Jo-ann Burke
Jo-ann began pre-professional ballet training with Irina Vakhromeeva, Carlos Molina, and Alexandra
Koltun. She attended the training programs at The Pennsylvania Ballet, Artistic Director and The Kansas City Ballet, under Artistic Director where she was selected by the Artistic Directors, Angel Corella, and Devon Carney, to perform in professional productions such as: Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Romeo and Juliet, and Peter Pan.
At age 19 she danced with Milwaukee Ballet’s second company, MBII, before joining Syracuse City Ballet as a company member. While under the employ of SCB she was cast in lead roles in both full length productions, such as “Lucy” in Dracula, as well as in special abbreviated ballets created for school age children such as “Red Riding Hood” in Goldilocks Meets Little Red.
In 2020 when indoor stages were closed to the public, Jo-ann danced on outdoor stages with Ballet Des Ameriques, in NYC and its surrounding area. Theater closings brought her back home to Connecticut where she found BTC. Here she has danced original choreography by Stephanie Dattellas, Derek Brockington, Paul Mejia, Kate St. Amand, Calvin Bittner, and Melanie Ramos. She has been a featured dancer as a demi soloist, and performing pas de deux in The Nutcracker. She performed lead roles including: “The Wicked Queen,” in Snow White, “The Princess” in Aladdin, and most recently Cinderella in “Cinderella.”
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BTC TO HOLD FIRST PERFORMANCE OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
This intimate, mixed-repertoire performance, Up Close: Fall, will be presented at BTC’s Ron and Nancy Compton Studio located at 20 Jefferson Ave...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY HOLDING SEASON OPENER PARTY AT WAREHOUSE 635 IN WEST HARTFORD
On Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Warehouse 635 in West Hartford, join Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) and celebrate 25 years of professional ballet in Greater Hartford...
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BALLET THEATRE COMPANY OFFERING TICKETS TO 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PERFORMANCES
Ballet Theatre Company (BTC), the state’s largest professional ballet company, calls West Hartford home. Ballet Theatre Company is Connecticut’s ballet, and it’s your ballet...
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BALLET THEATRE COMPANY
In 1999, Ballet Theatre Company (BTC) was a small ballet company putting on one spring performance per year. Within 25 years, it has grown exponentially to become Connecticut’s leading ballet organization...