Lauryn WinterhalderOriginally from Santa Cruz, CA Ms. Winterhalder returns to the Capital Dance Project with her recognizable vigor & beauty that Sacramento audiences have come to appreciate. She began her dance training locally at Santa Cruz Ballet Theater under the direction of Diane (McLarty) Cypher & Robert Kelley, before completing her dance studies as a member of the Pacific Northwest Professional Division & later as a part of Cincinnati Ballet II. In 2010 Lauryn joined the Sacramento Ballet and has risen through the ranks of the company to perform a wide variety of acclaimed ballets including: George Balanchine’s Star & Stripes (Liberty Bell), Tarantella, Apollo (Polyhymnia), Concerto Barocco, The Four Temperaments (Sanguinic), Edwaard Liang’s Wunderland, Ron Cunningham’s Rite of Spring (Priestess), Ma Cong’s Blood Rush, Ashley Walton’s Focal Point. Lauryn can usually be spotted exploring the various restaurants & businesses around the Handle District of Midtown with her malinois puppy Lila. She is so thankful to be back with CDP after taking a year off, “...it is wonderful watching new collaborative art being developed in front of your eyes.”
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