Whidbey Island Dance Theatre

Whidbey Island Dance Theatre WIDT is a non-profit pre-professional dance performance company on Whidbey Island.

WIDT is a pre-professional dance company creating magic in motion on Whidbey Island; most notably THE NUTCRACKER, now in our 27th year.

Calling all dancers Ages 5-95! Community Auditions for WIDT's 34th Anniversary Production of the Nutcracker are Sunday, ...
08/20/2026

Calling all dancers Ages 5-95! Community Auditions for WIDT's 34th Anniversary Production of the Nutcracker are Sunday, September 20th! For more information visit widtonline.org/audition

08/16/2026

Moments from our second week of guest choreographer rehearsals with the amazing,
Katarina Lee💫

Such an incredible opportunity!

Meet Our Assistant Artistic Director✨Sidnie Flood✨Sidnie began dancing at Inwood Performing Arts in Inwood, WV at age fo...
08/12/2026

Meet Our Assistant Artistic Director
✨Sidnie Flood✨

Sidnie began dancing at Inwood Performing Arts in Inwood, WV at age four before joining Inwood Dance Company. She continued her training through summer intensives with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Southeast Alabama Dance Company, The Joffrey Ballet, and the RDA Craft of Choreography Conference before earning a BA in Dance with a concentration in Jazz from Point Park University. She returned to Point Park University for her MBA with a concentration in Sports, Arts, and Entertainment Management.

After her university studies, Sidnie has continued her training by obtaining certification in American Ballet Theatre’s National Curriculum Training for levels Pre-Primary to Level 3 and Progressing Ballet Technique.

As an alumna of a similar pre-professional dance company, she is honored to have been given the opportunity to work with such amazing young artists and continue to foster their love of dance.

🌟Choreographer Spotlight - Katarina Lee🌟 This week our dancers will be working on a potential piece for presentation at ...
08/10/2026

🌟Choreographer Spotlight - Katarina Lee🌟 This week our dancers will be working on a potential piece for presentation at The Ballet Alliance Festival 2027. WIDT is thrilled to work with this local Seattle Artist. See additional details about Katarina below. From Crawfordsville, Indiana, Katarina began dancing at a young age. She studied at Grand Valley State University, where she graduated Cum Laude with a BA in dance and Minor in Business.

Upon graduation Katarina danced with Ad Deum Dance Company, in Houston and danced with Springs Dance Company in London for a stint. Later, Katarina danced in Cleveland, Ohio with Inlet Dance Theatre, undertaking the roles of Company Dancer and Costume Coordinator. There, Katarina premiered her first work, Hiheyhello, as a part of Inlet’s summer dance intensive. After moving to Seattle, Katarina began performing in projects throughout the city, and later joined Spectrum Dance Theater. Recently, Katarina returned to Grand Valley to set her newest work, Ardent.

Meet Our Artistic Director ✨Emma Patty-Caldwell✨Emma began dancing at Island Dance at age seven before joining Whidbey I...
08/04/2026

Meet Our Artistic Director
✨Emma Patty-Caldwell✨

Emma began dancing at Island Dance at age seven before joining Whidbey Island Dance Theatre. She continued her training through summer intensives with Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, The Rock School for Dance Education and The Joffrey Ballet, before earning a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography from the Conservatory at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

Today, Emma performs professionally throughout the Seattle area while serving as Artistic Director of Whidbey Island Dance Theatre and on faculty at Island Dance.

As an alumna of both organizations, she is honored to return and inspire the next generation through artistry, excellence and a love of dance.

Guest Choreographer Spotlight ⭐Emily Grizzell⭐. This week WIDT dancers will begin the process of learning a concert work...
08/03/2026

Guest Choreographer Spotlight ⭐Emily Grizzell⭐. This week WIDT dancers will begin the process of learning a concert work to be performed in our annual Celebration of Dance Concert and potentially TBA Festival in the Spring of '27. Take a look at Emily's impressive dance career, and share in our excitement for our dancers as they begin this new work! Emily's Brief Bio: In her former life, Emily Grizzell travelled the world as a Soloist with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg
Ballet. Throughout her career, she cherished performing dramatic roles in numerous ballets
including ‘Juliet‘ in Rudi van Danzig’s Romeo and Juliet, “Wendy’ in Jorden Morris’ Peter Pan,
‘The Cowgirl’ in Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, and ‘Nancy’(Cinderella) in Val Caniparoli’s Cinderella
Story. In addition, she performed soloist and principal roles in all of the ballets in the classical
cannon. She now trains the next generation of dancers as a faculty member at Spokane Ballet
Studio and is currently enjoying a second act in dance as a member of Quiero Flamenco.

Christmas in July?!🎄Yesterday, some of our WIDT dancers had the exciting opportunity to work with film director, Cathy Y...
07/24/2026

Christmas in July?!🎄

Yesterday, some of our WIDT dancers had the exciting opportunity to work with film director, Cathy Yonek and writer, Kim Hornsby on their upcoming movie, Starry Eyed Christmas, filmed right here on Whidbey Island!

We are so proud of our dancers for representing our community and can’t wait to see the magic they helped bring to life on screen. ✨🎬



Our dancers portrayed Clara and her cousins, performing “March” from The Nutcracker for the film.

Behind the scenes🎥

Fan break!

WIDT Artistic Director, Emma Patty-Caldwell putting the finishing touches on choreography, setting the dancers and making final adjustments before the director called, “Action!”

Keep your eyes out for the films release in December!✨🎄🎥

The Ballet Alliance, of which WIDT is a member company, is opening up a summer session for choreographers wanting to ext...
05/11/2026

The Ballet Alliance, of which WIDT is a member company, is opening up a summer session for choreographers wanting to extend their skills in the creative process. Visit theballetalliance.org/summerproject to find out more.

What an unforgettable Festival experience 🤍We are incredibly grateful to for bringing together such a meaningful, inspi...
04/12/2026

What an unforgettable Festival experience 🤍

We are incredibly grateful to for bringing together such a meaningful, inspiring, and beautifully run week. The opportunity for our dancers to grow, be challenged, and connect with artists from across the country is something we never take for granted.

A heartfelt thank you to the faculty and Festival Artistic Directors, especially .ish for your guidance, artistry, and the care you pour into each dancer. Your impact reaches far beyond the stage.

To and the entire lighting and production crew—your work elevated every moment and created such a professional, magical environment for these dancers to shine.

And to the many volunteers behind the scenes—thank you for the countless hours, organization, and heart it takes to make something like this possible.

We leave feeling inspired, proud, and deeply appreciative of this community. Until next time ✨

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Langley, WA
98260

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Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Saturday 1pm - 3pm

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