Rebekah Wainwright

Rebekah's classical training began w/ private lessons from SAB student Cheri Sutherland. From there Rebekah went on to study in New York, Las Vegas and Northern California. Studying with reknowned artists including but not limited to Carla Maxwell, Margaret Smallie, Robert Atwood, Tara Foy, Shawn Hughes and Derryl Yeager. Regional credits include "Cats" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie". She was also a featured solo artist, opening for Ririe-Woodbury in 2009. Mrs. Wainwright is the dance director for Vista School and was part of the original dance faculty hired

at Vista. She is the director of their annual production of The Nutcracker and has been the director of the Principal Dance Company for nine years. Under her leadership, Vista has received numerous consecutive 1st place awards at regional, state, and national dance competitions. She has been honored to have students participate at YAGP and accept invitations to summer intensives from Ballet West, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Vitacca Ballet and many more. Rebekah was a founding member of St. George Dance Company and Red Rock Dance Festival and served as choreographer and Vice Chair for SGDC until 2018. Her award winning choreography "The Populist" & "Maid of Orleans have won audience choice at The Red Rock Dance Festival in 2022 & 2025.

Rebekah is so excited to see her alumni dancers come back with a passion to continue their pursuit of excellence in dance. She is also humbled and honored by her dance colleagues and former students that have returned to make this show happen. SAINT

Contemporary Ballet serves as a home for passionate dancers wanting to pursue professional careers. We hope that Dracula is the first of many successful performances yet to come!

Avree Walker

Avree began his training at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, under the direction of Dr. Marcia Robinson. Mr. Walker is an alumnus of

the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, and attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas, representing

the dance department in South Korea, Canada, Europe, and throughout the U.S., then became an artist with the Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theatre (Contemporary West Dance Theatre) touring and performing works by Alvin Ailey, Ulysses Dove, Elisa Monte, Rennie Harris, Milton Myers, Zane Booker,

Hope Boykin, Tommie Waheed Evans, Donald Byrd, DonBellamy and others. Regional credits include Dreamgirls, Once on This Island, The Color Purple, Black Nativity (Las Vegas and Atlanta), The Music Man, Spamalot, The Wiz, Cinderella, Matilda the Musical (regional premiere), and The Prince of Egypt the Musical (Dreamworks). Mr.

Walker performed in Donn Arden's Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas and Extravaganza.

Mr. Walker is currently a dancer in Vegas! The Show at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. Mr. Walker served as resident choreographer for Contemporary West Dance Theatre and Program Artistic Director of the CWDT Conservatory & pre-professional program. In 2019, Mr. Walker joined the dance faculty of the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as the first full-time African American dance instructor in the

school's history.

Madeline Haskett

Madline started ballet training at 12 years old and danced at a few different studios across Utah, giving her diversity in teaching and dance styles. She got her Bachelor's in

Dance with an emphasis in Ballet from Utah Valley University. She danced on the university's dance company for four years and with Utah Metropolitan Ballet for one year. There, she had the opportunity to perform Serenade and feels lucky she was able to perform such a historic work. She performed one season with St. George Dance Company. She is currently dance director for Soloist and asssists with the Principal Dance

Companies at Vista. This is her third season as a Co-Director of SAINT. We are so blessed to have her as a Principal Dancer in this season's production.