Who's Who
Dancers
Ericka Richcrick grew up in York, PA on a little farm that her grandparents owned. She spent her days running through the cornfield, chasing the cats, and picking mint leaves to make tea. But, there was always something missing, and that something turned out to be dancing! At the age of tweleve, Ericka took her first dance lesson and hasn't stopped since! She has trained at places like Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Point Park College, the Washington School of Ballet Summer Intensive. She has danced professionally with Northern Ballet Theatre, Ballet Theatre of Maryland, and Jennie & Company. Ericka recently moved to the Big Apple and is happy to be in her first season witrh Ballet For Young Audiences.
Jaime Thompson is a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Growing up, she studied ballet, modern, tap, and jazz at the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, formerly known as Cumberland Dance Company. Ms. Thompson studied at summer programs with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Rock School of The Pennsylvania Ballet, and Boston Ballet. After high school she spent two years studying at Point Park College in Pittsburgh. Ms. Thompson then finished her college education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from The Boston Conservatory. She joined Laura Ward/ Octavia Cup Dance Theatre in 2004 and continues to perform with the company. She currently resides in Eastport, New York and teaches ballet, tap, and jazz at the East End Dance Studio. This is her first season with Ballet for Young Audiences.
Karina Teran was born in Ecuador and she was trained at the “Instituto Nacional de Danza” in Guayaquil. After she got her Bachelor of Arts in Dance she joined “Danzas Jazz”Company where she performed some of the biggest musicals known from Broadway. She also danced professionally with“Ballet del Teatro Centro de Arte”in Guayaquil and later with “Ballet de Camara del Teatro Municipal” in Santiago, Chile. Karina moved to the U.S. where she toured with “Boston Flamenco Ballet”throughout the country. She also has danced for “South Florida Ballet Theater” and she was privileged to perform with “The Florida Grand Opera” for the inauguration of the“Carnival Center for the Performing Arts” as part of the cast in the Opera“Aida”. Her repertorie includes corps/ soloist roles in “Nutcracker”, “Giselle”, “La Bayadere”, “Sleeping Beauty” and others. Karina actually resides in New York where she has performed with “Staten Island Ballet”in Nutcracker. She also teaches at “Silva Dance Academy” in Long Island.
