stefanee montesantos

Corps de Ballet • Joined Colorado Ballet in 2020

Hometown: Hinsdale, Illinois

Stefanee Montesantos was born in Hinsdale, Illinois and began her training at Salt Creek Ballet at age 3. Upon graduating from their Pre-Professional Company, she continued her studies in dance by joining Butler University’s Performing Arts Program. There she was awarded the Jordan College of the Arts Annual Tuition Scholarship alongside the Bulldog Achievement Annual Tuition Scholarship. During this time, she performed and rehearsed roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy in Butler Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, Odette in Butler Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, and Soloist in Patrick de Bana’s Falling Sky. In the Spring of 2020, Stefanee graduated Cum Laude from Butler University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a Minor in Creative Writing. It was during her spring semester that she was offered to join Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company for the 2020-2021 Season. She was promoted to Apprentice for the 2022-2023 season, and then to the Corps de Ballet for the 2024-2025 season. 

Stefanee's selected roles/ballets with Colorado Ballet include Big Swans in Swan Lake, The Vitality Fairy and Silver(Jewels) in The Sleeping Beauty, The Madame and Head Nurse in Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde, and Madame de Pompadour in Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova. 

You can also find Stefanee working as the assistant seamstress for Colorado Ballet Academy.