Isabella Boylston
Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theater
Dance Open: 2015
She began dancing very early — at the age of 3, and at 15 she started training at the Harid Conservatory in Florida. Before she had even graduated high school she was offered a position in the ABT studio company. Started as the corps de ballet of ABT artist in 2007, and was promoted to soloist in 2011 and became a Principal dancer in 2014. Successfully dancing the choreography of the XIX and XX centuries, she originated numerous leading roles in works by Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon and Benjamin Millepied. Recipient of numerous upscale awards, she also dances as a guest star — for instance, at the Mariinsky Ballet and at the Royal Danish Ballet.
Joan Boada
Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet
Dance Open: 2015
Joan Boada, started his career as one of the world's most celebrated young dancers. He worked with seven companies all over the world (including Jeune Ballet de France) before having preferred San Francsico Ballet over the Paris Opera Ballet and American Ballet Theater. A native of Havana, Boada trained at the National Ballet School of Cuba. He earned his fame thanks to his speed, impeccable classical style and electrifying presence. His repertoire consists of numerous leading roles in classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, he danced in ballets by Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, Yuri Possokhov and Christopher Wheeldon, Val Caniparoli, William Forsythe, Alexey Ratmansky and many others.
Started dancing at the age of 5 and since that time has established himself as a fine young artist. His training includes the renowned faculties of both The Joffrey Ballet School in New York and Kelly Allen's For Dancer's Only in New Jersey. As a member of Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance he has performed all over the world, having solos at such facmous stages as the New Amsterdam Theater in NYC, Sadler's Wells Theater in London, and the Lucent Dance Theater In Holland. He is also an assistant choreographer at various circus performances and Broadway shows. Presently, he is creating his full-length contemporary production for the Phoenix Ballet.
Miguel Ángel Blanco
Soloist, Joffrey Ballet and Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami
Dance Open: 2010
Born in Havana, he began his ballet training in 1991 at the Provincial School of Ballet «Alejo Carpentier» and continued it at the National School of Ballet. When graduating in 2001 he joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba under the technical and artistic direction of Alicia Alonso. Не has performed in Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the United States, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and the People’s Republic of China. In 2003, he was promoted to the category of First Soloist. Now, he is one of the most outstanding masculine figures of the youngest generation of dancers of the Cuban school of ballet.
Ekaterina Berezina
State Academic Theatre of Classical Ballet under the direction of N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilyov
Dance Open: 2006
Graduated from the Perm State Choreographic School (class of Sakharova). Joined and promoted to soloist at the State Academic Theatre of Classical Ballet under the direction of N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilyov in 1991. Prize winner of international contests, "Soul of Dance" national award.
