Celebrating 46 years Strong!
The Valley Dance Theatre is the Tri-Valley's premier Ballet Company, serving Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin
Our Mission is to bring high-quality ballet performances to the local area and to be a leader in keeping the arts alive and accessible in the Tri-Valley.
Programs
Senior Bios
Elizabeth Foster
Elizabeth Foster has been dancing since she was four years old. Elizabeth joined the VDT at age five, and it has been such an important part of her life since.
One of her favorite things about dancing at the VDT is the community. She loves helping get the younger dancers excited about the performances as well as meeting some of her best friends. Some of her favorite roles include Snow and performing as Mouse King with her brother as the Nutcracker. Dance also introduced Elizabeth to photography. She loved being the student photographer for the VDT, combining two creative passions while capturing special moments for the studio and dancers.
Next year, she will be attending University of Kentucky, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She also plans to keep dancing throughout college and explore other forms of dance along the way. After college, she plans to continue as an engineer in the Air Force.
Alex Foster
Anna Clark
Alex Foster has been part of the studio since we was quite young. He started dancing as an opening boy in Nutcracker and as moved on to bigger parts as Spanish, the Cavalier, and The Nutcracker where he gets the pleasure of fighting his sister. Alex loves when we do Broadway numbers, his favorite being Slaughter on 10th Avenue.
This fall Alex will be attending Texas A&M.
Anna Piyasil Clark is a senior at Amador Valley High School. The 2026 Spring Rep is her biggest show yet, with her dancing a central role in both Pineapple Pole and Red, White, and Blue. She has been dancing for 8 years with the Valley Dance Theatre. Her favorite roles are ones with big jumps, like Russian in Nutcracker. During her first Nutcracker she just fit into the biggest angel costume. She likes to crochet backstage between dances.
Harry Dunne
Harry is an 18-year-old graduating senior at Granada High School who has been a part of Valley Dance Theater for the better part of the last decade. He started ballet as a Toy Soldier in The Nutcracker in order to participate in the local arts with a couple of their friends. Harry continued this endeavour to date due to the rewarding nature of the program and the array of amazing people that make the shows possible. As of this year, he has been a part of the ballet corps for seven productions of The Nutcracker and three Spring Repertoires. Next Autumn, Harry will attend Stanford University with the intention to study political science with an emphasis in pre-law. This future development is aligned with a variety of his hobbies and interests, including but not limited to: reading, writing, political analysis, cross-ideological communication, and interdisciplinarity in policy. Aside from academia, Harry is also a first-degree Satori-certified martial arts instructor teaching kids ages 3-13 self defence, karate, and valuable life skills. He additionally has around ten years of experience in contemporary piano, though on occasion he also plays other instruments such as the ukulele and guitar. Harry’s favourite ballet scene is The Nutcracker’s Waltz of the Snowflakes, and his favourite ballet accompaniment is Swan Lake’s Act I Waltz.
Henry Rogers
Henry Rogers is an ambitious young student preparing to begin an exciting new chapter this fall at community college. With a strong work ethic and a creative mindset, Henry plans to study both welding technology and screenwriting — two fields that combine hands-on skill with artistic expression. Passionate about building things and telling meaningful stories, he hopes to develop a future where craftsmanship and creativity go hand in hand. Whether working with metal in the shop or writing scripts that bring characters to life, Henry is driven by determination, imagination, and a desire to create something lasting.
Aarul Agarwal
Aarul Agarwal is an elementary student educator in a third grade classroom. He teaches through project based learning and incorporating his love of ceramics and pottery into education. He has been partnering with VDT for two years and hopes to continue dancing in college. He is currently a CNA and is hoping to work towards becoming a pediatric nurse at Seattle university’s nursing program in the fall.
Matthew Mollica
Devon Price
Matthew Mollica is a senior at Livermore high school and this is his 2nd show with Valley Dance Theatre, he’s super excited to share the stage with so many talented people and hopes they all enjoy the performances.
Brayden Metkiff
Brayden Metkiff is a senior at Livermore High School. Brayden will be attending Las Positas College after graduation to pursue graphic design. Brayden has been dancing since the age of six years old. Brayden's favorite show has been Slaughter on 10th Avenue.
Devon Price is a Senior at Amador High School. He joined the Valley Dance Theatre last spring when his friends brought him to partnering. He will be attending Colorado College of Mines to major in mechanical engineering.
Alexander Vovenko
Alexander Vovenko first joined the studio to help with photography and was later asked to help cover an missing part and he has thoroughly enjoyed dancing ever since. VDT is such an welcoming place and even though he joined later on in the season and had no prior dance experience, everyone at VDT from the students to the teachers made sure to help him out from the get go. So far his favorite role has been Russian in The Nutcracker.
In the fall he will be going off to Navy Basic Training before continuing on to the Navy Nuclear Training Program where he will be studying to become a Navy Nuclear Engineer.