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Announcing Our New Team
Keri Pelletier, Val Manchin, Alyssa Peters
After 25 years of bringing spectacular ballet performances to the stage, Pam Rossi - Artistic Director for Moorpark Civic Ballet and Dance Theater, will be retiring. Ms. Rossi’s elite dance background includes the hugely popular TV series “Solid Gold”. She was regularly featured dancer in 1980, where she remained for 6 consecutive years until the show ended at the end of the 1986 season. She started her dance career in her mothers dance studio in San Luis Obispo at the young age of 12, and the rest is history. Ms. Rossi’s talents and love for her community have brought out some of the best ballet performances, including “Peter and the Wolf” and the annual holiday classic, “The Nutcracker”.
Ms. Rossi is happy to pass on her legacy to the next generation of her Moorpark Civic Ballet Family.
Our new chapter begins…
Val Manchin grew up in San Luis Obispo and began dancing with Pam Rossi’s mom, Pat Jackson, at Pat Jackson’s American Dance at age of 4. She started her strong ballet training on the Central Coast with The Gilbert Reed Ballet Company. At the age of 10 she was part of the youth ballet until she was 16. Then she was part of the professional company. Ms. Manchin was a principal dancer in Carmen, Firebird, Othello, Peter and the Wolf and A Christmas Carol. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue her professional career at The Edge Performing Arts Centers.
She then began her teaching career at Pam Rossi’s Dance Ten where she continues today. She also teaches at TAPS - Theatre Arts Preparatory School in Las Vegas and has traveled across the U.S. as a master teacher and choreographer.
She has been choreographing for Moorpark Civic Ballet for over 20 years and has been the Assistant Director for the past 10. She is excited and honored to now be the new Artistic Director of the Moorpark Civic Ballet Company.
Alyssa Peters has been dancing since she was three years old and has trained in many styles of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, and contemporary. She has been a member of the Moorpark Civic Ballet and has danced several lead roles in their productions. In The Nutcracker, Alyssa played the roles of Clara, the Snow Queen, and the Sugar Plum Fairy to name a few. In the ballet’s production of Peter and the Wolf she danced the role of the bird. Alyssa has been choreographing for the Moorpark Civic Ballet for many years and is excited and honored to step into the role of assistant director and choreographer. She is passionate about the arts and bringing the joy of ballet to audiences of all ages. She strives to bring out the best in each dancer and help them grow into strong and confident performers.
Keri Pelletier has had the privilege of being part of Moorpark Civic ballet for over 20 years, as both a performer and choregrapher. Keri has her Associates degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Many of her costume creations have received costume awards at various regional and national dance competitions. She has designed and made costumes for Pam Rossi’s Dance Ten dancers for almost 10 years. More recently, she has made competition costumes for students from Thousand Oaks High School dance team. In the beginning of 2020, Keri was hired to be the costumer for the Performing Arts department at Moorpark College, and looks forward to resuming the position once shows begin again for the new season. She is overjoyed to take other new role as Moorpark Civic Ballet’s costume and prop designer, and wants to bring the joy of dance to fellow members of the community.
Welcome to Moorpark Civic Ballet and Dance Theatre. We provide a theatrical avenue for young dancers and professional dancers to be a part of a wonderful dance experience. Moorpark Civic Ballet was founded in 2004. Moorpark Civic Ballet and Dance Theatre is a non-profit organization 501c. All donations are tax deductible
Mission
Our mission is to provide education and enrichment in dance and theatre by making quality cultural programs accessible and available to everyone in our community.
Goals
To offer performance opportunities which might otherwise be unavailable to aspiring artists.
To foster an interest in cultural enrichment for individuals that would traditionally have limited access to dance and theater.
To promote community unity and improve cross-cultural relationships by providing performances with universal appeal.
To develop community awareness and interest in the performing arts.
To bring together individuals and businesses to provide the resources required to support an ongoing performance schedule in our local area.
To establish an endowment fund that will provide funding to help ensure the longevity of this program.
