The
Dancers

Kira is from Allendale, NJ, and is currently in her sixth season with Alberta Ballet. She received her ballet training at multiple institutions across the United States including the Kozlov Dance Academy, Manhattan Youth Ballet, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and Goucher College. After completing her schooling, she joined BalletMet 2 for a season before moving to Canada to accept a contract with Alberta Ballet. Her performances in Helen Pickett’s Petal, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, and as a Fairy in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream have been particularly memorable.

Eli is from Santa Fe, NM, USA, and trained and worked at the National Dance Institute of New Mexico, Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, and Cincinnati Ballet before joining Alberta Ballet in 2012. During his twelve years with Alberta Ballet, some of his most memorable roles include Pink Couple in Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, and Demetrius in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Zachary Boresow began his training in Carlisle, Pennsylvania at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, under the renowned Marcia Dale Weary. Following CPYB, he completed his training at the San Francisco Ballet School, performing in numerous pieces with the company. Zachary joined the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago as a Studio Company member in 2017 before joining the Kansas City Ballet in 2019. Some accredited roles Zachary has been featured in include the pas de trois in George Balanchine’s Emeralds, Wunderland by Edwaard Liang, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Tulips and Lobster.

Alyssa is joining us for her third season with the company as a Corps de Ballet member. Originally from Kitchener Waterloo, ON, she began training in her hometown at Carousel Dance Centre before choosing to move to Calgary to complete the Post Graduate Program at the Alberta Ballet School. During her schooling, she enjoyed performing the ‘Cupid' variation in Don Quixote, and in 2019 was given the opportunity to perform with Alberta Ballet in the role of ‘Young Elizabeth’ in Jean Grand-Maître’s Frankenstein, in which she excelled.

Originally from Huntington Beach, California, USA, Melissa trained at the Huntington Academy of Dance and furthered her education at the Alberta Ballet School. She began her professional career as a member of Alberta Ballet II before joining the full company in 2016. Now in her eighth season with Alberta Ballet, her favorite performances include Helen Pickett’s Petal, and Jean Grand-Maitre’s Love Lies Bleeding.

Kurt hails from London, ON, and received his ballet training at Ballet Academy East in New York City before accepting a contract to join Alberta Ballet as an apprentice dancer in 2019. Since joining the company, he has enjoyed performing Waltz of the Flowers and Russian in Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker, as well as dancing in Jean Grand-Maître’s Frankenstein.

Scotto was born in Akron, OH, USA, and trained primarily at the Houston Ballet Academy. After graduating he had the opportunity to dance with Houston Ballet II before joining Alberta Ballet. He received the Royal Ballet Achievement Award for two consecutive years with the Royal Ballet School Covent Garden. Some of the ballets he has particularly enjoyed performing since joining the company include Jean Grand-Maître’s The Fiddle and the Drum, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, and Friends of the Prince in Christopher Anderson’s Swan Lake.

Seira is now in her ninth season with Alberta Ballet. Originally from Fukuoka, Japan, she began her dance training at home at the Fukuoka City Kawazoe Ballet Academy, later moving on to study at the Alberta Ballet School in Calgary and the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam. Since joining us in 2015, Seira has shared many wonderful performances with our audiences, some of which include Yoomi in Helen Pickett’s Petal, the Fairy of Virtue in Christopher Anderson’s The Sleeping Beauty, and the Boterosutra couple in Annabel Lopez Ochoa’s Botero.

Originally from Ukraine, Yaroslav moved to Calgary at age 11. He received all of his ballet training at the Alberta Ballet School, and after working alongside the company in multiple productions as a student, officially joined Alberta Ballet as an apprentice dancer in 2020. Yaroslav will be returning as a Corps de Ballet artist for the 2023/24 season. Having the opportunity to dance Gopak variation as well as perform as ‘Colas’ in La Fille Mal Gardée in his final years at the School were particularly memorable roles.