Mia Adelhardt
began her early training at the Lake Erie Ballet School at the age of three. She continued her studies at Sovereign Ballet until she graduated from high school in 2023. She has attended summer dance intensives at Dallas Ballet Summer Conservatory and Ballet 5:8 in Chicago, Illinois. Mia’s training encompasses a strong foundation of ballet along with modern, contemporary, tap, acrobatics and acro partnering.
Mia’s performance experience ranges from ballet to contemporary. Of note, she has performed the roles of Bon-bon, Kissy Doll, Marzipan, Arabian Lead, Snow Queen, Snow Corps, Flower Corps and Dream Clara in Nutcracker. In 2021 she performed the role of Clara in a film version of the Nutcracker that was released in digital format. Mia has also performed soloist roles in Coppelia, and Swan Lake as well as many choreographic works in other genres. In March of 2023 Mia competed at the New York City Dance Alliance in Buffalo, NY where she won two platinum awards for a duet and a group piece she performed with her home studio.
Mia enjoys teaching dance at Sovereign Ballet and the Neighborhood Art House as well as choreographing in various genres. She is looking forward to her first year as a dancer with the Lake Erie Ballet Company.
Lilah Ackerman
began her dance training in 2016 at Sovereign Ballet in Erie, Pennsylvania. She studied under Christina Maria Adelhardt and Carrie Frase. Lilah attended summer intensives at Magnum Opus in Madison, Wisconsin under the direction of Abigail Henninger in 2023 and 2024. Lilah’s performance experience includes many roles in Lake Erie Ballet’s production of Nutcracker including Marzipan, Snow, and Flowers in addition to Coppelia in 2023 and many other original works. In 2024, Lilah was excited to have the opportunity to perform the role of Black Swan in Sovereign Ballet’s student production of Swan Lake. Lilah is looking forward to her first season with Lake Erie Ballet Company.
Arie Frase
began her training at the Lake Erie Ballet School at the age of three. She continued her training with Patterson School of Ballet and then Sovereign Ballet until she graduated from high school in 2023. Arie has attended summer dance intensives at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Forte Wayne Ballet, and Dallas Ballet Conservatory. Her dance education is comprised of a strong base of classical ballet in addition to other genres including modern, contemporary, tap, acro, character and partnering.
Arie’s performance experience ranges from ballet to contemporary. Some highlights include Snow Corps, Flower Corps, Chinese, Seraph, Marzipan, Dream Clara and Snow Queen. In 2023 Arie performed the role of Clara in a film created for television by WQLN. She has also performed soloist roles in Coppelia and Swan Lake as well as many choreographic works in other genres. In March of 2023 Arie competed at the New York City Dance Alliance in Buffalo, NY where she won two platinum awards for a duet and a group piece she performed with her home studio. Arie is looking forward to her first season with the Lake Erie Ballet Company.
Myah Frase
began her training at the Lake Erie Ballet School at the age of three. She continued her training at Patterson School of Ballet and Sovereign Ballet until she graduated from high school in 2020. She has attended summer dance intensives at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Fort Wayne Ballet and American Repertory Ballet. From 2022-2023, Myah spent a season with American Repertory Ballet as a trainee in Princeton, New Jersey, where she performed in ARB’s Nutcracker under Ethan Steifel and Princeton Ballet School’s Don Quixote as Cupid under Aydmara Cabrera.
Myah’s other performance experience includes a range of roles in classical ballets such as Paquita, Coppelia, Hansel and Gretel, and Swan Lake. Of note she has danced the roles of Snow Corps, Marzipan, Kissy Doll, Sugar Plum Fairy, Swanhilda’s Friends, Swan Corps, Big Swan and Neapolitan Princess. Myah has also performed many original works in a number of dance styles.
Myah has enjoyed teaching ballet since 2022. She has taught a variety of levels and ages, from children to adults. She enjoys choreographing as well and has performed liturgical pieces at local churches. Myah is excited to participate in her first season with LEBC.
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