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About
The Voorhees Ballet Theatre
Suzanne C. Steinbach started The Voorhees Ballet Theatre in 1986, as The Little Theatre Dance
Troupe. The company started with eight dancers and eleven board members. They performed throughout the South Jersey
area at various banquets and community events, eventually broadening their performing areas to North Jersey and the Philadelphia
area. This young group dazzled audiences in the Invitational Dance Festival hosted by the National Ballet of New Jersey,
under the direction of the late, great Lorraine McAdams. As the dancers matured and grew in style and grace, the board
decided to mature the naming of the company as well. Hence, The Voorhees Danse Ensemble emerged. In 1987 the first
annual Nutcracker performance by The Voorhees Danse Ensemble was staged. Suzanne choreographed the entire ballet
using unique ideas she dreamed about as a young girl.
In 2000, the company began to produce two full-length ballets per year including
Firebird (with Assistant Choreographer, Brad Parquette), Hansel & Gretel (choreographed by international choreographer
Paulo Manso de Sousa), Parisienne, Rodeo, Cinderella, and The Sound of Music (an original ballet created by Artistic Director,
Suzanne C. Steinbach). In 2004, the Voorhees Danse Ensemble doubled in size and once again was re-born as The Voorhees
Ballet Theatre. However, The Danse Ensemble remained a part of the Ballet Theatre. They are the group of serious
dancers who intend to make the arts a career. The Voorhees Ballet Theatre's Danse Ensemble performs throughout the Delaware
Valley. They are now beginning an alumni of past members who have made professional lives in the dance world.
Accomplishments from Alumni
Our students have been accepted into programs such as, The Boston Ballet, The Princeton Ballet, Miami City Ballet, NC
School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, The Harid Conservatory, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet,
School of American Ballet, First State Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, and The Rock School. Students have been
accepted into year-long programs to NC School of the Arts, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, and The Harid Conservatory.
Students have also achieved scholarships to The Joffrey Ballet, The Princeton Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania
Youth Ballet.
Recent student and Sr. Danse Ensemble Member, Caitlin McElroy, was accepted into the Graduate Program of Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater for the 2007-2008 season. Congratulations! Caitlin
Caitlin now performs in the Atlantic City Ballet Company! VBT is very proud of you.
Current Sr. Ensemble Member, Jacqueline Steinbach has been accepted to CPYB's year long program where she will continue
her studies to further her career. Congratulations! Jacqueline....We are so proud of you!!
THE VOORHEES BALLET THEATRE
DANSE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS 2006
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