Alyssa Fadelli
Instructor
Alyssa started dancing with Vacaville Ballet at the age of 3. She kept dancing with them and eventually became part of the company as a corps de ballet member from 2017-2020, dancing in roles such as Spanish Hot Chocolate in The Nutcracker and a Storm in Mutiny!. Wanting to gain experience in other dance genres, she made the decision to start dancing at another studio. While at this studio, Alyssa studied jazz, lyrical, hiphop, as well as continuing ballet. Once she graduated, Alyssa made her way back to her original home… Vacaville Ballet! She is currently still performing in VBC’s productions and continues to take ballet classes at the studio.
Amelia Harris
Instructor
Amelia first took the stage at 5 years old performing in Sleeping Beauty as a cat and hasn’t left the stage since! She spent 10 years working on a variety of different styles, including jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, and ballet. Amelia danced competitively for 3 of those years and was a teacher’s assistant in jazz and tap classes. In 2022, Amelia was introduced to the Vacaville Ballet Company and was honored to perform in their Nutcracker. She was invited to join the VBC company in 2023. Amelia performed in the 2024 Wizard of Oz as the Cowardly Lion and was Bertie in the 2025 production of Mary Poppins. Amelia was given the opportunity to start teaching and found a love for helping new dancers.
Jules Magistrado
Instructor
Jules started dancing ballet at the age of 5. She trained for 13 years at Benicia Ballet, as well as attending multiple summer intensives. At Benicia Ballet, Jules performed the role of Cinderella in Cinderella, the Songbird Fairy and Silver Jewel in Sleeping Beauty, as well as other roles as part of the corps de ballet in Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Coppelia, and Carnival of the Animals. Jules has developed a passion for teaching, working as a teaching assistant and choreographer at Benicia Ballet for several years. Since graduation, she continues to dance ballet and contemporary, as dance will always be her passion.
Phia Price
Instructor
Bio coming soon!
David Richards
Instructor
David Richards began his dancing under Iacob Lascu at the Lascu School of Ballet in Bloomfield Hills, MI. While earning his degree in Industrial Design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, he also danced on full scholarship at the ballet school and performed in many full scale ballets, including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and the opera Aida and performed as a guest performer with the National Ballet of Canada as part of Lascu’s performing company. After obtaining his Industrial Design degree, David attended the Pacific Northwest Ballet School as a full scholarship summer student and accepted their invitation to study year round where he performed with the company in their Nutcracker. David’s professional career included dancing for San Jose Cleveland Ballet, Hartford Ballet, and other engagements after relocating to the Bay Area.
David began teaching ballet in 2006 where he discovered a passion for helping students of all ages and levels grow as dancers. He currently teaches ballet at the San Ramon Valley Dance Academy and at Jazz N’ Taps as well as teaching visual arts at the Vallejo Charter School and Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy.
Chloe Thornbrugh
Instructor
Chloe began training at the Vacaville Ballet Theatre at the age of 6. In 2013 she joined the Vacaville Ballet Company, performing her favorite roles of “First Mate” in “Mutiny!”, “Snow Queen” from “the Nutcracker”, and the “Wicked Witch” from the “Wizard of Oz”. She attended summer intensives such as American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, and Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet Intensive, where she was able to receive training from professional dancers including Sascha Radetsky, Stella Abrera, Kathryn Morgan, Katlyn Addison, and many more. She was also able to receive training from ABT’S director Kevin Mackenzie, and Martine van Hamel. She was accepted to Nashville Ballet companies’ pre professional training program in 2020. Miss Chloe is a Pointe Safe Certified Instructor.