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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE ACCEPTED INTO THESE PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAMS

Tanner Blee is a ninth grader at Caprock Academy. He has been dancing since the young age of 3, but

seriously for the last 4 years. He has already attended Summer Intensive Programs with Pittsburgh

Ballet Theatre in ’10 and Boston Ballet in ’11. He is returning to Boston Ballet again this summer

for their five week program as well as attend New York City Dance Alliance’s two week program in

NYC where he will be part of a comprehensive program with professional auditions/ casting, classes

and seminars with Broadway Dancers & Choreographers and more! He has locally danced the roles

of “Peter” in the 2010 Symphony Production of Peter and the Wolf, “The Hunter” in 2010 Absolute

Dance Production of Snow White, the Ballet, along with numerous recital and student company dances.

This year, Tanner competed his first contemporary solo, Precaution 15, at NYCDA and received an

overall 3rd place Platinum. When he is not in the studio, he enjoys BMX racing at Grand Valley BMX.

Further Questions?

Give us a call at

(970) 255-8322

Nicole Leatherman

-Nan Keating

Nicole is a 6th grader at Orchard Mesa Middle school. She loves dogs and is close with her large family here in Grand Junction CO. Dance is her way of expressing herself . She trains 12-14 hours a week in addition to keeping a high grade point average in school. Nicole has been dancing since she was 7 years old and has in the last couple of years taken it more seriously. She is very honored to have been selected from a nationwide tour to attend the Miami City Ballet intensive. With this opportunity she hopes to eventually become a professional dancer and travel around the world.

Tanner Blee

Links to Intensives

Tanner Blee

Boston Ballet

Nicole Leatherman

Miami City Ballet

Both will attend drop-in

CMU Dance Intensive