2023-24 Membership

Your membership allows our dancers of all ages and skill levels, toddler to adult, to receive the highest artistic quality of instruction, access to our top-notch facilities, extraordinary pre-professional training opportunities for advanced-level students, and financial assistance for those in need. Your support ensures we can keep inspiring our thousands of audience members each year from around Northeast Ohio with original choreography and stunning performances.

Membership Levels

As a member of Canton Ballet, you will join a group of supporters who are dedicated to enriching our community through the transformative power of the art of dance.

Student (Under 18) | $30.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs.*
Senior (62+) | $30.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs.*
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
Supporter | $50.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs.*
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
Patron | $100.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs*.
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
  • Invitation for two (2) to observe a Pre-Professional 2 class.
Soloist | $250.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs*.
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
  • Invitation for two (2) to observe a Pre-Professional 2 class.
  • 10% discount at The Nutcracker boutique.
  • Two (2) complimentary tickets to New Works.
Principal | $500.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs*.
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
  • Invitation for two (2) to observe a Pre-Professional 2 class.
  • 15% discount at The Nutcracker boutique.
  • Two (2) complimentary tickets to Come Dance with Me!.
  • Invitation for two (2) to a behind-the-scenes in-studio rehearsal.
Director's Circle | $1,000.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs.
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
  • Invitation for two (2) to observe a Pre-Professional 2 class.
  • 20% discount at The Nutcracker boutique.
  • Two (2) complimentary tickets to Come Dance with Me!.
  • Invitation for two (2) to a behind-the-scenes in-studio rehearsal.
  • Invitation for two (2) to meet and take a back-stage photo with the professional guest artists in The Nutcracker.
Lifetime Membership | $5,000.00
  • Recognition on Canton Ballet website.
  • Recognition in all performance programs*.
  • Voting rights and invitation to Canton Ballet’s Annual Meeting of the Members.
  • Printed souvenir program for The Nutcracker+.
  • Invitation for four (4) to observe a Pre-Professional 2 class.
  • 20% discount at The Nutcracker boutique | Eight (8) complimentary tickets to Come Dance with Me!.
  • Invitation for four (4) to a behind-the-scenes in-studio rehearsal.
  • Invitation for four (4) to meet and take a back-stage photo with the professional guest artists in The Nutcracker.

Enrich Your Community

As a member of Canton Ballet, you will join a group of supporters who are dedicated to enriching our community through the transformative power of the art of dance.

Our Members

Thank you to our members that make the success of our mission a possibility. 

Lifetime $5,000
Kay & Timothy+Belden
Edward Cutcher+
Suanne Ferguson+
Jeanne Coen+
Jennifer & Joseph Hellmann
Sharon Luntz+

Director’s Circle $1,000
Amie Diamond*

Principal $500
Lorinda & Daniel+ Church
         Church Family Trust
Heather & Tim Fabek
Judith A. & Robert A. Hendry, Sr.
Katie & Robert Hendry
Jeremy Hesson
Dina & Bill Schweizer
Tory & John Willoughby+

Soloist $250
Angela (Natale)* & Todd Ayotte
Deby & Michael Barath
Bebe & Tom Bernabei
Jennifer & Aeron Burns
Stephanie Cargill
Aletha M. Carver+
Maria M. Charif, MD+
Dr. Elise Grasse*
Joy Jeanine & Ronald Mizer
Julie* & David Grasse
William A. & Nancy Maddox Charitable Trust
Ryan McMichael+
Jerrie & Denny Natale, Sr.
Holly & Angelo Pederzolli
Carleen Risaliti
Pamela Shaw+ & Thomas Roncevic
Elizabeth & Chad Siegrist
Carol Vaughn+
Joy L. Raub* & James Waters II
Terra & Jon Wonsettler
Katherine & Michael Wood

Patron $100
Peggy & Michael Abrams
Kris & Emil Alecusan
Max Barton
Ruth+ & Vic Bazolli
Beth & Kirk Bletzacher
Allison* & Joshua Brewer
The Auricle Venue & Bar
Kristen DeDent
Kristen Mulligan Exposito* & Jason Exposito
Chrissy, Mya* & Brian Frank
Emily* & Derek Gordon
Bobbi & Geoff Gordon
Jennifer Catazaro Hayward* & John C. Hayward
Sherrie & Tom Jackson
Sara & Shawn Johnson
Gail & Joe Martino
Teresa & Sam Purses
Heather Richkowski+
Anna Spinelli*
Katie Tolin
Michele & Scott Waalkes
Joseph Wonsettler
Kimberly & Thomas Yankle

Supporter $50
Kimberly Anthony
Cole Bond+
Lisa Chambers
Mary & Daniel Duplain
Gail Fontes*
Joseph & Melissa Hershberger
Debbie Jansen
Caroline Kappel+
Ezra Keeton**
David Lavine
Frances & J. Britton Morrow
Terri & Rick Sabo
Krista & Matthew Sands
Lisa Schiff
Mary Jane Scott
Gina Snyder
Judy & Bob Sudomir

Student/Senior $30
Deby Davis
Ashley Debelius
Henry Fulmer **
William Griffith
Aubrey Hendry**
Basil Johnson**
Breckie Johnson**
Tami & Neal Kovacsiss
Fred Obermiller
Tari Riley
Gianna Sands**
Lucy Sands**
Karen A. Schick
Valen Vesalo**
Audrey Watkins**
Ashlyn Wood**
Evelyn Wood**

+Board of Trustees
*Alumni
**School of Canton Ballet

​Sponsorships

​A Symphony of Support

Our sponsors play a pivotal role in fueling our mission and our students' aspirations; for that, we are truly grateful. Explore the various sponsorship levels and opportunities available, and support the promise of a brighter, more inclusive future for aspiring dancers.