Eliza Fogdall is a 17-year-old senior. She began her training with the Colorado Conservatory of Dance at the age of 5, and in 2018 she joined Colorado Ballet’s Pre-Professional Division. Eliza is so excited to be rejoining CCD for her senior year before pursuing a professional career in dance. Throughout her training with both the Colorado Conservatory of Dance, Eliza has had the opportunity to perform roles such as Clara, Lead Chinese, Mirliton, Spanish, and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, as well as being featured in original works by David Barbour and Michael Hinton, and she looks forward to also dancing in works by Carlos Carvajal, Autumn Eckman, Chung-Fu Chang, and Janelle Ayón. With Colorado Ballet, she performed in original works by Domenico Luciano, Maria Mosina, and Mayo Sugano, and she performed in Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz. Eliza has participated in the Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancers Competition for two years, placing as a finalist in both, and she attended San Francisco Ballet’s Summer Intensive. When she’s not dancing, Eliza can be found reading, catching up on homework, or out with her friends.