Kai Casperson as Clement C. Moore
Kai is the newest member of Ballet West II. He has trained, on scholarship, at the Ballet West Academy for 5 years and as a trainee with Boston Ballet for 1 year. Kai began dancing at age 9. As a student of Steffanie Casperson, he advanced to acceptance at Ballet West Academy's professional division at age 13. Over the years there, he performed a number of leading roles in Academy productions. Kai appears courtesy of Ballet West.

Tayten Baker as Santa
Tayten trained with Ballet West Academy for 9 years. He received the Fredrick Quinny Lawson scholarship and other full scholarships during that time. He has been in many productions varying from classical ballets to modern and contemporary works. Since graduating from the academy, he has worked as an RI for the Ballet West Summer Intensive, and has taught a Boys Ballet class and an adult class for Ballet Aligned.

Chloë McAllister as Clara Moore, the Shepherdess, and Music Box Doll
Chloë's training began at the age of four with Cache Civic Ballet where she danced the leads of Clara in the Nutcracker and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. As a student of Steffanie Casperson, jury members complimented her YAGP performance as “regal and sophisticated," and she was invited to train at Boston Ballet and Ballet West's summer programs. At the age of 16, Chloë was invited to train with Ballet West Academy’s Professional Training Division and danced a leading role in the Academy production of Coppelia last year. She appears courtesy of Ballet West Academy. 

Grandpa - Stefan Espinosa
A native of Tucson, Arizona, Stefan has been working as a professional actor, director, fight choreographer, and dialect coach for the last 15 years. Some favorite past regional theatre companies include PCPA Theatrefest, Arizona Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Lyric Repertory Theatre, many productions at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, and Salt Lake Acting Company. Stefan has taught countless classes at the Conservatory over the years and has been thrilled to be a part of changing young lives in Logan! Stefan has also directed many excellent Conservatory productions including Narnia, The Phantom Tollbooth, HS Musical, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, Freaky Friday, and more. Stefan has taught Acting, Voice, and Movement in the Idaho State University Theatre Department since 2012 and has directed many productions at the professional and pre-professional level. Stefan has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona and a MFA in Acting from the University of Houston PATP. Stefan and his wife, Vanessa Ballam, founded the Conservatory in 2009.

Jimmy - Milo Biggs
Milo is currently in the fourth grade at Wilson Elementary School. He has been a  member of the Utah Festival  Conservatory of the Performing Arts since 2021. He loves acting and singing, camping, spending time with friends, playing with dinosaurs, and drawing amazing works of art. Some of Milo’s favorite roles include Earthworm in James and the Giant Peach, Children's Chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Children’s Chorus in Carmen at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater. He is thrilled to be joining this special production with Ballet Aligned. 

Sabrina Jex as the Scottish Doll
Sabrina trained and performed for five seasons with BYU Theatre Ballet, dancing various leading roles in both classical and contemporary ballets, including works by famous choreographers like George Balanchine and Paul Taylor. She has a love for creating movement and has choreographed on ballet companies at BYU for both live-streamed and live performances. For the last two years of her undergraduate, Sabrina taught intermediate and beginning ballet classes at BYU.