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Sam Berman
Anne Cutler
Mara Davi
Luke Hawkins began training at his mom's studio, Hawkins School of Performing Arts, at the age of seven taking tap and jazz lessons.  He continued his training under master tap instructor, Jerry Burke, of Tap Technique and Rhythms.  Luke's love of tap grew to a passion which led him to his Broadway debut in July of this year in Xanadu.  Luke's professional roles began at age eight in California Musical Theatre's production of  Singin' in the Rain followed by six other productions with CMT's Broadway Series or Music Circus "under the tent" through his teen years.  Sacramento Theatre Company credits: Over the Tavern; A Christmas Carol; Cinderella.  East Coast Regional Theatre:  Johnny Guitar;  A Grand Night For Singing;  Big River;  Gypsy;  Irving Berlins' White Christmas.  European Tour:  Magic of the Dance.  TV:  One Life to Live; 30 Rock; Gossip Girl.  Luke is currently performing in Cirque du Soleil's "Banana Shpeel" in New York City. 
Keith McCain
Natalia Millan (formerly Natalie Fong) began her ballet training in her hometown, Shingle Springs, before joining Hawkins School of Performing Arts, after sharing the same cast of Cook with Luke Hawkins in the Sacramento Ballet's The Nutcracker. She had the joy of being one of the original Russian Dolls in Deirdre Hawkins' first version of The Bluebird of Happiness.  She continued her studies at Crockett Dance Studio, then at Deane Dance Center until she graduated from high school. She apprenticed with Sacramento Ballet for the 2001-2002 season and appeared as a guest in Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, Serenade, and The Four Temperaments, Ron Cunningham's The Firebird, Alice In Wonderland, Carmina Burana, and The Nutcracker. She continues to teach and dance with Crockett-Deane Ballet in leading roles: Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Sweet Coppelia, and Christmas Angels.  

Christina Moon was a member of the Folsom Lake Civic Ballet from 2004 until 2007 and was a guest in many of their productions before then.  She is now attending Folsom Lake College where she plans to spend two years before transferring to CSU Northridge to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, specializing in Dance.  After that, she plans on transferring again to gain a joint MS-DPT: Master of Science and Doctorate in Physical Therapy, possibly at UC San Francisco or CSU Long Beach.  Still active around the studio, Christina hopes that she will never have to give up the joys of dancing and looks forward to visiting as often as possible.

Melissa Morrison

Elizabeth Mosely has attended the University of California, Irvine where she studies both Film and Drama. During the past 3 years, Elizabeth has been an active member of her university. She has been involved in various theatrical productions, acted as a peer mentor and has been a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma. She has also become quite an enthusiastic cinephile and filmmaker. She has participated in multiple film festivals (including the 2007 Cannes Film Festival), worked as an intern for various Los Angeles film companies, including RSA (Ridley and Tony Scott's production company) and the Directors Bureau (Sofia and Roman Coppola's company), and has even began making films herself. Upon graduation in June 2008, Elizabeth intends to pursue a career in film, and possibly acting, in both New York and Los Angeles.

Brianna Rummery

Melinda Vaggione - Having "grown up" at the Hawkins School, Melinda excelled in ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, musical theatre and voice.   She was a principal dancer with the Folsom Lake Civic Ballet as well as Hawkins' contemporary and tap troupes before they became iMPACT and Sound Out tap companies.  In the year 2000, Melinda was the recipient of the Sacramento Area Dance Alliance's prestigious LaVerne Krei Memorial Scholarship of $1,000, awarded to outstanding dancers in the Sacramento region.

 

During Melinda's high school years, she danced the lead roles in Folsom Lake Civic Ballet's productions of Alice in Wonderland, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and Coppelia.    Her community theatre involvement led her to many roles with Sierra College and American River College Theatre Arts Departments, and professional work with Garbeau's Dinner Theatre and Sacramento Theatre Company  (Cinderella, title role).

 

Following her graduation from Folsom High, Melinda went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Irvine, with Honors in Musical Theatre, wherein she performed in numerous college productions.   Upon graduation from UCI, Melinda was quickly cast in productions with the Downey Civic Light Opera, the Musical Theatre West/Long Beach Pop Symphony, the Tuacahn Center for the Arts (lead role as Wendy in Peter Pan) and a singer/dancer with Princess Cruise Lines.

 

Melinda recently closed a show at the El Dorado Theatre in Reno, Nevada, with the lead role of "Peggy Sawyer" in 42nd Street, and then performed in A Christmas Carol and Alice in Wonderland at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida.  Up next for Melinda: On Your Toes and once again the lead role of Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street at the Surflight Theatre in New Jersey. 

 

 

 

 

Jackie Vanderbeck
David Wiedolf

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Folsom, CA 95630
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