Le Bal de Ballet 2027 honorees announced at the Joy Burns Center
The Sept. 17 Villager listed the 2027 Le Bal de Ballet class after a University of Denver reception.
The Villager ·
Le Bal de Ballet announced its 2027 honorees at a reception at the Joy Burns Center, University of Denver.
By the numbers printed in the Sept. 17 Villager: 50 honorees from 13 different high schools, 33 debutantes, 17 Young Men of Distinction, and 17 legacies, including Benton Wolf, son of David and Dawn Wolf (2025 Le Bal Chair).
2027 Le Bal de Ballet Chair Katie Grassby — a former Le Bal de Ballet debutante — and her committee announced the next class, with each honoree pictured on the big screen and introduced by Taylor Grassby. Photos in the print package are by Scottie Iverson.
The printed honoree list includes debutantes Molly Ann Amann, Emery Leigh Anderson, Siena Rose Beabout, Abigail, Katherine and Lauren Fuessel, Genevieve Mandy Genaud, Brooke Elizabeth Griggy, Charlotte Albers Hommertzheim, Elizabeth Ruth Jablonsky, Sophia Nawal Jallad, Violet Marie Judson-Arthur, Isabelle Louise Jurek, Katelyn Abbott Kelin, Mairen Sloan Kellogg, Oriana Apple Kline, Mae Lila McNallie, Alexis Reese Morgan, Bianca Blu Morris, Nina Caroline Oren, Evelyn Josephine Pluss, Katherine Anne Rasure, Riley Joy Ruger, Charlisse Elizabeth Monath Schumacher, Isabella Maudet Scott, Elena Gabriel Sepesi, Kathryn Eloise Shineman, Kenzie Madison Sisler, Elsie June Stone, Charlotte Anne Stophel, Blakesley Grace Sutter, Alexandra Souris Tavlarides, and Cailyn Maryanne Vu.
Young Men of Distinction named in the same list include Bach Alexandre Agostine, Karson Lee Bachus, Bennett Reid Blaustein, Patrick James Bowler, Henry Joseph Czaja, Aiden Vaughn Failyau, William Christopher Faughnan, Chase Lawrence Heckman, Anton August Isaacs, George Koops Lord, Lucas Matthew Mackintosh, Sebastian James Meyers, James Maddox Owens, Evan Faust Quallick, William Phelps Rohan, Benton David Wolf, and Brady Thomas Wright.
Print source: The Villager, Vol. 44 No. 43, Sept. 17, 2026, page 10. Issuu edition. This item is the print announcement and honoree list, not a reported feature interview.