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A big thanks to everyone who gave at our alumni fundraiser.

The event raised over $2,000 and surpassed our goal!

A huge thank you to all that supported our Alumni Night Fundraiser, we raised over $2,000! These donations help us offer dance scholarships and free on stage opportunities to dancer throughout the Puget Sound area.

And thank you @eventsatcandp for the fabulous space to host our event!

A huge thank you to all that supported our Alumni Night Fundraiser, we raised over $2,000! These donations help us offer dance scholarships and free on stage opportunities to dancer throughout the Puget Sound area.

And thank you @eventsatcandp for the fabulous space to host our event!

Join us on May 16th for our Alumni Night Fundraiser at C&P Coffee in West Seattle. There will be food, activities and a silent auction including tickets/ gift cards to Arts West, Burke Museum, Woodland Park Zoo and much more!

Purchase ticket or donate here ✨ givebutter.com/
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Who: Ages 8 and up
When: May 16th, 5:30-730
Where: 5612 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98136

Join us on May 16th for our Alumni Night Fundraiser at C&P Coffee in West Seattle. There will be food, activities and a silent auction including tickets/ gift cards to Arts West, Burke Museum, Woodland Park Zoo and much more!

Purchase ticket or donate here ✨ givebutter.com/
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Who: Ages 8 and up
When: May 16th, 5:30-730
Where: 5612 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98136

Sophia is our 2025 recipient of the Ms. Lea’s Heart of Dance Scholarship! She studies ballet at @adageballetacademy and plans to use her scholarship to attend Boston Ballet School’s summer intensive 🩰 With dreams of dancing professionally and helping dancers as a physical therapist, she is just getting started. We couldn’t be more proud of her dedication!

Sophia is our 2025 recipient of the Ms. Lea’s Heart of Dance Scholarship! She studies ballet at @adageballetacademy and plans to use her scholarship to attend Boston Ballet School’s summer intensive 🩰 With dreams of dancing professionally and helping dancers as a physical therapist, she is just getting started. We couldn’t be more proud of her dedication!

We are excited to announce the 2026 auditions for our winter ballet, The Magical Doll Maker! We welcome dancers from all backgrounds and can’t wait to see you there.

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We are excited to announce the 2026 auditions for our winter ballet, The Magical Doll Maker! We welcome dancers from all backgrounds and can’t wait to see you there.

Registration 🔗 in bio

A beautiful performance by our dancers at Dance Festival Northwest. They each dance at different studios across the Puget Sound region, first meeting last year after being cast in our winter production of The Magical Doll Maker. It has been a joy to see their artistry and friendship grow!

Thank you @danceconservatoryseattle @adageballetacademy @momentumdanceensemble @westseattleperformingarts for your amazing dancers ✨

A beautiful performance by our dancers at Dance Festival Northwest. They each dance at different studios across the Puget Sound region, first meeting last year after being cast in our winter production of The Magical Doll Maker. It has been a joy to see their artistry and friendship grow!

Thank you @danceconservatoryseattle @adageballetacademy @momentumdanceensemble @westseattleperformingarts for your amazing dancers ✨

Thank you, Dance Festival Northwest and the incredible master class teachers, for such an inspiring weekend! We are so proud of our hardworking dancers 💕 They embraced every opportunity, training in ballet, contemporary, and jazz funk master classes. What an amazing experience!

Keep an eye out for more pictures later this week featuring our dance piece at the festival.

Thank you, Dance Festival Northwest and the incredible master class teachers, for such an inspiring weekend! We are so proud of our hardworking dancers 💕 They embraced every opportunity, training in ballet, contemporary, and jazz funk master classes. What an amazing experience!

Keep an eye out for more pictures later this week featuring our dance piece at the festival.

We are getting ready for Dance Festival Northwest 2026 with guest teacher Ms. Christin!
She’s helping refine and elongate our movements for when we step on stage in just a couple of weeks.

We are getting ready for Dance Festival Northwest 2026 with guest teacher Ms. Christin!
She’s helping refine and elongate our movements for when we step on stage in just a couple of weeks.

Every year, our community brings The Magical Doll Maker to life.
A story of imagination, craftsmanship, and dance.
Auditions are coming soon… Are you planning to audition this year?

Every year, our community brings The Magical Doll Maker to life.
A story of imagination, craftsmanship, and dance.
Auditions are coming soon… Are you planning to audition this year?

And finally, reintroducing our incredible board president Allison!!
Allison (she/her) Began studying ballet when she was 5 years old. She danced with SCDT 1995-2016. Nearly thirty years later and she still loves being in the studio. Along with dancing, she grew up assisting in pre-ballet classes, running rehearsals, and organizing performances. After graduating from Seattle Pacific University with a degree in communications in 2011, she began teaching preschool. Currently, Allison works as a nanny in Magnolia. It brings her such joy to work with children every day and pass along her love for dance. She is so excited to lead Seattle Civic Dance Theatre in fostering a love of dance in the next generation.

And finally, reintroducing our incredible board president Allison!!
Allison (she/her) Began studying ballet when she was 5 years old. She danced with SCDT 1995-2016. Nearly thirty years later and she still loves being in the studio. Along with dancing, she grew up assisting in pre-ballet classes, running rehearsals, and organizing performances. After graduating from Seattle Pacific University with a degree in communications in 2011, she began teaching preschool. Currently, Allison works as a nanny in Magnolia. It brings her such joy to work with children every day and pass along her love for dance. She is so excited to lead Seattle Civic Dance Theatre in fostering a love of dance in the next generation.

Reintroducing our board member Addy!
Addy (she/her) studied dance in her youth and was a Concert Dancer with SCDT from 2010-2012. Her love of the performing arts continued through college where she costumed many shows at the Regional Theatre of the Palouse. She studied apparel, merchandising, design and textiles at Washington State University. Upon graduation she moved to Los Angeles where she works in the fashion industry.

Addy feels lucky to be able to give back to her dance community that supported her growing up. She is providing website support, email correspondence and volunteering as best she can from afar. She is excited to be working with her fellow concert dancers again. Each board member and volunteer is a leader of their own. Addy knows the initiative, kindness and creativity across the board is a direct result of getting the opportunity to dance and perform as kids. She is looking forward to setting the stage for other young dancers to become their own leaders as well.

Reintroducing our board member Addy!
Addy (she/her) studied dance in her youth and was a Concert Dancer with SCDT from 2010-2012. Her love of the performing arts continued through college where she costumed many shows at the Regional Theatre of the Palouse. She studied apparel, merchandising, design and textiles at Washington State University. Upon graduation she moved to Los Angeles where she works in the fashion industry.

Addy feels lucky to be able to give back to her dance community that supported her growing up. She is providing website support, email correspondence and volunteering as best she can from afar. She is excited to be working with her fellow concert dancers again. Each board member and volunteer is a leader of their own. Addy knows the initiative, kindness and creativity across the board is a direct result of getting the opportunity to dance and perform as kids. She is looking forward to setting the stage for other young dancers to become their own leaders as well.

We had a great first rehearsal today preparing for Dance Festival Northwest 2026!! It was so fun reuniting with these students and we’re so proud of their hard work today!

We had a great first rehearsal today preparing for Dance Festival Northwest 2026!! It was so fun reuniting with these students and we’re so proud of their hard work today!

Also back on the board this year: Haley!
Haley(she/her) studied ballet from 1999 until 2010. She graduated from Western Washington University in 2014 with a BS in Mathematics. Since graduation Haley has worked as a Crew Member at the local West Seattle Trader Joes, a Bookkeeper for Neumos and for the last 5 years she has worked as an Employee Benefits Analyst for Insurance Brokerage firms in the greater Seattle area.

Dance has been a huge part of her life. She found a family and a community at SCDT, and it made her into the person she is today. It has helped her find her life passions and taught her to be both strong willed and vulnerable. SCDT was there to celebrate the highs in each other’s lives, but was also there when times were hard. Haley looks forward to creating a safe place for students to grow together through dance and in all aspects of their lives.

Also back on the board this year: Haley!
Haley(she/her) studied ballet from 1999 until 2010. She graduated from Western Washington University in 2014 with a BS in Mathematics. Since graduation Haley has worked as a Crew Member at the local West Seattle Trader Joes, a Bookkeeper for Neumos and for the last 5 years she has worked as an Employee Benefits Analyst for Insurance Brokerage firms in the greater Seattle area.

Dance has been a huge part of her life. She found a family and a community at SCDT, and it made her into the person she is today. It has helped her find her life passions and taught her to be both strong willed and vulnerable. SCDT was there to celebrate the highs in each other’s lives, but was also there when times were hard. Haley looks forward to creating a safe place for students to grow together through dance and in all aspects of their lives.

Reintroducing our board member Monique!
Monique (she/her) danced with SCDT from 1988-1994 and returned to perform in 1999 and 2010. She loves performing arts in all of its forms and dreams of being a singer when she grows up, but in the meantime she’s a small business owner and a mother to a couple of kids in their 20s.
2026 will be her third season as a member of SCDT’s board, and she looks forward to continuing to help the organization grow.

Reintroducing our board member Monique!
Monique (she/her) danced with SCDT from 1988-1994 and returned to perform in 1999 and 2010. She loves performing arts in all of its forms and dreams of being a singer when she grows up, but in the meantime she’s a small business owner and a mother to a couple of kids in their 20s.
2026 will be her third season as a member of SCDT’s board, and she looks forward to continuing to help the organization grow.

The last of our new board members for this year is Emily!
Emily (she/her) danced ballet with SCDT from 2003-2015, many of those years alongside her dad, the former Doll Maker of 21 years. Growing up with her fellow SCDT dancers created a strong sense of sisterhood, through long rehearsal days, fundraising events, and trips to the local bakery every Saturday. The hours spent training and advocating for the dance community together brought her a strong sense of purpose from a young age. Emily has a bachelor’s in Business Management and works in the private events and venue management industries. Dance continues to impact her life, either attending classes when able or in small dance sessions in her home kitchen. She is excited to work alongside her SCDT members to continue bringing arts to Seattle youth and building the local dance community.

The last of our new board members for this year is Emily!
Emily (she/her) danced ballet with SCDT from 2003-2015, many of those years alongside her dad, the former Doll Maker of 21 years. Growing up with her fellow SCDT dancers created a strong sense of sisterhood, through long rehearsal days, fundraising events, and trips to the local bakery every Saturday. The hours spent training and advocating for the dance community together brought her a strong sense of purpose from a young age. Emily has a bachelor’s in Business Management and works in the private events and venue management industries. Dance continues to impact her life, either attending classes when able or in small dance sessions in her home kitchen. She is excited to work alongside her SCDT members to continue bringing arts to Seattle youth and building the local dance community.

Next up: reintroducing our board member Emma!
Emma (she/her) began dancing with SCDT when she was 4 and has continued dancing ballet and jazz through college and adulthood, taking classes whenever she can! She received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and now works as a river restoration engineer, improving fish habitat and reducing flood risk in local streams and rivers.

SCDT and the other members of this board were such important parts of Emma’s life growing up, and she’s so grateful for the opportunity to foster community and a love for dance in future generations. She played the school mistress in the 2024 and 2025 productions of The Magical Doll Maker and absolutely loved getting to know the students playing the school children and seeing another generation of young dancers perform all the roles she grew up dancing!

Next up: reintroducing our board member Emma!
Emma (she/her) began dancing with SCDT when she was 4 and has continued dancing ballet and jazz through college and adulthood, taking classes whenever she can! She received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and now works as a river restoration engineer, improving fish habitat and reducing flood risk in local streams and rivers.

SCDT and the other members of this board were such important parts of Emma’s life growing up, and she’s so grateful for the opportunity to foster community and a love for dance in future generations. She played the school mistress in the 2024 and 2025 productions of The Magical Doll Maker and absolutely loved getting to know the students playing the school children and seeing another generation of young dancers perform all the roles she grew up dancing!

Welcome Autumn to our board!
Autumn (she/her) started ballet at the age of three, and it quickly became a formative part of her childhood and teen years. She has many cherished memories from the Magical Doll Maker, from dancing on stage to rehearsals and laughing back stage with friends. Her favorite role to dance was the Arabian doll! She holds a bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition and a master’s in Food Science. She currently works for the University of Minnesota as a statewide Food Safety Extension educator and continues her passion for dancing by taking adult ballet classes.
Ballet will always be a part of Autumn’s life, and she is excited to join the board and continue contributing to the dancing community.

Welcome Autumn to our board!
Autumn (she/her) started ballet at the age of three, and it quickly became a formative part of her childhood and teen years. She has many cherished memories from the Magical Doll Maker, from dancing on stage to rehearsals and laughing back stage with friends. Her favorite role to dance was the Arabian doll! She holds a bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition and a master’s in Food Science. She currently works for the University of Minnesota as a statewide Food Safety Extension educator and continues her passion for dancing by taking adult ballet classes.
Ballet will always be a part of Autumn’s life, and she is excited to join the board and continue contributing to the dancing community.

We have some new board members for 2026 who we’d love to introduce to our community! Starting off with Heather!
Heather (she/her) grew up in West Seattle and studied ballet at SCDT from 1998 to 2013, ages 3-18. Ballet was an integral part of Heather’s childhood and young adulthood, the dance studio was her home away from home. After graduating high school, she took a break from dance and attended the University of Oregon to study Environmental Studies and Business. She now lives in Portland, OR where she works in Operations at Adidas North America HQ.

Over the years, ballet took a backseat to other priorities, until 2022 when Heather began attending open classes at a local studio in Portland, where she continues to dance 2-3 days/week. The return to ballet has been a nostalgic return to art, expression, and movement. Heather deeply understands the value that dance can bring to a person’s life (at any age!) via community, physical fitness, confidence-building, expression, and escape. She is grateful to have found her way back to the community she grew up with at SCDT, and is eager to support this growing dance organization.

We have some new board members for 2026 who we’d love to introduce to our community! Starting off with Heather!
Heather (she/her) grew up in West Seattle and studied ballet at SCDT from 1998 to 2013, ages 3-18. Ballet was an integral part of Heather’s childhood and young adulthood, the dance studio was her home away from home. After graduating high school, she took a break from dance and attended the University of Oregon to study Environmental Studies and Business. She now lives in Portland, OR where she works in Operations at Adidas North America HQ.

Over the years, ballet took a backseat to other priorities, until 2022 when Heather began attending open classes at a local studio in Portland, where she continues to dance 2-3 days/week. The return to ballet has been a nostalgic return to art, expression, and movement. Heather deeply understands the value that dance can bring to a person’s life (at any age!) via community, physical fitness, confidence-building, expression, and escape. She is grateful to have found her way back to the community she grew up with at SCDT, and is eager to support this growing dance organization.

Happy new year from SCDT! After a restful break following our 2025 performance of The Magical Doll Maker, we’re excited to kick off another year of dancing, performing, and building community! 📸 @munozmotions

Happy new year from SCDT! After a restful break following our 2025 performance of The Magical Doll Maker, we’re excited to kick off another year of dancing, performing, and building community! 📸 @munozmotions

Thank you so much @toppotdoughnuts for donating to help fuel our dancers on show day! Dancers and doughnuts go perfectly together 🍩🩰
Also shoutout to one of our dancers who made doughnuts inspired pointe shoes 😍

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Thank you so much @toppotdoughnuts for donating to help fuel our dancers on show day! Dancers and doughnuts go perfectly together 🍩🩰
Also shoutout to one of our dancers who made doughnuts inspired pointe shoes 😍

#dancersanddoughnuts #dance #ballet #seattle #nonprofit #thankyou

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2nd annual production of The Gift of Dance this weekend. Being able to bring dancers together from around the community has been such an honor. Thank you @thebackstagefoundation for collaborating again with us this year and helping us feature some amazing dancers and studios.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2nd annual production of The Gift of Dance this weekend. Being able to bring dancers together from around the community has been such an honor. Thank you @thebackstagefoundation for collaborating again with us this year and helping us feature some amazing dancers and studios.

#dance #ballet #seattle #community #nonprofit

Dress rehearsal complete! Next up is show time! Come see our 36th annual performance of, The Magical Doll Maker this Sunday, November 23rd at 2pm.
Tickets - https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL
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Dress rehearsal complete! Next up is show time! Come see our 36th annual performance of, The Magical Doll Maker this Sunday, November 23rd at 2pm.
Tickets - https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL
Also linked in our bio

#dance #ballet #seattle #performance #community #nonprofit

We are so excited to get back on the stage again tomorrow for our dress rehearsal.
Don’t miss your chance to see the 36th annual performance of The Magical Doll Maker on November 23rd!
Tickets-https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#dance #ballet #performance #community #nonprofit

We are so excited to get back on the stage again tomorrow for our dress rehearsal.
Don’t miss your chance to see the 36th annual performance of The Magical Doll Maker on November 23rd!
Tickets-https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#dance #ballet #performance #community #nonprofit

It’s almost show time! Join us on November 23rd to kick off the holiday season. Tickets on sale now.
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It’s almost show time! Join us on November 23rd to kick off the holiday season. Tickets on sale now.
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It’s always so fun having the whole cast together for the first time. We can’t wait to show you what we have been working so hard on. Buy you tickets now for our fundraising performance on November 23rd.
https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

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It’s always so fun having the whole cast together for the first time. We can’t wait to show you what we have been working so hard on. Buy you tickets now for our fundraising performance on November 23rd.
https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#ballet #dance #community #nonprofit #seattle

Leap on over to our website to purchase your tickets to our annual fundraising performance on November 23rd.
Tickets- https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

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Leap on over to our website to purchase your tickets to our annual fundraising performance on November 23rd.
Tickets- https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#dance #ballet #seattle #fundraiser #nonprofit #community

Costume fittings have begun! Before we know it, shown day will be here.
Tickets are on sale now - https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#dance #ballet #seattle #pugetsound #nonprofit

Costume fittings have begun! Before we know it, shown day will be here.
Tickets are on sale now - https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#dance #ballet #seattle #pugetsound #nonprofit

Tickets are on sale now! Come experience a wonderful afternoon showcasing the talent and dedication of the next generation of dancers! The first act will present works from dance studios around the Puget Sound in partnership with @thebackstagefoundation The second act will feature our annual production of The Magical Doll Maker, an enchanting winter story ballet.
Tickets- https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#ballet #dance #seattle #community #pugetsound #nonprofit

Tickets are on sale now! Come experience a wonderful afternoon showcasing the talent and dedication of the next generation of dancers! The first act will present works from dance studios around the Puget Sound in partnership with @thebackstagefoundation The second act will feature our annual production of The Magical Doll Maker, an enchanting winter story ballet.
Tickets- https://givebutter.com/A4k2xL

#ballet #dance #seattle #community #pugetsound #nonprofit

Next up, meet the Assistant Doll Maker!

“I am John Dortero, a West Seattle native whose sister started dancing back in the 1980’s with SCDT, with our dad playing various roles in productions. So, It’s really special for that reason that I can follow in his footsteps now with my daughter, Luci, in the Magical Doll Maker. This will be the third year for both of us as cast members, and it is such a joy to be the Assistant to Bryan, The Doll Maker, whose personality truly is magical for the role! I really look forward to this year’s production!”

Next up, meet the Assistant Doll Maker!

“I am John Dortero, a West Seattle native whose sister started dancing back in the 1980’s with SCDT, with our dad playing various roles in productions. So, It’s really special for that reason that I can follow in his footsteps now with my daughter, Luci, in the Magical Doll Maker. This will be the third year for both of us as cast members, and it is such a joy to be the Assistant to Bryan, The Doll Maker, whose personality truly is magical for the role! I really look forward to this year’s production!”

Introducing the one and only Bryan Jones, who will be joining us again as our Doll Maker.

“It’s a new year of Magical Doll Maker, and I’m really excited to contribute for my 18th time since 2003! Every year is unique with a new cast of fantastic and fun ballerinas. I started this journey with my very young daughter and experienced the joy of being involved with her on stage for this and other shows over the years as she grew into a lovely and graceful young lady. She’s moved on to her adult life now, but I’m still here and enjoying giving support to the show yet again. Having retired this year from AT&T I think it’s a good time to finally say I’m “retiring from ballet” after this 2025 performance, but that gives a great opportunity to a new dad to step in and experience the joy that’s kept me coming back. Reach out to me dads, I’m happy to chat about it!”

#dance #ballet #seattle #community #nonprofit

Introducing the one and only Bryan Jones, who will be joining us again as our Doll Maker.

“It’s a new year of Magical Doll Maker, and I’m really excited to contribute for my 18th time since 2003! Every year is unique with a new cast of fantastic and fun ballerinas. I started this journey with my very young daughter and experienced the joy of being involved with her on stage for this and other shows over the years as she grew into a lovely and graceful young lady. She’s moved on to her adult life now, but I’m still here and enjoying giving support to the show yet again. Having retired this year from AT&T I think it’s a good time to finally say I’m “retiring from ballet” after this 2025 performance, but that gives a great opportunity to a new dad to step in and experience the joy that’s kept me coming back. Reach out to me dads, I’m happy to chat about it!”

#dance #ballet #seattle #community #nonprofit

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