Spring Festival of Dance 2009

Jordan-Elizabeth Long

Jordan-Elizabeth Long was born in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she studied at the
Southwest Virginia Ballet. In 2002, she was named an American Ballet Theatre
National Training Scholar. She then studied at the North Carolina School of the
Arts, during which time she danced with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, including
performing Balanchine’s Don Quixote at the 2006 Edinburgh International Festival
in Scotland. In 2007, Jordan-Elizabeth first performed with the Cuban Classical
Ballet of Miami in Giselle, as Myrtha. Since then, she has danced principal and
soloist roles in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, La Bayadere Suite,
Raymonda Divertissements, and The Dying Swan. She has performed in the
International Ballet Festival of Miami for the past two years, dancing Paquita in
2007 and Diana and Acteon in 2008. In 2008, she also danced Satanella at the Gala
de Estrellas de la Danza Mundial in the Dominican Republic. In August 2009, she
will join Het Nationale Ballet in Amsterdam as coryphée.

Samuel Chester

Sam began to dance at thirteen with the School of Carolina Ballet Theatre. He is now starting his
fifth season with the company as a principal dancer. He has an extensive repertoire with the
company and has performed in a leading role or as a soloist in Cirque du Ballet, The Sleeping
Beauty, La Bayadere, Petrushka, Don Quixote, Diana & Acteon, Le Corsaire, The Nutcracker,
Paquita, Strings, Just About, C to C: Classical to Contemporary and It Takes TuTu Tango.

During the summers of 2006 and 2007 Sam was invited by the United States Embassy in Uruguay
to attend the 3rd and 4th Gala Internacional de Danza in Montevideo. Sam received high acclaim
for the performances, including an invitation to return this year.

He has also been invited to be a guest artist throughout the United States and abroad. He has
performed with Springfield Ballet Company in their productions of The Nutcracker, Paquita,
Romeo & Juliet, Le Corsaire and Le Sylphide. Sam has also performed as a guest artist for the last
few years in Fuji City, Japan, in Peasant and The Sleeping Beauty.

In addition to his role as a Principal Dancer, Sam is involved with the SmartARTS educational
program established by the Metropolitan Arts Council, MAC, in Greenville, South Carolina.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 AT 5:00 PM
AT
THE MYRTLE BEACH HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER

PRESENTED BY

Coastal Dance Centre
one of South Carolina’s finest classical dance schools

and

Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre
the Grand Strand area’s youth ballet company