Kemper Cassada
Kemper J. Cassada
Parents
Terrell and Kymberly Cassada
Education
Florida Virtual School: 8th grade
Dance Experience
3.5 years Ballet 5 years Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop and Tap
Dance Training
- Current: Trainee, Next Generation Ballet (Tampa, FL); Peter Stark, Director
- Summer 2011: Next Generation Ballet Summer Intensive; Peter Stark, Director
- January, 2011: Youth America Grand Prix Workshop in Columbia, SC
- Summer 2010: Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive; Peter Stark, Director
- March, 2010: Spring Intensive with Peter Stark at The Orland Ballet School
- January, 2010: Youth America Grand Prix Workshop in Columbia, SC
- 2008 – 2011: The Florida Ballet Training Center under the training of Laurie Byrd, Deirdre Miles-Burger (formerly of Boston Ballet and currently of Orlando Ballet)
- 2005 – 2008: Scott Jones School of Dance
Scholarship Awards
- 2011 Patricia Linton Scholarship Fund Recipient, Next Generation Ballet
- Summer 2011 Ballet Intensive – Next Generation Ballet
- Summer 2011 Ballet Intensive – Orlando Ballet
- Summer 2010 Ballet Intensive – Orlando Ballet
Competition Awards
- 2nd Place Junior Men, Classical Ballet Category - Youth America Grand Prix 2011 Regional Competition in Columbia, SC
- Top 12 Semi-Finalist Junior Men, Contemporary Category - Youth America Grand Prix 2011 Regional Competition in Columbia, SC
Performance Experience
- The Imperial Nutcracker, Next Generation Ballet, Tampa, FL, 2011
- International Ballet Festival Miami (IBFM), YAGP Medalist Gala, 2011
- ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition dance cast, August, 2010
- Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Downtown Disney, 2007-2010
- First Coast Nutcracker, Jacksonville, FL, 2007-2010