The Maple Youth Ballet is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section
The Maple Youth Ballet was founded in October 2007 as a non-profit arts organization, led by Artistic Director Charles Maple and Executive Director Kathy Crade.
The Maple Youth Ballet is devoted to providing young dancers with the exposure, training and performance opportunities to bridge the gap between student and professional dancers, while at the same time, offering Orange County and the surrounding Southern California communities professional-quality performances at affordable prices and the opportunity to learn about and gain a greater appreciation for the art of dance.
From our humble beginnings in 2007, to our sold-out annual performances of our full-length The Nutcracker, the Maple Youth Ballet has become one of Southern California's most vibrant and accomplished pre-professional ballet companies.
The Maple Youth Ballet is dedicated to nuturing and inspiring our area's most impressive up-and-coming young talent in a creative environment characterized by professional excellence. Our goal is to prepare and present our dancers in works that epitomize the artistry of professional ballet and instill in them a life-long love of dance that will stay with them and make them part of our larger dance family.
View our Maple Youth Ballet's student achievements and alumni.
The Maple Conservatory of Dance is the official school of the Maple Youth Ballet.
We proudly present our company members for the 2009-2010 performance season:
2009-10 Maple Youth Ballet Senior Company
Front row (l-r): Janelle Melvin, Bryn Watkins, Eilish Zachery, Kaz Masuda, Amelia Summers, Kelsie Nobriga, Emily Parker
Middle row (l-r): Oliva Myhra, Megan Hearn, Quinn Mason,
Megan Foy, Andie Bartol, Lainey Atwood,
Alison Glander, Irene Castillo
Back row (l-r): Kimberly Nobriga, Isabella Velasquez, Emma Frenette, Patrick Frenette, Jean Pierre Lemire,
Laurel Benson, Natalie Nguyen
2009-10 Maple Youth Ballet Junior Company
Front row (l-r): Sara Krolewski, Emily Helman, Ali Wilson, Kendall Kerley
Back row (l-r): Camille Kellems, Amanda Dennis, Nikelle Guzman, Taylor Krauss, Rachel Blevins-Boor, Quincie Lee
2009-10 Maple Youth Ballet Young Dancers Company
2008-09 Maple Youth Ballet Senior Company
Front row (l-r): Alysse Maglior, Raquel Kelly, Karen Johnson, Irene Castillo, Eilish Zachery, Alison Glander,
Isabella Velasquez, Jessica Watson
Middle row (l-r): Natalie Nguyen, Patrick Frenette, Bryn Watkins, Kyle Dodd, Emily Parker, Emma Frenette
Back row (l-r): Quinn Mason, Cassandra Synder, Olivia Myhra, Emma Appel, Kalena Fujii, Jean Pierre Lemire,
Dennis Williams, Megan Foy (not pictured Brandon Weilein)
Contact us at mapleyouthballet@mapleconservatory.com or at 949-660-9930 if you have questions or would like to reach us!
If you have questions regarding tickets for our upcoming performances, contact the Maple Youth Ballet Box Office.
