The
Dancers

Originally from Portland, OR Aaron moved to Fredericksburg, VA at a young age where he began his ballet training. He continued on to complete his schooling at Indiana University and later went on to work with Philadelphia Ballet (formerly Pennsylvania Ballet) as a member of the corps de ballet. He has had the opportunity to perform many roles throughout his career including Waltz Boy in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Basilio in Angel Corella’s Don Quixote, and Tybalt in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet.

Caleb received his ballet training from the National College of Dance in his home city Newcastle, Australia. In 2013, he won the McDonald’s Ballet Scholarship, Australia’s largest ballet competition, and received the juror award at the Australian Institute of Classical Dance awards. In 2014, he moved to Texas to join Houston Ballet II. His highlights from this time include performing the principal couple in Allegro Brillante and Franz in Coppélia. In 2015, he joined Houston Ballet where he danced for seven years performing in many of the great classical ballets, his favourites being La Bayadère, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet. He was also featured in contemporary works such as Stanton Welch’s Powder and Aszure Barton’s Come In. Caleb has also completed his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Canberra.

Born in Toronto, ON, Alexandra is an alumnus of the Alberta Ballet School and has been a dancer with Alberta Ballet for 15 years. Some of her most memorable roles with the company include Helen Pickett’s Petal, Myrtha in Flavia Vallone’s Giselle, and the Fairy Godmother in Christopher Anderson’s Cinderella, amongst many others.

Alexandra is originally from Glens Falls, NY, USA. She trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts as well as the School of American Ballet and worked with Philadelphia Ballet (formerly Pennsylvania Ballet) as a soloist prior to joining Alberta Ballet. She has performed many notable roles throughout her career including the Principal in George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite, and Jerome Robbins’ Fancy-Free. Alexandra has also had the pleasure of working on ballets with many choreographers, including David Dawson, Nicolo Fonte, Trey McIntyre, Wayne McGregor, Matthew Neenan, Justin Peck, Helen Pickett, Alysa Pires, Christopher Wheeldon, and Yin Yue.

Now in his eighth season with Alberta Ballet, Yoshiya was born in Niigata, Japan where he began his dance education at the Niigata Ballet School. He completed his training at Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto and went on to dance with American Repertory Ballet, Boston Ballet II, and Kansas City Ballet before joining Alberta Ballet in 2016. Yoshiya has performed many amazing roles throughout his career and counts Puck in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stepsisters in Christopher Anderson’s Cinderella, and Prince Siegfried in Christopher Anderson’s Swan Lake as three of his favourites.