Littleton Ballet Academy
Pre-Ballet Division Faculty
Talia Boresow, Ballet, Pre-Ballet
Talia Boresow began her ballet training at the Kansas City Ballet School from the age of 6 to the age of 10. During those years, she also attended the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) summer program. By 2011 she had convinced her parents to move across the country to continue her training full-time at CPYB under the direction of founder, Marcia Dale Weary. Marcia took her under her wing at the age of 14 and she began assisting the primary division levels. Over the years, she gained immeasurable knowledge and experience and has been teaching and working with levels ranging from primary to pre-professional. Along with countless hours of teaching, she has spent time backstage working with the hair, make-up, and wardrobe team at CPYB. She has also run rehearsals and held rehearsal assistant roles at both CPYB and the past 2 years at School of Ballet Arizona and Arizona School for the Arts public performing art school. In addition to teaching group classes, she is also a private lesson coach, both in person and on zoom. Talia has taught in summer programs at the following schools: School of Ballet Arizona, Alisa’s Dance Academy, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, various substitute teaching studios in Arizona, and now Littleton Ballet Academy. Besides her love for teaching, Talia is passionate about animals (dogs and horses especially as she used to train and compete in equestrian events), enjoys country music and dancing, and exploring all things outdoors! In addition, Talia has graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and has future career plans as a counselor.
Adrianne Hampton, Musical Theatre, Tap, Pre-Ballet
Adrianne is an award-winning musical theatre performer and choreographer. LA credits include being a two-time Scenie Award and ITL Award winner for her performances in Chicago and Born Yesterday. She recently performed Cassie in A Chorus Line at Sierra Repertory Theatre, performed several supporting roles at the Candlelight Theatre, Sheila in A Chorus Line at Centerstage in Fontana and danced professionally in a contemporary dance company in Orange County. She also played Val in A Chorus Line under the direction of Kay Cole.
Denver credits include being the first Cassie to perform the original choreography that was used in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line under the direction of Michael Gorman at Town Hall Arts Center. She also starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line at the Pace Center, has performed many performances at the Arvada Center and was Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot at the Vintage Theatre. She recently won Best Actress for her performance as Olive in Bullets Over Broadway at the Vintage Theatre. She earned 3 nominations from Broadway World: two for Best Actress in Billy Elliot, Bullets over Broadway and one as Best Choreographer for Mary Poppins. Adrianne also won Best Choreographer at the David Marlowe Awards for The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Teaching credits include, Long Lake Performing Arts Camp NY, International Arts Camp SD, Elite Dance Academy LA, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Littleton Ballet Academy, Palos Verdes Performing Arts Academy, Venue Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, David Taylor Dance Theatre, Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids, was a full dance scholarship student at Steps and Broadway Dance Center in NYC and danced in many dance industrials in NY. She is currently the founder of Broadway Bootcamp in Littleton. Adrianne teaches musical theatre and tap at LBA.
Alison Jaramillo, Co-Director
Alison was raised in Colorado and first received her training with her mother Bobbie, and then with teachers Lynelle Mossholder, Michelle O'Bryan, James Clouser, and Debbie Mercer, and later on scholarship at the Pennsylvania Ballet School, well as summers at the Boston Ballet School on scholarship, Joffrey Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and the Houston Ballet Academy. In 1988, Alison won the 1st place Florence Ruston Award and a $1,200 scholarship at the Denver Ballet Guild Scholarship Competition. She first joined the David Taylor Dance Theatre professional company at the age of sixteen and returned in the fall of 1998 where she was featured as Clara in The Nutcracker, and performed principal roles in many works over five years, including her favorite, James Wallace's The Storm. Previously, Alison danced with the Dayton Ballet for six years performing in over sixty ballets, including works by such legendary choreographers Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, Robbert Joffrey, and Antony Tudor, and then joined Oregon Ballet Theatre in Portland, Oregon, and was most recently a principal with Boulder Ballet. Career highlights include being personally chosen to perform Balanchine's Tarantella by former NYCB ballerina Patricia McBride, as well as performing principal roles in works by Washington Ballet's artistic director Septime Webre, and former Joffrey Ballet dancer Christian Holder. She also performed a principal role at the 2003 Skate America closing ceremonies. She has taught dance for over twenty-five years including serving as the interim director of the Dayton Ballet School Ensemble and co-directing Movin' On, a dance group for mentally challenged teens and adults. In 2003, she won Best Choreography for her work at the Dance Educators of America conference. She has been a regular guest teacher at Denver School of the Arts, taught ballet for Heritage High School's Theatre Topics class and up until recently taught at Centennial Academy for Fine Arts Education in Littleton. She has coached dancers to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes at ADC/IBC, UBC, YAGP, and the Denver Ballet Guild and her contemporary choreography has placed at YAGP, ADC/IBC, UBC, and StarQuest.
Sarah Linville, Teen Ballet, Pre-Ballet Summer Camps
Sarah Selden, now Linville, started dancing at the age of 9 under Ali and Bobbie Jaramillo at Littleton Ballet Academy. During her time at LBA, she had the opportunity to perform the roles of Glinda in The Wizard of Oz and the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland. She continued dancing while pursuing her BA in English and secondary education at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Sarah discovered her passion for teaching while helping with younger dancers’ classes at LBA and loves watching how much our students grow and improve each year. She recently finished her MA in English and American Studies at the University of Oxford and now teaches English at Heritage High School.
Hayley Marrinson, Pre-Ballet Division
Hayley Marrinson started dancing at age of 5, in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, where she grew up. She continued dancing while in high school, including the yearly performances. She got her bachelor’s in early childhood education at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. She discovered her love for teaching preschool while she completed her degree! She enjoys using her love of preschool and dance to teach the youngest kids at LBA and loves seeing everyone grow during the year. She now works full-time in childcare!
Karina Okoren, Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Contemporary
Karina began dancing at 3 years old under the tutelage of Irina Hamilton with Soul Motion Underground. She continued her training with Ali and Bobbie Jaramillo at Littleton Ballet Academy where she had the privilege of performing the roles of Clara in The Nutcracker, the Sprite in Cinderella, and Ozma in The Wizard of Oz. Karina continued to dance at Brigham Young University as she studied Human Development and Contemporary Dance and performed with the contemporary performance company, Dance Ensemble. A kidney transplant recipient at the age of 14, Karina believes in the power of dance to synchronize mind, body and spirit as a means of healing and expression. Karina is currently in a graduate program to help others heal through movement.
Emma Rutter, Ballet, Pre-Ballet, Coaching
Emma began her dance training at 9 years old under Ali and Bobbie Jaramillo at Littleton Ballet Academy. During her time at Littleton Ballet Academy, she had the opportunity of performing the roles of Clara in The Nutcracker, the Mad Hatter in Alice and Wonderland, and Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. During her summers she has studied at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, and Ballet Austin. She has competed in YAGP, Denver Ballet Guild, and StarQuest. Emma began teaching while still a student, by helping with younger dancer’s classes. Emma now continues dancing at Santa Clara University with a double major in Neuroscience and Theater Arts with an emphasis in Dance. She is delighted to join the LBA faculty and share the passion for ballet she developed at LBA as a student.
Isabel Smyth, Pre-Ballet