Wren is a fifteen-year-old sophomore and a first-year JD. She started ballet at Oregon Ballet Theater when she was eight, but during COVID, she enrolled at Open Space Dance Studio, where she currently still dances. There, she was introduced to pointe technique, jazz, contemporary, and other styles of dance by her teachers Maeve Dougal, Charlene Hannibal, Maranda Jory, and Clair Olberding. During her freshman year, she was a member of the Jefferson Dancers' second company, where she learned jazz and tap from Bunky Williams. When she graduates, she hopes to either further study ballet or pursue some other type of dance career. She would like to thank all her dance teachers who have helped her, as well as the JD2 company, and her peers at Open Space.

Ava is a 14-year-old freshman, and it’s her first year in the company. She started taking dance seriously in 6th grade at Da Vinci Arts Middle School. She learned jazz, tap, and hip hop, and has had opportunities to take classes at Reed College and danced at summer stick at Franklin High School. She is very excited to grow as a dancer.

Scarlett is 14 years old and is a freshman at Jefferson High School. Scarlett first started dancing at the age of 2 at the DC community center. At age four, Scarlett started with the Oregon Ballet Theater and had danced there for 10 years. From age four to six, Ms. Olivia taught her the basics of ballet, and from age seven to fourteen, Ms. Elize taught Scarlett everything she knows, from ballet to pointe work. While Scarlett had taken other dance classes such as contemporary, jazz, tap, hip hop, Irish step, and flamenco, she has stuck with ballet the longest. Scarlett can’t wait to get to work with everyone at Jefferson and is excited to explore new styles of dance.

Ariah is a fourteen-year-old Freshman and this is her first year with the company. Ariah started dancing at the age of six with Aspire Dance. Once Aspire shut down during COVID, she started dancing with Northwest Dance Project and stayed for 3 years. In 2022, Ariah was introduced to Open Space from another dancer and fell in love with the studio and educators immediately. At Open Space, she was under the instruction of Maeve Dougal, Charlene Hannibal, and Franco Nieto, teaching her ballet, pointe work, and contemporary. Since her time with Open Space, she has noticed her own growth and dedication to dance. In the future, Ariah would love to continue her career in dancing and hopes that the instructors at Jefferson can help her get there.