images: @jenmalherbe

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletwestparkcityacademy #balletwestacademypeggybergmann #peggybergmann #allisondebona #tiltonpack

Many Guild Members visited the new location of the

Many Guild Members visited the new location of the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy, Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus at 786 Division Street at Silver Creek Summit.

It was a very happy occasion with Campus Principal Allison DeBona and Ballet West Academy Director Evelyn Cisneros-Legate making it official with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The new campus is beautiful and Allison has a true vision for the future.

Image: @jenmalherbe

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletwestacademy #summitcounty #summitcountyarts #danceeducation #tiltonpack #peggybergmann

The Park City campus of the Frederick Quinney Laws

The Park City campus of the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy is named for community member and patron Peggy Bergmann.

Peggy made the opening of a campus in Park City in 2017 possible!

She has also been a beloved member of Ballet West Guild.

Peggy’s portrait hangs in the beautiful new Academy location at 786 Division Street at Silver Creek Summit.

We’re very grateful to Peggy for her everlasting love and support of Ballet West, the Academy, and the Guild.

Image: @jenmalherbe

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletwestacademy #summitcounty #summitcountyarts #danceeducation #tiltonpack #peggybergmann

The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy,

The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy, Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus has a beautiful new location: 786 Division Street at Silver Creek Summit!

Campus Principal Allison DeBona and Ballet West Academy Director Evelyn Cisneros-Legate made it official with a very happy ribbon cutting ceremony.

The new campus is beautiful and Allison has a true vision for the future.

Image: @jenmalherbe

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletwestacademy #summitcounty #tiltonpack #peggybergmannparkcity

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recip

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025 Arts Legend Awards!

Val Caniparoli
Choreographer
Principal Character Dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Former Rehearsal Assistant, San Francisco Ballet
Former Resident Choreographer, San Francisco Ballet
Former Resident Choreographer, Ballet West (1993-1997)

Arts Legend Award Recipient 2025

The Awards will be presented on Friday, September 26, 2025 at our annual membership party.

You’re invited to join us for the event ~ “When Thou Wakest...”

RSVP at www.balletwestguild.org

Learn more about the Guild’s Arts Legend Awards and past recipients at https://balletwestguild.org/arts-legend-awards/

Space is limited ~ reserve early!

#balletwest #balletwestguild #valcaniparoli #artslegendawards #sfballet #sanfranciscoballet

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recip

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025 Arts Legend Awards!

Anne Cullimore Decker
Professional Actor
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Utah

Arts Legend Award Recipient 2025

The Awards will be presented on Friday, September 26, 2025 at our annual membership party.

You’re invited to join us for the event ~ “When Thou Wakest...”

RSVP at www.balletwestguild.org

Learn more about the Guild’s Arts Legend Awards and past recipients at https://balletwestguild.org/arts-legend-awards/

Space is limited ~ reserve early!

#balletwest #balletwestguild #annedecker #annecullimoredecker #artslegendawards

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recip

Ballet West Guild is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025 Arts Legend Awards!

Jeff Rogers
Principal Faculty and Director of Academy Men’s Program, Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah Dance Department
Former Principal Dancer, Ballet West

Arts Legend Award Recipient 2025

The Awards will be presented on Friday, September 26, 2025 at our annual membership party.

You’re invited to join us for the event ~ “When Thou Wakest...”

RSVP at www.balletwestguild.org

Learn more about the Guild’s Arts Legend Awards and past recipients at https://balletwestguild.org/arts-legend-awards/

Space is limited ~ reserve early!

#balletwest #balletwestguild #jeffrogers #artslegendawards

More Artists in the House! Meet Nathan & Marian F

More Artists in the House!

Meet Nathan & Marian Florence who attended our annual Welcome Back Party for Dancers & Staff on Friday night.

Nathan is a Utah artist, film maker, sculptor, and photographer.

His large-scale work, “To Chase the Glowing Hours with Flying Feet” is a recent commission by the Stewart Family Foundation that hangs in the Capitol Room in memory of Regan Tolboe (1974-2022). Regan was a daughter of Diane Stewart, former staff member of Ballet West, and great friend to the Guild.

Marian is a musician with Salt Lake Symphony.

Nathan & Marian’s daughter, Maren Florence, is a company artist with Ballet West.

What an awesome circle of artists & friends!

Image: @dcsunset13

#balletwest #balletwestguild #slcoartsculture #slcozap #modernwest

Meet more new members of Ballet West Guild! Mari

Meet more new members of Ballet West Guild!

Maria & Pilar Guzman ~ These sisters expressed interest in experiencing Ballet West performances and after just one performance, accepted our invitation to join Ballet West Guild.

They attended our Welcome Back Party for Dancers & Staff last Friday night and enjoyed making a lot of new friends, including our Guild Vice President, Brent Jensen and Remus!

It was such an awesome evening on the 5th Floor of the Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre.

Image: @dcsunset13

#balletwest #balletwestguild #slcoartsculture #slcozap

Meet Elizabeth & Michael Miller ~ Thank you to two

Meet Elizabeth & Michael Miller ~ Thank you to two of our newest Guild members who attended our annual Welcome Back Party for Dancers & Staff on Friday night.

It was such a gorgeous evening on the 5th Floor of the Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre.

We had a lot of great home-cooked food and cheers all around!

Image: @dcsunset13

#balletwest #balletwestguild #slcoartsculture #slcozap

FULL HOUSE! We had such a great time last night a

FULL HOUSE!

We had such a great time last night at our Welcome Back Party for Ballet West Dancers and Staff!

We’re looking forward to another season of really great art.

Thank you, Ballet West!

#balletwest #balletwestguild

Thank you, Ballet West Guild Members! For hosting

Thank you, Ballet West Guild Members!

For hosting a most wonderful Welcome Back Party for Ballet West Dancers and Staff.

This event was teamwork at its very best.

And Thank you, Ballet West for giving us the opportunity to engage so meaningfully with the Company. We’re grateful for all the talented artists, educators, production team and administrators.

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We ran into a few friends in NYC...! @isabellaco

We ran into a few friends in NYC...!

@isabellacorridon @dominicjamesballard @its.kye.ballerina @thelorenwal @lilpillily

Eleve dancewear store staff said, “You’re so lucky to know the Ballet West Dancers!”

Indeed!

#elevedancewear #balletwest #balletwestdancers #balletwestguild #dancersofinstagram #balletdancersofinstagram #balletdancersrock #nyc #newyorkcity #empirestateofmind #jayz #aliciakeys 📸 @jenmalherbe

TODAY! Ballet West Guild Leadership Council held

TODAY!

Ballet West Guild Leadership Council held our Annual Planning Session to organize our activities and events for the coming 2025-26 Ballet West Season.

Thank you to everyone who participated! We had a FULL HOUSE! Thanks, Jeanne for hosting.

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org JOIN US!

Become a season subscriber to Ballet West at www.balletwest.org

#balletwest #balletwestguild 📸 @jenmalherbe

Ballet West’s upcoming 2025-26 Season includes a

Ballet West’s upcoming 2025-26 Season includes a staging of CAROUSEL choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon for NYC Ballet in 2002, to the music of Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s broadway musical.

Guild Members who attended our annual “Ballet in Bloom” event loved this arrangement by @marchpam in anticipation of the upcoming production.

Ballet West 2025-26 Season Tickets are on sale now at balletwest.org - don’t miss a single production! We’ll be there!

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletinbloom #carousel #carouselballet #carouseldance

@jenmalherbe

Guild Members Angie Matinkhah, Anne Neeley, Renee

Guild Members Angie Matinkhah, Anne Neeley, Renee Woodell and Cathy Kelner were joined by Utah Artist Tracy O’Very Covey at our annual “Ballet in Bloom” event. It was a beautiful evening!

Ballet West 2025-26 Season Tickets are on sale now at balletwest.org - don’t miss a single production! We’ll be there!

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletinbloom #utahart #utahartists

@julieshulimson

Ballet West’s upcoming 2025-26 Season includes a

Ballet West’s upcoming 2025-26 Season includes a staging of WEST SIDE STORY SUITE choreographed by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Following his 1957 Broadway musical and 1961 film adaptation, Robbins developed WEST SIDE STORY SUITE for NYC Ballet in 1995.

Guild members who attended our annual “Ballet in Bloom” were delighted with this floral arrangement by @juliesearseyre in anticipation of the upcoming production. Leslie and Frank Williams were the winners of this arrangement. AND!...it was their wedding anniversary!

Ballet West 2025-26 Season subscriptions are on sale now at www.balletwest.org

Learn more about Ballet West Guild and our initiatives to support Ballet West’s artistic mission and educational outreach at www.balletwestguild.org

#balletwest #balletwestguild #balletinbloom #westsidestory #westsidestorysuite

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