The
Dancers

Victoria was born in Calgary, AB, where she began her ballet training at a local ballet school. To further her training, she joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School before heading to Vancouver and San Diego to train under, Tania Brossoit, Lynette Kelley, Barbara Seibert-Chatelain, Tony Calucci, and Igor Yurlov. Victoria then completed her training at Alberta Ballet School’s Post-Graduate Program. Victoria’s most memorable roles so far have been performing as a Wili in Christopher Anderson’s Giselle and as a Chorus Witch and Dew Fairy in Loughlan Prior’s Hansel & Gretel.

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Teodora began her ballet training at Canada’s National Ballet School for five years. She then went on to further her training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. After graduating, she joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program. Being an Aspirant, Teodora had the opportunity to perform with The Royal Winnipeg Ballet 2023/2024 season. One of Teodora’s most memorable performances was Kitri in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School On The Edge Tour, Odile in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Concert Hour and as well dancing with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Romeo and Juliet.

Chizuru is joining us for her second season as an apprentice dancer. She is originally from Aichi, Japan. Before joining Alberta Ballet for the 2023/24 season, Chizuru trained for two years in Alberta Ballet School, and also had opportunities to dance with Alberta Ballet Company. She enjoyed dancing the Cupid from Don Quixote during her schooling. One of her memorable roles was Fairy of Joy from Christopher Anderson’s the Sleeping Beauty in 2023.

Rikuto is originally from Japan, where he first began his training at Ballet Studios DUO. He then continued his training with The Australian Ballet School and The European School of Ballet before joining Alberta Ballet as an apprentice. One of Rikuto’s most memorable productions was Napoli, which he performed in Japan.

Hotaru is originally from Japan.

She began her training in Tokyo and Okinawa before studying at Staatlich Ballettschule, Berlin and Alberta Ballet School’s Post-Graduate and Trainee program.

After graduation, she joined the Alberta Ballet for the 23/24 season. Her most memorable role was dancing a Ballerina Doll in Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker, but Hansel & Gretel was the her most memorable production.

Originally from Fukuoka, Japan, Hinata began her dance training at home at the Chikako Tanaka Ballet Academy, later moving on to study at the Alberta Ballet School.

During her schooling, she enjoyed performing the Prelude in Les Sylphides, and she had the opportunity to dance with Alberta Ballet Company dancers during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 productions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Hansel & Gretel.

Born and raised in Calgary, AB, Isabel received her initial ballet training from the Edge School. She then furthered her training at Elmhurst Ballet School in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Isabel also participated in several accredited summer intensive programs including, the National Ballet of Canada School and San Francisco Ballet School. Her most memorable productions include Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering, George Balanchine’s Who Cares? Studio Wayne McGregor’s Atomos and Witches in Loughlan Prior's Hansel & Gretel.