The Story

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 as a member of the corps de ballet. He has had the opportunity to perform many roles throughout his career including Basilio in Angel Corella’s Don Quixote, and Tybalt in Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet.

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 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.

Mariko is originally from Hiroshima, Japan, and received her ballet training at the International Ballet Academy in Japan and Canada’s National Ballet School. Before joining Alberta Ballet, she had the opportunity to dance in Germany with Leipzig Ballet as well as with Opera Atelier in Toronto. Now in her Seventeeth season with us, Mariko has brought many wonderful roles to life on stage over the years, including Cio-Cio San in Stanton Welch’s Madame Butterfly, and Giselle in Giselle.

Luna is originally from Kanagawa, Japan, and is starting her 11th season with Alberta Ballet. Luna began her ballet training at local ballet schools in Japan. At the age of 16, she trained at Houston Ballet Academy, then completed her time at Boston Ballet School as a trainee before joining Alberta Ballet in 2013. Some of Luna’s favourite roles include the title role of Giselle, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Suzuki in Madame Butterfly.

Caleb received his ballet training from the National College of Dance in his home city Newcastle, Australia. In 2014, he moved to Texas to join Houston Ballet II. 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. Caleb has also completed his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Canberra.

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. Some of the ballets he has particularly enjoyed performing since joining the company include Jean Grand-Maître’s The Fiddle and the Drum, and George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante.

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

Hailing from Leesburg, Virginia, USA, Allison trained at both The Loudoun School of Ballet and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, before beginning her professional career as a member of BalletMet’s second company. Now in her sixth season with Alberta Ballet, her performances in Cathy Marston’s Moving, Still and Christopher Anderson’s Giselle stand out as particularly memorable.

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.

Zara was born in Melbourne, Australia and began her full-time ballet training at The Victorian College of The Arts Secondary School. She was then accepted into The School of The Hamburg Ballet - John Neumeier, where she had the opportunity to perform with The Hamburg Ballet Company. After completing her studies, she joined The Junior Company François Mauduit in Toulouse, France and toured alongside the company, before joining Alberta Ballet as a Corps de Ballet Artist in 2024.

Paloma is originally from Asunción, Paraguay, where she began her ballet training at a young age with Patricia Manavella. She also trained with Miguel Bonnin, and in 2021 at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma in Madrid, Spain.

Before joining Alberta Ballet, Paloma had the opportunity to dance in France with Opera National du Capitole in Toulouse, as well as Balletto di Milano in Italy.

She has performed as a guest artist with Ballet Clásico y Moderno Municipal de Asunción, with featured roles such as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Kitri in Don Quixote, and Odette and Odile in Swan Lake. She has also performed in productions of Le Corsaire, La Fille mal Gardee, La Bayadere, The Nutcracker, Na Floresta by Nacho Duato and many others.

Zachary Boresow began his training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, under the renowned Marcia Dale Weary. Following CPYB, he completed his training at the San Francisco Ballet School. Zachary joined Joffrey Ballet 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 and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Tulips and Lobster.

Born in Sydney, Australia, Zoe began her ballet training at The McDonald College performing arts school. In 2021, she moved to Melbourne to join the Australian Ballet School in Level Five. During her time at the Australian Ballet School, Zoe received the Graeme Murphy AO Contemporary Dance Award, the Areti Boyaci Spanish Dance Award, the Sandra Ball Award for Excellence in Anatomy Studies and was elected 2024 School Captain. Zoe has performed in various productions with The Australian Ballet, including Graeme Murphy’s The Nutcracker: Story of Clara, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The National Tour, and The Storytime Ballet Season of The Sleeping Beauty, where she performed the roles of Aurora, Lilac Fairy and Carabosse. Zoe is excited to join Alberta Ballet as a Corps de Ballet artist in 2025.

Rhys is originally from Houston, Texas, and trained at Vitacca Dance Project before joining the Boston Ballet in 2017 for three seasons. He then joined BalletMet and Ballet Austin. Rhys has trained at some of the most prestigious ballet schools including Finnish National Ballet School, The Royal Ballet School, European School of Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and many more.

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 in 2020. Having the opportunity to dance Gopakvariation as well as perform as ‘Colas’ in La Fille Mal Gardée in his final years at the School were particularly memorable roles.

Jolie Rose Lombardo was born in Tyler, Texas, the Rose Capital of America. She began her passion for dance at the age of four in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of her most memorable roles include Concerto pas de deux by Kenneth MacMillan and a specially created soloist role in IFIMA by Louis Stiens & Shaked Heller as well as Corps roles in remarkable ballets such as Mayerling, Onegin, and The Taming of the Shrew. She is thrilled to continue her ballet career on the North America continent in the beautiful country of Canada with Alberta Ballet.

Originally from Mexico City, Emmanuel began his training at the Escuela Nacional de Danza Clásica y Contemporánea in Mexico. He then completed his training at the English National Ballet School in England. Before joining Alberta Ballet for the 2023/24 season, he danced with Atlanta Ballet’s Second Company. Some of the roles he has found particularly memorable include Pas de Paysant in Giselle, Lez Rondevouz and Raymonda pas de quatre.

Hotaru is originally from Japan. She began her training in Tokyo and Okinawa before studying at Staatlich Ballettschule Berlin. After graduation, Hotaru joined Alberta Ballet School’s Post-Graduate program where she danced for two years before graduating in Spring 2023. Her most memorable role so far was dancing a Kitri Variation from Don Quixote performed at Alberta Ballet School’s Year End Performance.

Originally from Perth, Australia, Matthew began his ballet training with Samantha Leeman and Annette Roselli Dance Academy. In 2020 he graduated from the Australian Ballet School, then went on to join Queensland Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program. Matthew first joined Alberta Ballet in the Spring of 2023 as a Supplementary Artist. During his career, he has had several standout roles including Bluebird in Greg Horsman's Sleeping Beauty Act III and White Bird in BOTERO.

Originally from Naples, Italy, Mirko graduated from Harmony Dance School of Arnaldo Angelini in 2019 and from Choreutic High School "Palizzi" in 2020. In 2023 he joined Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Sicily) and Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Corps de Ballet. In 2024 he has had the opportunity to dance as guest Soloist at Tirana Opera House (Albany) for Peasant pas de deux in Agron Aliaj’s Giselle.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Michael began his training at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. He went on to train overseas in Switzerland and the Netherlands. Michael joined the Alberta Ballet in 2022, as a supplemental dancer for Cinderella. His most memorable performance so far was Away We Go.

Leona is originally from Tokyo, Japan where he first started his dance training with Beppu Hikoe at La Prima in Tokyo when he was three years old. He later trained at Ballet du Ciel under Kanako Sakamoto before moving to New York City to study at Ellison Ballet, coached by Edward Ellison and Bat Udval. After graduating in 2022, Leona joined Boston Ballet’s Post Graduate Program and was coached by Joan Boada and Kathleen Mitchell. Leona’s most memorable role is Creature in Boston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty.

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.

Originally from Modena, Italy, Federico moved to Rome when he was 14 years old to attend the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma ballet school. He worked with the main company of Teatro dell'Opera on several occasions dancing in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Swan Lake. Federico graduated in Rome in 2024.

Originally from Newburgh, IN, Macyn completed her training at the San Francisco Ballet School before joining Charlotte Ballet under the direction of Hope Muir. Some of the most memorable roles and ballets Macyn has danced include Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Melancholic soloist in Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Russian Girls in Balanchine’s Serenade, Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, Map by Alonzo King, Leonce and Lena by Christian Spuck, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering, and Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle.

Patrice was born in Lomé, Togo and was raised in Montréal, Canada.

He started dancing at the age of 7 and at 16 years old he began his professional ballet training. In 2020 he joined the Boston Ballet School’s pre-professional division at Walnut Hill where he studied for two years. He then joined the San Francisco Ballet School in 2022 where went on to be a Trainee for the 23/24 season after graduation. He returned to Canada and studied at the National Ballet School for one season before joining Alberta Ballet as an apprentice at the end of the 24/25 season.

Victoria was born in Calgary, AB, where she began her ballet training. To further her training, she joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Victoria then completed her training at Alberta Ballet School’s Post-Graduate Program. Victoria’s most memorable roles so far have been John Darling in Jorden Morris' production of Peter Pan with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company and a Wili in Christopher Anderson’s Giselle in Alberta Ballet’s 2022/23 Season.

Chizuru first began training in her hometown Aichi, Japan. She then continued her training at the European School of Ballet and Joffrey Ballet School. Before joining Alberta Ballet as an Apprentice, Chizuru trained at Alberta Ballet School for two years in the Post-Graduate Program. One of her more memorable performances was the Cupid Variation in Don Quixote at Alberta Ballet School’s Year End Performance.

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.

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. Her most memorable productions include Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering, George Balanchine’s Who Cares? and Studio Wayne McGregor’s Atomos.

Rémy Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia. He began his ballet training at six years old, and after three years of training in regional Victoria, he joined the Melbourne School of Classical Dance. Rémy was the fortunate recipient of a scholarship to the International Ballet Academy in North Carolina where he again attended ADC IBC and YAGP finals and was offered a contract with Ballet West in Utah until he joined Alberta Ballet in January 2025.

Kate McDonald started her dance journey at 8 years old in Nova Scotia Canada at a small competition studio, Stars of Tomorrow Dance Academy. At the age of 15 Kate was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet trainee program in New York City, where she trained in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, and modern. Wanting to further her ballet education, Kate returned to Canada to finish her training with Alberta Ballet School’s graduate program. Since then she worked with Madison Ballet Company, before joining Alberta Ballet.

Dylan is originally from Houston, Texas where he began his training with Luis Fuente, Mary Beth Arrington, and Bethany White. He then attended The University of North Carolina School of the Arts for his final two years of high school studying under Misha Tchoupakov. After graduating, he joined the Alberta Ballet School to learn from Murray Kilgour and Aram Manukyan. Particularly memorable performances from his time at Alberta Ballet School were Seasons and Hansel and Gretel with the company. Dylan can’t wait to get on stage at the Jubilee.