Peninsula Dance Theatre 2016-2017
Dancer Biographies Below
2016 - 2017 PDT Company Dancers
Dancer Biographies
Principal Dancers
Delanie Jones
Delanie Jones is from Port Orchard. She is currently a college sophomore with the future goal of becoming a chiropractor. Delanie has been dancing since she was 9 years old and recently changed studios to Bremerton Dance Center where she is very excited to be a member of PDT. At her previous studio she enjoyed her roles as Fairy Godmother in Cinderella and Snow White in Snow White. This past year with PDT, she was the Arabian Princess in the Nutcracker and Mazurka Couple in Coppélia. Outside of dance Delanie is a member of SK FFA where she raises lambs and rides her horse Dyna.
Hayley Maddox
Hayley Maddox started dancing in 1997 at Bremerton Dance Center. She joined Peninsula Dance Theater in 2003. She has participated in countless productions with PDT and has traveled with the company to multiple Festivals (RDA) in the US. Some of her favorite rolls she has danced include The Snow Queen and Spanish Pas from The Nutcracker, Rosilne in Romeo and Juliet, Pigtail girl in Graduation Ball, and Giselle in Giselle. Hayley is also a dance instructor at Bremerton Dance Center.
Ryan Marshall
Ryan Marshall has been performing off and on with PDT since 1996. Ryan is a Plannerman at PSNS, having graduated from his apprenticeship in 2008. A few of his favorite past roles include Cavalier, Snow King, and Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. As well as, Hungarian Prince in Swan Lake, Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, and Albrecht in Giselle.
Ryan Posey
Ryan Posey started dancing in Port Orchard in 1999, and joined Peninsula Dance Theatre in 2007. He has traveled with PDT to RDA/P festivals in Provo, UT and Las Vegas, NV, and also to New York City. Some of his favorite roles with PDT have been the Dancing Bear and Spanish Chocolate in The Nutcracker, the Dance Master and Master of Ceremonies in Cinderella and The Jester in Romeo and Juliet. While not dancing with PDT he also teaches Tap, Jazz and Hip-Hop at Bremerton Dance Center.
Phoebe Russell
Phoebe Russell is currently a senior in high school and began dancing at Bremerton Dance Center at age 3 in the fall of 2002 and has enjoyed dancing there ever since. She joined Peninsula Dance Theatre in 2010 and has danced various roles in PDT's many productions since then. She has enjoyed dancing as a member of the Snow and Waltz Corps in PDT's Nutcracker, a Willi in Giselle, a Spanish Lady in Don Quixote, a Friend in Coppelia and has participated in many piece in Choreography showcase. She was also extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to choreograph her own work in 2016's Showcase. She has loved dancing with both the company and in her classes at BDC. Dancing has become a huge part of her life over the past 14 years and she looks forward to spending as much time as possible dancing.
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Performing Members
Kaley-Lynn Brocksome
Kaley-Lynn Brocksome is currently a junior in high school and is extremely excited for her first year as a performing member with PDT. She has been dancing since she was 2 years old and has been dancing at Bremerton Dance Center for 5 years now. She has really enjoyed the parts of Harem and Snow in The Nutcracker. Kaley-Lynn has attended BDC's summer intensive for the past 3 years and is extremely thankful for the scholarship that PDT awarded to her for this intensive. She has also enjoyed attending Regional Dance America Pacific with the other members of the company. She would like to thank her parents and her teachers for continuing to encourage her to achieve her goals through love and support.
Nicole Malloy
Nicole Malloy began taking classes with Bremerton Dance Center in 2007, at the age of five. In 2012, she was ecstatic when she was given the opportunity to join Peninsula Dance Theatre. Now, a freshman in high school, she is just as enthusiastic to be labeled as a performing member within the company. Some of her favorite past roles include Snow Corps and Chinese Tea in The Nutcracker, a Village Lady and Dryad Corps in Don Quixote, and a Mazurka Lady in Coppélia. In the previous years, she has been able to travel with PDT to two Regional Dance America/Pacific Festivals in Sacramento, California and Phoenix, Arizona. This past summer, Nicole attended Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s Five Week Summer Intensive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She feels very blessed to have received a scholarship through Peninsula Dance Theatre to aid in attending this program. In her free time, Nicole enjoys reading, spending time with her friends and family, watching Disney movies with her mother, and not doing homework.
Brennan Rood
Brennan Rood is an 11th grade Running Start student, at Olympic College. He has been dancing for 4 years and is excited to start his Performing year at PDT. Some of his favorite parts are Prince from The Nutcracker, Spanish Man from Don Quioxte, Village Man from Coppélia and Giselle, and The Royale Assistant from Cinderella. The summer of 2015 Brennan attended ABT's Summer Intensive in Alabama.
This past summer Brennan was able to dance at Long Beach Ballet's Summer Intensive on a full tuition scholarship and a traveling scholarship from PDT.
This past summer Brennan was able to dance at Long Beach Ballet's Summer Intensive on a full tuition scholarship and a traveling scholarship from PDT.
Elise Schroeder
Elise Schroeder lives in Bremerton and is in her sophomore year in high school. She has been dancing with BDC for eleven years and has started her fifth year of dancing with Peninsula Dance Theatre. Some of her favorite roles so far include Chinese Tea in The Nutcracker, Spanish Lady in Don Quixote, Friend, in Coppélia, and dancing in multiple different pieces in the annual, Choreography Showcase. This past summer Elise has gotten the chance to attend Ballet Magnificat! For a four week summer intensive, with a full tuition scholarship that she received at RDA. She also attended BDC's summer intensive. When she has free time she enjoys reading, writing, drawing, and being with her friends.
Caitlin Settle
Caitlin Settle is a Freshman in high school. She has performed in many PDT productions including the Nutcracker, Choreography Showcase, Cinderella, Don Quixote, Coppelia and the annual Season Opener. Outside of dance she likes playing with her animals and taking part in leadership programs at school.
Mackenzie Zurbrugg
Mackenzie Zurbrugg is a 16 year old Junior in high school. She has been dancing with BDC since she was 4 years old and is excited to start her year as a Performing Member with PDT. Her favorite parts she’s danced so far are Mirliton from The Nutcracker and a Spanish Lady from Don Quixote. On Mackenzie’s free time she likes to hang out with friends, bake, and watch movies with her family.
