Amy Aldridge was born in Richmond, VA and began her dance training at the School of the Richmond Ballet and spent her summers studying at the School of American Ballet and the Boston Ballet School. She is a graduate of the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts, where she received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.

Aldridge joined the Pennsylvania Ballet in 1994 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2001 performing principal roles in numerous works, including The Taming of the Shrew, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Fille mal gardée, Alexei Ratmansky's Jeu de Cartes, and Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort. She has always had a passion for the Balanchine ballets and has danced principal roles in The Nutcracker, Square Dance, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Ballo della Regina, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Rubies from Jewels, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Allegro Brillante and Theme and Variations. Aldridge has had the privilege of working with many renowned choreographers over the years including Peter Martins, Arthur Mitchell, Christopher Wheeldon, William Forsythe, Liam Scarlett, and Twyla Tharp and has created original roles in ballets for Dwight Rhoden, Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, David Dawson, Alonzo King, and Jorma Elo.

Aldridge has appeared internationally as part of the Sintra Festival in Portugal, the Northwest Phalen Tanz Festival in Germany (with choreographer Kevin O’Day) and with the Stars of New York Ballet in London. In May 2004, she performed as a guest artist with New York City Ballet dancing Tarantella as part of the George Balanchine Centennial Celebrations. She has also appeared with BalletX in Neenan’s Broke Apart, Elo’s Scenes View 2, and at Jacob’s Pillow in Summer 2006.

In May of 2017 Aldridge retired from the Pennsylvania Ballet with George Balanchine's Tarantella and Rubies pas de deux. After 23 years on the stage, she was presented with a City Citation from Mayor Kenney and returned to the Pennsylvania Ballet, now Philadelphia Ballet, to coach the Balanchine repertoire. She now serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at University of the Arts and is a faculty member at Philadelphia Dance Academy.

Mary Ann Lamb is a celebrated Broadway performer, choreographer, and educator with an extensive career spanning stage, film, and television. She is currently on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College and Western Connecticut State University, and has taught master classes at NYU and The Hartt School.

Her recent choreographic work includes Little Sparrow (Marymount Spring Gala and Lucia Marta’s 35th Anniversary Gala in Amsterdam), as well as JazzMan, which premiered at The Joyce Theater in NYC and was later performed in the Netherlands. Previous works include Celebration Chita Rivera, all directed by Valarie Pettiford.

Mary Ann served as assistant choreographer on the FX series Fosse/Verdon, working alongside Susan Misner and Andy Blankenbuehler, and coached stars Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams. She is a member of the Fosse/Verdon Legacy and continues to teach internationally.

Her choreography credits include Mamma Mia! (directed by Terrence Mann), Disaster! (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Evita (recipient of the Kennedy Center Distinguished Choreography Award), and Violet at WCSU, along with numerous regional and Off-Broadway productions.

As a performer, Mary Ann has appeared in 11 Broadway shows, including Chicago, Fosse, Seussical, Contact, and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. She has also performed at New York City Center’s Encores! series and appeared in films such as Chicago, Rock of Ages, and Babygirl.

Her career has been shaped by collaborations with legendary artists including Jerome Robbins, Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Susan Stroman, and Rob Marshall. Passionate about education, she has taught at leading institutions worldwide and spent over 20 years on faculty with Showstopper Dance Conventions.

Ashley Hod was born in Great Neck, New York and began her dance training at the age of four at the Great Neck School of Dance. In 2003, she then began training at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, where her teachers included NYCB alumnae Katrina Killian, Garielle Whittle, Darci Kistler, Suki Schorer, Suzi Pilarre, and Kay Mazzo. As a student at SAB, Ms. Hod had the opportunity to dance in many ballets with NYCB, including George Balanchine’s Coppélia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, and Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty. Ms. Hod became an apprentice with NYCB in November 2012 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in October 2013. 

Since joining the company, Ms. Hod has danced numerous featured roles with NYCB, including George Balanchine’s Firebird, Divertimento No. 15, Symphony in C, Apollo, Serenade, and The Nutcracker, as well as works by Jerome Robbins, Alexei Ratmansky, Justin Peck, Peter Martins, and Christopher Wheeldon. Ms. Hod was a recipient of the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, and was promoted to the rank of soloist in 2022.

Bella Joy Mittenthal is a freelance dance artist based in New York City. A 2023 BFA graduate from Marymount Manhattan College where she earned the coveted Golden Key for Choreography, Bella has presented work all around NYC, blending vibrant movement with community-centered storytelling. Mittenthal has taken on assistant/associate roles for choreographers including Mary Ann Lamb, and Mikey Sylvester. As a performer, Mittenthal has worked for names such as Karla Puno Garcia, Dylan Pearce, Mayte Natalio, Susie Meisner, Billy Griffin, and has also appeared in film and TV. With an intuitive stage presence and a collaborative ethos, Bella Joy Mittenthal is building a distinctive artistic voice that intersects movement, musicality, and joyful resilience.