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916-824-2044

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Home
2026/2027 Class Schedule
School for the Arts
2026/2027 Performances
Choir, Voice, & Piano
- Gloria Choir
- Piano & Voice Lessons
Locations
- Rocklin Location
- Roseville Location
Register

Tessa White, Artistic Director & School Director

Tessa White is the Founder, Artistic Director, and creative visionary of Ballet Rejoice Company and School for the Arts.
Tessa founded Ballet Rejoice Company at just 16 years old and established the School for the Arts at the age of 18. It has been an incredible honor to lead this mission for the past 27 years, watching the school grow into the longest-standing dance studio in Rocklin. She has had the privilege of coming alongside thousands of dancers, helping them pursue their goals while uniquely inspiring them in both their artistic training and their faith.
A visionary artist with a passion for multiple artistic disciplines, Tessa is most dedicated to bringing faith and the arts together to create meaningful, inspiring productions. She also leads the school's various programs, integrating a passion for the arts, discipleship, and creativity throughout each one.
Throughout her career, she has envisioned, choreographed, and produced more than 18 original ballets for Ballet Rejoice's Christian dance company, as well as original classical ballet adaptations of beloved fairy tales. It has been a joy to see thousands of community members impacted by these original works of art.
Her more recent original productions include The Nativity, Exodus: The Story of Deliverance, Noah's Ark, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, and she is excited to premiere this year's new original Easter production, Risen!
Tessa's greatest passion is Glorifying God through her art forms and investing in the next generation of artists. She is committed to cultivating both technical excellence and artistic expression while inspiring dancers to use their gifts to glorify God and impact our community through the arts.

Samantha Rasi

Samantha is excited to be a part of Ballet Rejoice. Samantha began dancing ballet at the age of 7. At the age of 13 she received a full scholarship to the Harid Conservatory where she trained for one year. The following year she went to study ballet with Pacific Northwest ballet on full scholarship for three years. She went on to dance professionally with Fort Worth Dallas Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, Long Beach Ballet and Inland Pacific ballet as a principle dancer. Throughout her professional career she danced leading roles such as Myrtha in Gisselle, Dark Angel in Balanchine’s Serenade, Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, Balanchine’s Who Cares, Romantic girl in Graduation Ball, Prayer in Coppelia, Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen, and Arabian in the Nutcracker and many more leading roles in varies ballets. Samantha became certified in Pilates in 1998 through Long Beach dance conditioning with Marie Jose Blom. After working many years rehabbing injured patients at Rehab Technical Works Physical Therapy she decided to open her own Pilates studio in 2001, State Street Pilates in Redlands California. After her retirement from her ballet career she began to fall in love with yoga. She is now also a certified yoga instructor and teaches yoga daily in Roseville and El Dorado Hills. Samantha is excited to work with the dancers and bring her knowledge of the body and injury prevention to Ballet Rejoice. She lives in Loomis with her husband and three boys.

Cristina Cardoso

Cristina Cardoso found her love for dance in the San Francisco Bay Area. Growing up, she was trained in a plethora of styles including, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop, and Musical Theater. Cristina began her career as a competition dancer and dance teacher as a teenager. By the time she graduated high school, Cristina had won both regional and national dance competition awards. She was named “Dancer of the Decade” at her home studio. Cristina attended UC Berkeley for her undergraduate degree, and there her love for dance only grew. She served as choreographer and co-president of the oldest student-run dance organization on campus. She also lead the Christian Hip-Hop/ Urban team for two years as both spiritual and then artistic director. After graduating, Cristina returned to her childhood studio where she had the honor of serving as head competition coach for three years. Most recently, Cristina has moved to Sacramento after getting married, and she is thrilled to be a part of the Ballet Rejoice family.

Megan Kruthoff

Megan Kruthoff earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Belhaven University, and is a recent graduate. Her training background consists of a variety of styles and techniques including ballet, modern, pointe, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, and repertoire from renowned companies. During her time at Belhaven, Megan also studied subjects that enriched her dance training through courses such as production, kinesiology, rhythmic theory, and choreography. Megan was awarded the Diakonos Award for exceeding ministry through practical service, as well as the Bezalel Award for outstanding artistic achievement. Megan reflects on her own dance training to inform how she teaches and desires to create a sense of urgency to learn and grow in the dance studio. It is her hope that students know their value and worth, while achieving technical and artistic excellence.

Madalynn Williams

Madalynn has been dancing since the young age of three. Ever since she could remember, Madalynn has had a passion for dance. Madalynn was fortunate enough to start dancing at Ballet Rejoice in 8th grade and continued until she graduated high school. Ballet Rejoice gave her such an amazing space to grow both as dancer and a young woman.The studio created such a sweet community and she feels so blessed to be a part of it as a dancer and now full circle as an instructor!

Emily Covello

Emily has been dancing since the age of 2. Dance has been a consistent way for her to build confidence, character, and creativity. She danced competitively throughout her childhood in styles including tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, clogging, and hip hop.
Emily began assisting her dance teacher at age 7 and started teaching on her own at age 12. Since then, she’s taught hundreds of students ages 18 months to 80 years old all about the art of dance! It has been such an honor for her to impact and inspire the next generation of dancers.
From dancing and assistant teaching at The Dance Studio of Fresno, to continuing training and teaching in both Orange County, CA and Seattle, WA, Emily has an understanding of many different styles of dance and styles of teaching. She strives to help each student be the best version of themselves and is looking forward to doing just that at Ballet Rejoice.

Brittany Cody-Bays

Brittany grew up in San Jose Ca where she learned how to dance at age 10 in her local church. She trained in various genres of movement but became most passionate about dance with purpose. From there, she got her BA from Jessup University in Music and Worship and further developed her dance artistry in the theatre department. She became a principal dancer and dance captain for most notable shows such as, White Christmas, Oklahoma, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. She now teaches music and dance in the community and at Jessup University. She is thrilled at the opportunity to serve the students at Ballet Rejoice and teach them about the idea of dance with purpose.

Danielle Borghelli

Danielle began dancing at age 3, and developed a deep love for the art form throughout her time as a dancer. She grew up training in Ballet, contemporary, and modern dance at The Conservatory of Dance, Theodore Constant Dance Academy, and Ballet Rejoice. While also performing many ballets with Placer Theatre Ballet. During her time at the Conservatory of Dance and Ballet Rejoice School of the Arts, Danielle had the privilege to dance with the Ballet Rejoice dance company. Where she learned how you can worship and bring glory to God through dance. Ballet Rejoice also provided a wonderful community and environment to grow both as a dancer and as a follower of Christ. So she feels very blessed to now have the opportunity to teach at Ballet Rejoice and help students grow in the gifts God has given them.

Chloe Gluck

Chloe began dancing at 2 years old and has loved it ever since. She trained at various studios but fell in love with Ballet Rejoice's Christian atmosphere. She has received the most training in ballet and enjoys other genres including contemporary and tap. She has been in many Ballet Rejoice productions and was honored to dance the role of Clara in Placer Theatre Ballet's Nutcracker. Chloe has a love for teaching and loves connecting with kids of all ages. She is excited to share her passion of dance with other students at Ballet Rejoice!

Briannah Brewer

Briannah has always loved ballet and began taking lessons in ballet and tap when she was two years old. At the age of nine, she discovered Ballet Rejoice and hasn’t looked back since. She delights in the friendly Christian community and in sharing her faith through the art form she loves. Briannah joined the Ballet Rejoice Company when she was twelve and treasures the opportunity to live out her passion for following Jesus and ballet! In addition to performing in many wonderful Ballet Rejoice performances, she has also enjoyed performing various roles in the PTB production of The Nutcracker. Although ballet remains her favorite style of dance, she has grown to love training in other genres such as contemporary, tap, and jazz. She cannot wait to pass on the joy of dance to the next generation of young dancers!

Kharis Waldman

Kharis has been dancing at Ballet Rejoice for the past 3 years. She’s grateful to have been able to learn so much and has enjoyed being a part of this studio. She loves the Christian atmosphere and that she gets to dance for the Lord. She worked as a teacher aide for a year and is so happy to be able to teach this year!

Naomi Waldman

Naomi has been dancing at Ballet Rejoice for the past four years and has loved every moment of it. She has trained in ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, and tap. Naomi loves the community at Ballet Rejoice and is grateful to be part of a Christ-centered dance company. She has been teaching dancers of all ages and levels at Ballet Rejoice for the past four years and is so thankful for the opportunity to share the gospel with the next generation through dance.

Madeline Talley

Madeline studies ballet, contemporary, tap and hip-hop at Ballet Rejoice. She loves teaching and is so excited to teach younger dancers about the joy of dance, while glorifying God. She is thankful for Ballet Rejoice and the chance to share her love of dance with others.

Eva Waldman

Eva trains in ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, and hip hop. She’s been with Ballet Rejoice the whole time and has loved it for its amazing environment and focus on God. She loves teaching young dancers, growing them not only in dance but also in glorifying God. She is so grateful that she can spread her love of dance to the people around her!

Loralei Greco

Loralei's love for dance began at age 3 and since then has trained extensively in classical ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, tap, jazz, and musical theater. She is a certified Cecchetti USA instructor and has completed the prestigious Grade 10 Cecchetti examination. She was awarded the Scholar at Large scholarship for the 2024 Summer Intensive in College Park, Maryland and has attended many Cecchetti USA workshops and teaching retreats. Her teaching focuses on strength, technique, and longevity, as well as, building meaningful relationships with her students. Loralei's performance experience spans numerous classical ballets, contemporary works, and musical theater productions. Notable roles include the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty. Her training includes work under Deirdre Hawkins, Pamela Hayes, Felicia Fry, Erin Nobbe, and Tony Nguyen. Alongside teaching, she holds an AA in Business Marketing. Loralei has a deep passion for teaching which drives her commitment to help each student grow with confidence, discipline, and a lasting love for dance.

Noemie Hallsted

Noemie has been dancing at Ballet Rejoice for 7 years. She has trained in Classical Ballet, Contemporary, and Hip Hop. She loves the uplifting, Christ honoring environment and the community she is able to be a part of at Ballet Rejoice. She is so excited to be able to share her love of both Jesus and dance with the dancers she has the opportunity to teach.

Faith Waldman

Faith trains in ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, and contemporary. She loves Ballet Rejoice because it provides such a wonderful environment and experience to dance with people of all ages. She has been dancing at Ballet Rejoice for many years, and loves being part of a Christian studio where she can truly dance for God. She is so grateful for the opportunity to lead younger children to God and share the love of Jesus with them.

Seth Beam

Seth has been holding a sword in his right hand for as long as he can remember. As a little boy he watched his heroes in his favorite films: Cary Elwes as the Dread Pirate Roberts (The Princess Bride), Errol Flynn as the title role in Robin Hood, and Antonio Banderas as Zoro in The Mask of Zoro. These iconic swordsmen fought in such a way that triggered Seth's fascination with the way of the sword. Everything around him was a potential blade: a tree branch, a broken piece of PVC pipe, a pool noodle, and the like, for him to reenact the scenes that played through his head again and again. Eventually, playing wasn't enough. He decided to read, study, and put the art into practice. Eventually his practice and love for swordplay led him to national and local competitions where he was blessed to win many first-place medals and belts in numerous style categories. Along with his love for the sword, he is a passionate musical theatre performer. Seth's love for combat and drama met on stage where he led multiple productions as fight captain and weapons master in shows such as West Side Story, Miss Saigon, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd. His knowledge and skill with saber, rapier, long-sword, and hand-to-hand combat techniques became essential to his craft choreographing both safe and convincing stage combat routines. Seth has instructed a wide range of ages from children to adults in the public system as well as private tutoring. He's happily married and has two children living locally here in Rocklin!
"The sword can teach us so much about ourselves. It fuels our imagination with its electric energy. It makes us brave...boosts our confidence...but also humbles us. It helps us connect with others in fellowship and grow in our faith...And with practice, we'll be just as confident and strong without the sword as we are with it."

Ballet Rejoice Studio Rocklin Location:

4810 Granite Dr Ste A10

Rocklin CA 95677

(916) 824-2044

Roseville Location: Ballet Rejoice classes hosted at Bridgeway Church

8150 Industrial Ave Building A, Roseville, CA 95678

(916) 824-2044