Performance History
1978 – 1979: First performances as Yuma Civic Ballet – Linda Cannon Farrar/Nell Fuson
Hacker “Pure imagination”-”Squiggley”,1′The Little Girls” 1′A Christmas Offering”-Act
II “Nutcracker’
1979 – 1980 Linda Farrar/Nell Hacker Yuma’s first Full-length L4h 1′Nutcracker” (2) G.
A. Charlys Ing & Willie Dean Ige Spring Concert (2) – COLLAGE G.A. – Boston Ballet-
Victoria Vaslet & Nicolas Pacana “Heliopolis” “Blue Bird-Pas” “Ballet Imperial,” “Peter & the
Wolf,” “Four Rachmaninov Pieces” – “Peter & the Wolf’ – free/ Library
1980 – l981 Farrar/Hacker “Nutcracker” (2) G.A. – Jon Cristofori & Kathleen Sinclair
Spring~YBT IN CONCERT – (2)”Shin Dig,” “White Mountain” “Clouds” “Big Shot,” “Aurora’s
Wedding,” G.A. – Ernest Morgan & Victoria Koenig & Thomas Grant “Peter & the Wolf’-free
concert – County Library
1981 – 1982 Nutcracker (2) Hacker; Farrar “An Evening of Dance”-”Nutcracker” excerpts
modern/contemporary
1982: Farrar/Daniel Job Spring Concert-DANCE 82- (2) “On Broadway,” “Window
Pains,” “Waimea Legend,” “Fantasia,” “El won,” Pas-”Le
Corsair,” “Humanesque,” “Scherzo “G.A. – Ige & Ing “Peter & the Wolf”- library
1982-l983 Jon Cristofori/Kathleen Sinclair “Nutcracker” 12/17&18 (2) G A – Lois Black & Daniel
Kram 2/18 – “Les Petites Ballet,” Spring- 4/22&23 CELEBRATlON OF DANCE (2) “Pas de
Quatre,” “Joplin,” “Vivaldi Concerto,” “Trois Gymnopedies,” “El Jardin.”- Garces festival
1983-1984 Cristofori/Sinclair, “Nutcracker” (3) G A -Ellen Troy & Nolan T’Sani SPRING
FESTIVAL OF DANCE “Swan Lake”-Act II, “Jellicle Ball,” ” EI Jardin,” “Worms II,” “Holberg
Suite,” “Chiaroscuro.”
1984-I985: Cristofori/Sinclair, “Nutcracker” 11/30 & 12/1 (3) G A -Tern Hayes &
Anthony Sellers DANCE FANTASTIC – 4 l~ &13 (2) G.A. Sharon Newton and
Stuart Carroll “Bolero,” “Toujours,” “Sonata,” “Big Shot,” “Skaters ”
1985-1986 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” (3) Dec 6&7 G.A. Monique Delhaya & Keith
Clifton DANCE 86′ (2) – “Pas de Quatre,” “16 & Breaking Out” “Afternoon of the Fawn,”,”2
EFX ,” “Fanfare USA ” Regional Dance America
1986-1987 Cristofori /Sinclair “Nutcracker” (3) Nutcracker in Parker AZ, DANCING… “Vivaldi”
(2) RDA 1987-1988 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcr acker” (3) Spring- RDA
1988-1989 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” (3) Spring-Mar 24 &25 IN CONCERT 10
YEARS “Bolero,” “A Song of Duets,”"The Seasons” RDA
1989-1990 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” Dec 1, 2, 8, 9 (4) G.A. Karen Toney & Zachary
Andrews Carroll Spring Concert -Mar 30 & 31 “Swan Lake- Act II,” “Rococo
Variations,” “Timescape,” “Cry Freedom…Cry.” G.A. Richard Cardenas & Bill Iha. Yuma Youth
in Concert 1990-1991
Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” (4) Concert & Yuma Youth in Concert & Spring Concert RDA
1991-1992 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” Dec 5-8 (4) G A. Guy Bilyeu & Eileen Price Spring-
RDA
1992-1993 Cristofori/Sinclair “Nutcracker” (4) Spring Concert RDA
1993-1994. Steffon Long Nutcracker (3) – Dec 3/4 G.A Guy Bilyeu Tower Lighting, Senior
Citizen’s Day, Concert – SPRiNG
1994-1995 – Guy Bilyeu/Eileen Price October collaboration with String Ambassadors (I) “The
Nutcracker’ (4) (6 Backstage), Tower Lighting-”Snow,” Spring-COPPELlA (2) (4 Backstage)
1995-1996 Bilyeu/Price October collaboration with String Ambassadors (2), “Nutcracker,” Dec
1/2 (5) (4 Backstage), Tower Lighting-”Snow,” “Giselle” Feb 16/17, (2)
1996-1997 Bilyeu/Price Dracula – October 31-11/2 “Dracula,” (4) The “Nutcracker,” Dec 13/
14(4) (6 Backstage) Tower Lighting, Spring-”Snow,” “Sleeping Beauty” Act II & “Paquita Feb.
22/23 “Ballet & Strings,” (2) (2 Backstage )April 19-Collaboration “Ballet & Strings”
1997 Linda Farrar, “The Nutcracker” (4) (3 Backstage) G.A Erika Farrar Davis & Cortney
Palomo, Chamber of Commerce (1), Tower Lighting-”Waltz”-(rained out)
1998 Thom Clower, COPPELIA (2) (1 backstage) G.A Vicky Lee Ramsay & Jacob Sparso,
Collaboration- “Ballet and Strings”
1998-1999 Thom Clower – “Dracula” (2) (4 Backstage)-excerpts in San Luis,
Mexico “Nutcracker,” (4) (4 Backstage, 2 H.S. show), G A Natalia Chapourskaya & Kyu Dong
Kwak CINDERELLA, (3) (4 Backstage) G.A. Natalia Chapourskaya & Kyu Dong Kwak
1999-2000 – Thom Clower – “Dracula,” (3) (4 Backstage), “Nutcracker,” (4) (6 Backstage) G A
Natalia Chapourskaya & Kyu Dong Kwak Spring-TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY GALA, Gaite
Parisienne (Sparso, Choreographer) Les Sylphide, & Firebird, G A. Alyssa Sleeper Dyson &
Jacob Sparso “Ballet & Strings,” – Amy Ernst-”Songs of Sanctuary”
2000-2001 Thom Clower “Dracula,” (2) (6 Backstage) G.A. Christopher Brough “Nutcracker,”
(4) (6 Backstage) G.A. Natalia Chapourskaya & Kyu Dong Kwak Spring Concert- “Alice
in Wonderland,” Don Quixote, G.A. Natalia Chapourskaya & Kyu Dong Kwak “Ballet &
Strings,” “Lydia Torea ”
2001-2002 Clower. “Images in Movement,†(1) “Cinderella (3) G.A. Katherine
Crenshaw, Dwayne Holliday & Joseph Goodman, “Nutcracker,†(4) (6 Backstage) G.A.
Brittnee Squires, Brian Debes, Joseph Goodman, Matthew Dorame & Andrew Boese. Thom
and Debbie Lee: “Nutcracker” (4) with (5) Backstages Debbie Lee. “Swan Lake†, Act
II & Mixed World Repertoire (2) (3) Backstage G.A. Allen Schissler, Jody Rouiller, & Matthew
Dorame, “Prelude to Bach” at “Ballet & Strings.â€
2002–2003 Alexei Badrak and Ronna Roberts. G.A.-Thom Clower: “Dracula” (3) with
5 Backstages. “Nutcracker” (4), (5 Backstages), G.A. Alexei as witch, Evgeny Lushkin,
Linda Farrar. Olga Tcheckachova, Evgeny Lushkin (Ballet Master), Tami White, Myriah
Farrar for “Ballet & Strings.”- “Paquita,” “Stages,” “All That Jazz,” Ethnic works-”Hungarian
Rhapsody” & “Golliwogg’s Cakewalk.”AWC Theater performance-”Stages” & “All that Jazz.”
2003-2004 Cindy Turrentine-AD “Images in Movement” in San Luis, AZ with Fine
Arts, G.A. Minerva Tapia, “River of Two Colors,” Maxim Bondar -Free performance-
10/04/03, “Nutcracker”12/4-6/03 (4) (6 Backstage), Erika Davis, Maxim Bondar, GA
Turrentine: “RODÉO†Ballet with a kick & more, 03/19-20/04 including “For
Bethany,†Swan Lake Pas, Paquita variation and Don Quixote Grand pas, Tarantella.
G.A. Michael Cook, Ivan Abatourov, Jared Mesa, Christian Dance Company, Erika Davis. (3
Backstage)
2002-2003 Linda Farrar. Olga Tcheckachova, Evgeny Lushkin (Ballet Master), Tami
White, Myriah Farrar for “Ballet & Strings.”- “Paquita,” “Stages,” “All That Jazz,” Ethnic
works-”Hungarian Rhapsody” & “Golliwogg’s Cakewalk.”AWC Theater performance-”Stages”
& “All that Jazz.”
2003-2004 Cindy Turrentine-AD “Images in Movement” in San Luis, AZ with Fine
Arts, G.A. Minerva Tapia, “River of Two Colors,” Maxim Bondar -Free performance-
10/04/03, “Nutcracker” `12/4-6/03 (4) (6 Backstage), Erika Davis, Maxim Bondar, G. A.
Turrentine: “RODÉO” Ballet with a kick & more, 03/19-20/04 including “For Bethany,” Swan
Lake Pas, Paquita variation and Don Quixote Grand pas, Tarantella. G.A. Mike Cook, Ivan
Abatourov, Jared Mesa, Christian Dance Company, and Erika Davis. (3 Backstage)
2004-2005 Cindy Turrentine-Executive/Co-Artistic Director, Erika Farrar Davis-Co-Artistic
Director: hosting- “Ballet Magnificat,” Christian Dance Company 09/04/04,- hosting “Moscow
Ballet” 11/11/04.- ”Images In Movement,” San Luis 09/11/04, -“The Nutcracker” 12/04,
-“Rodeo” Dinner Theatre at Britain’s Farm, 01/05 -“25th Anniversary Spring Gala,” 04/
05,-“Yuma Dance Festival” 05/05, (2) Backstage At The Ballet
2005-2006 Erika Farrar Davis – Artistic Director. “Images in Motion.” “The Nutcracker.”
G.A. Pavel Romanyuk. “Alice in Wonderland” Choreographer: Thom Clower. “Yuma Dance
Festival.” “Ballet & Strings at Sunset.”
2006-2007 Pavel & Erika Romanyuk- Artistic Directors. “Images in Motion.” “The Nutcracker.”
“Piquita.” “Ballet & Strings at Sunset.” “Cinderella” Recital. “Dance Expo.”
2007-2008 Erika Romanyuk- Artistic Director. “The Nutcracker” G.A. Vitaly Brusenko. “Images
in Motion” Lia Littlewood, Michael Carroll, Erika Romanyuk. “Sinatra Classics” G.A. Brooke
Ogle. “Ballet & Strings at Sunset.” “Mother Goose” Recital G.A. David Arce
2008-2009 Erika Romanyuk- Artistic Director. “The Nutcracker” G.A. Vitaly Brusenko, Lane
Blue. “Images in Motion” Lia Littlewood, Michael Carroll, Erika Romanyuk. “Flamenco
Showcase” Un Corazon Flamenco, dancer Linda Machado and guitarist Ricardo de Cristobal,
Cibola H.S. and Gila Ridge H.S. dance and guitar classes. “Broadway Bound.” “Ballet &
Strings at Sunset.” “Carnival” Recital G.A. David Arce
2009-2010 Jared Mesa- Artistic Director. ”The Nutcracker” G.A. Bryan Wong, Sophie Kurek,
Samantha Lapascu. “Images in Motion” Cibola H.S. Art Students, Matt Truckenmiller, Jared
Mesa. “30th Anniversary Spring Gala” G.A. Terpiscore Dance Company and JAMS Co.
Choreographer: Molly Faulkner. “Ballet and Strings at Sunset.”
