To a little girl, being presented as a Sugarplum with your father is the best thing ever. To stand on the stage and smile in the Sugarplum red dress, holding Dad’s hand, to the applause of the crowd, will be remembered forever.
32 proud and beaming 2nd grade young ladies took the stage at the Brown Palace Hotel Friday night for the Colorado Ballet Sugarplum Ball presentation. This is the culmination of a year-long educational and artistic program coordinated by the Colorado Ballet Auxiliary.
After Sugarplum Ball Chair Katy Brown welcomed everyone and thanked supporters, emcee Denise Sanderson announced each Sugarplum. Families then enjoyed a magical holiday gala dinner and looked forward to being a part of the presentation by the Colorado Ballet of The Nutcracker on Saturday.
3rd grade Sugarplum alums also got to participate in The Nutcracker performance and got to attend the Sugarplum ball in signature green dresses.
And so this long-standing social event continues this year, and Sugarplums went home with huge smiles. When they went to sleep, “Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads” and they can remember this is one of the best holiday seasons ever.
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- Colin and Melanie Haggerty with Sugarplum Corrin and Denis and Cathy Haggerty
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- Sugarplum Caroline Cramer and Mark Cramer
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- Sugarplum Scarlet Mielke and Craig Mielke
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- Sugarplum Eva Ridenour and Brandon Ridenour
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- Joe Lynott and Sugarplum Adelaide Lynott
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- The Beckers: Colleen, left, Lauren, Sugarplum Estelle and Brian Becker
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- Mark, Marsha and Sugarplum Portia, left, with Amy, Rob and Sugarplum Tula Stettner
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- Sam Cordovano and Gulnara LaFrance with Sugarplum Katarina
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- Emma Boggs with her grandmother Mary Brown
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- Lauren and Mark Rotolo with Tyler and Sugarplum alum Reese
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- Angela and Fritz Schulz with Sugarplum Sofie and Trey
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- Matthew and Priya Burkett with Sugarplum alum Brielle
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- Dev. Director Adam Sexton, his wife Silvia Comuzzi-Sexton, Sugarplum Annalisa and Alessandro
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- Lisa Cramer, Grant and Sugarplum Caroline and grandmother Nancy Wimbush
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- Suzie Woodard, left, John, Austin and Molly Jourde, Sugarplum Mary and Jack Jourde
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- Presentation Coordinators Kacy Vahey, left, and Laura Lauds
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- Three generations of ballet supporters: Linda Olmsted, left, Elena Stophel and Sugarplum alum Charlotte Stophel
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- John Freyer Jr and Andi Freyer (alum performance coordinator) with Lexi, Sugarplum alum Sophia and Charlie
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- Back row: Dr. Adair and Kellie Prall, Linnette Prall; front: Rick and Lauren Patrick, Sugarplum alum Jane and Sugarplum Sophia Prall
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- Jim and Shannon Johnson with Sugarplum Lucy (right) and a guest
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- Carson, Kathy, Steve and Sugarplum alum Siena Beabout
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- Wook and Amber Ju with Sugarplums Emerson Ju and Annalisa Sexton
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- Stella, Lauren and Mimi
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- Kris McMullan of CB, left, and Holly Price, vice president of the Sugarplum program
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- Sugarplum Ball Chair Katy Brown and her daughter Bridget
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- Chair Katy Brown welcomes everyone
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- Emcee Denise Sanderson introduces Sugarplums and their dads
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- Sugarplums ready to go on stage
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- Dads waiting to escort their daughters
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- Proud dads waiting
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- Proud dads waiting to go on stage
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- The beautiful stage presentation
