Swan Lake 2025

Rehearsals – Week 5

Saturday, March 22

10:00-11:00 – Waltz, Ben, Court Ladies, Men

11:00-12:00 – Ben, Court Ladies, Men, Queen’s Ladies

12:00-1:15 – Costume Fitting: Court Men, Ben, Ethan, Mack, Ali W., + Any dancer who missed the previous fittings (except Waltz)

12:00-12:30 – Neapolitan, Hungarian, Polish 

12:30-1:15 – Odette, Siegfried, Rothbart

1:15-1:30 – Break 

1:30-3:15 – Swans, Odette, Siegfried

 

Monday, March 24

7:35-8:35 – Swans

Wednesday, March 26

7:35-8:35 – Emilia, Noah

Swan Lake 2025 — Heartland Ballet cast

Court Ladies – Emilia Harris, Elizabeth Kelsey, Gillian Dowe, Maddie Tracy, Claire Hillary, Alexandra Wethal

Court Men – Noah Ripperger, Christian Maiers, Tom Taylor, Taylor Rupp, Logan VanderBush, TBA

Siegfried’s friend – Ben Klavitter

Waltz Principals – Evelyn Fern, Madeline Gerdes, Natalie Kuhle, Hannah Tracy

Waltz – Sarah Blum, Lillian Boettner, Elliana David, Vivian Hoelscher, Miriam Keister, Eliza Lindsey, Ethan Gerdes, Mack McKeon, Elise Babler, Misha McCarthy, Peyton Moran, Ireland Schrodt

Queen – Megan MacLeod

Queen’s Ladies – Petra Bergsma, Adah Bergsma, Annabelle McKeon, Soraya Munson

Von Rothbart – Thomas Vanderlinde

Principal Swans – Adah Bergsma, Nora Nieto, Paige Schweikert, Josephine McKeon

Swans – Elizabeth Kelsey, Petra Bergsma, Madeline Gerdes, Lily Kern, Hannah Tracy, Annabelle McKeon, Soraya Munson, Angelina Steinlage, Laurelyn Vanderlinde, Serena Vosberg, Aili Jones, Hattie Peterson, Kaitlyn Poirier, Bailey Dalsing, Violet Miller, Elise Sheehan

Pas de Quatre – Elizabeth Kelsey, Aili Jones, Hattie Peterson, Elise Sheehan

Neapolitan Princess – Josephine McKeon

Neapolitan Entourage – Angelina Steinlage, Serena Vosberg

Hungarian Princess – Nora Nieto

Hungarian Entourage – Lily Kern, Laurelyn Vanderlinde

Polish Princess – Paige Schweikert 

Polish Entourage – Evelyn Fern, Natalie Kuhle

  

Understudies:

Odette/Odile – Emilia Harris

Siegfried – Noah Ripperger

Von Rothbart – Tom Taylor

Principal Swan – Megan MacLeod

Swans – Natalie Kuhle, Maddie Tracy

Pas de Quatre – Violet Miller

Waltz Principal – Gillian Dowe

Court Lady – Bailey Dalsing

Queen’s Lady – Elise Sheehan

Neapolitan Princess – Aili Jones

Neapolitan Entourage – Sarah Blum

Hungarian Princess – Hattie Peterson

Hungarian Entourage – Vivian Hoelscher

Polish Princess – Kaitlyn Poirier

Polish Entourage – Eliza Lindsey

 

Rehearsal Etiquette

  • Arrive about 15 minutes early to be fully ready to begin at your designated start time.

  • Dancers should be focused and prepared to memorize choreography. Many dancers write notes following rehearsal and review notes prior to the next week’s rehearsal.

  • Rehearsal dress code is less formal than class, but must be appropriate, form-fitting dancewear. Solid colored leotards (other than black) are allowed. Warm-ups are allowed if they do not impair dancing or visibility. Hair should be neat and off the face (bun not required).

  • Visitors are not allowed during rehearsals.

  • Parents and other family members are not allowed to observe rehearsals, but may pick-up dancers in the lobby or outside of the Grand.

  • Please be on time for pick-up at the end of rehearsal.

  • If your dancer is ill on the day of rehearsal, please email and/or call the studio to leave a message. Remember only ONE missed rehearsal is allowed.