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Kathleen Betz

as Fee Candite

Kathleen began her training at the Pennsylvania Dance Institute and joined Dance Del Bello as a company member in 2002. While in high school, she attended the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Summer Programs. Kathleen graduated from Dickinson College with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. While attending Dickinson College, Kathleen spent four years training with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and dancing with the Dickinson College Dance Theater Group. Kathleen is currently enrolled in the MBA program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She continues to dance throughout the Philadelphia area while completing her academic studies. Kathleen has performed with Dance Del Bello in productions including The Sleeping Beauty, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, Coppelia, Beauty and the Beast, When Fairytales Come True, Gabrielle Concertante, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Limitless Path.

Amy Novinski

as Princess Aurora (Grand Pas de Deux)

Amy Novinski began her training in classical ballet at the Tulsa Ballet Academy under Moscelyn Larkin. After moving to Colorado in 1992, Ms. Novinski spent six years under the personal guidance of Olga Tozyiakova at the Academy of Colorado Ballet and the International Ballet School. She attended The University of the Arts on scholarship earning a BFA in Ballet where she was handpicked for leads in choreographic showcase ensembles by such choreographers and coaches as BalletX's Christine Cox, Brandywine Ballet's Scott Jovovich, Bolshoi Ballet's Anastasia Babayeva, and Joffrey Ballet's Beatriz Rodriguez. Ms. Novinski's teaching credits include private ballet teacher for the University of Pennsylvania and instructor at Koresh School of Dance.

Dillon Anthony Shifferly

Dillon Anthony Shifferly originally started his training at Canton Ballet School under Cassandra Crowley. Throughout his training he studied at American Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Chautauqua Ballet. Dillon joined the North Carolina Dance Theatre second company under Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, and Mark Diamond. He then continued on to the Dayton Ballet, Western Ballet Theatre of Puerto Rico, BalletFleming and Pennsylvania Ballet. Dillon has been welcomed as a guest dancer and choreographer at many schools and companies around the Northeast and reaching as far as the Dominican Republic. Dillon has enjoyed exploring his love for photography and music while pursuing his professional dance career.