Company Dancers
Isabella Ginter
Isabella Ginter is originally from Chicago, Illinois. She studied classical ballet and modern at The Academy of Movement and Music. Isabella graduated from TCU’s School for Classical & Contemporary Dance where she earned her BFA in Ballet with a teaching certificate in Pilates, Summa Cum Laude.
Isabella has performed with TCU SCCDance in several works choreographed by Elizabeth Gillaspy, Joy Bollinger, Jenelle Figgins, and Peter Pucci. In 2022 she performed as Aurora in the second act of Sleeping Beauty, directed and staged by Jessica Zeller and former DTH Artistic Director, Keith Saunders. Isabella has set several original choreographic works for TCU’s SCCDance, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, and Dance Connection in Fort Worth, TX. Most recently, she choreographed and directed Un Sospiro, An
Aggregate Solo, and Salt d’ amor. Isabella has danced as a company member in Ballet Concerto’s Summer Dance Concert in 2021 and 2022 where she performed in several classical and contemporary ballet works including, Bolero, Les Sylphides, Hyden Quartet, and Goyescas. In 2021, she performed as a guest artist at the AT&T Performing Arts Center with Elevator Project’s A Lily Among Thorns. Most recently, Isabella danced with Ballet Ariel in their 2023-2024 season in Denver, CO and guested with Ballet Papillon, Dallas, TX in Tea for Two, An Afternoon of Pas de Deux, where she participated in the setting of several new works including Whirlwind, a neo-classical pas de deux. Isabella was pleased to participate in two of Ballet Melange’s performances in 2023-2024 and is now excited to join as a new
company member.
Elizabeth Kokaska
Elizabeth Kokaska began her dance journey at the age of 4, training in Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado. A graduate of the Ballet Melange trainee program, she studied extensively under esteemed instructors such as Elizabeth Shipiatsky, Sergii Sydorsky, and Maureen Breeze. Elizabeth has performed in a wide array of classical repertoire, including Le Corsaire, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Cipollino, Paquita, The Little Humpbacked Horse, Legends of Love, Swan Lake, Coppélia, La Bayadère,La Fille mal Gardee and Sleeping Beauty., among others, and showcased her versatility in contemporary works as well. As a guest artist with Maureen Breeze Dance Theater from 2020 to 2024, she expanded her performance repertoire. Elizabeth’s talent has been recognized on international stages, notably reaching the final round at the Grand Prix Kiev in 2020 and receiving a Bronze medal and scholarship offers at TANZOLMP in Berlin in 2023 and 2024 . In 2022, she received multiple scholarships at the Universal Ballet Competition, including an offer from Point Park University. Her accolades include top awards in 2024 at prestigious competitions like the Universal Ballet Competition and ADC/IBC Ballet Competition. Elizabeth is also the First Prize winner of the Japan-Estonia-Ukraine International Ballet Competition in Tokyo, Japan 2024. Currently, Elizabeth is a dedicated Company member of Ballet Melange Performance Company and serves as the Contemporary Director of Ballet Melange Academy (formerly Classical Ballet Academy). As a contemporary choreographer since 2019, her works have received international acclaim and won multiple awards. Elizabeth is also a certified Vaganova Ballet Instructor (Levels 1-8), committed to inspiring and training the next generation of dancers with her passion and expertise.