Dancers and their families from Ensemble Ballet Theatre participated in a food drive to benefit the Maple Valley Food Bank on Nov. 16 at the Maple Valley QFC.

Over the course of the afternoon the dancers were able to collect six grocery baskets full of donations as well as $130 in cash.

Ensemble Ballet Theatre is a local nonprofit Ballet company. Dancers perform in two major productions per year. The classic Christmas time favorite, The Nutcracker and a spring production. They also perform at the Maple Valley Farmer’s Market, Leavenworth, local schools and Disneyland.