PVB Stories

My name is Brynn Goggins. I am 17 years old and a member of the advanced division at Pioneer Valley Ballet. I have been dancing at PVB for the past […]

Madison (Maddi) Baptiste’s first experience with Pioneer Valley Ballet was auditioning for The Little Mermaid in 2007. She was a dancer at another studio since she was three years old; […]

My name is Julia Slaughter, and I’m a high school senior in the advanced division at PVB. I have been dancing for eight years, five of which have been with […]

My name is Olivia Rudd and I am 18 years old. I am in the advanced level at Pioneer Valley Ballet and have been dancing here since I was 11 […]

I first came to PVB because my sister’s best friend, Isabel Darmon-Weiss, was dancing Snow in The Nutcracker one year and I was so inspired by her. I knew then […]

My name is Grace Downey, and I am a high school senior in the Advanced division at Pioneer Valley Ballet. PVB has always been a familiar place for me. My […]

Emily DiBartolo is a longtime student and one of our 2019 Seniors. Here is her PVB Story, in her own words: My name is Emily DiBartolo, I am 17 years […]

Ariana Clark is a one of the Pioneer Valley Ballet Seniors this year.  She joined PVB in 2008 at one of the community auditions for The Little Mermaid, and she […]

Jennifer Basile has been involved with Pioneer Valley Ballet for 16 years.  She is a past parent, former board member and president, and current volunteer and committee member.  She came […]

Noah McAuslin started dancing with Pioneer Valley Ballet when he was eight years old. His first onstage role was as an owl in Beauty and the Beast. Through that experience he […]