Stephen began his training with Michael Simms of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet during which time he earned his B.F.A. from Stephens College. Professional credits include the Richmond Ballet , Kansas City Ballet, Ballet Omaha, and as principal dancer for Orlando's Ballet Theatre, dancing lead roles in many of the classics as well as works by Lambros Lambrou, Mauricio Wainrot, Lew Christensen and Christopher Fleming. Stephen has also performed for renowned modern choreographers Doug Varone, Peter Pucci, and Mark Taylor. CBT principal roles include Zorro, Firebird, Peter Pan, Carmina Burana, Midsummer Night's Dream, Rocky Horror, Bolero, and Who Cares?.

A Michigan native, Stephanie holds a B.S. degree in Arts Administration from Butler University. In addition to studies with Kirov and Bolshoi Academies and the Boston Ballet, professional credits include Lexington Ballet, Ballet Internationale, the Indianapolis Opera and Cabaret Kiki. CBT roles include the female lead in Zorro, Motown Mania & Twisted Tango, The Great Gatsby (Myrtle), Who Cares?, Seven Deadly Sins and Rite of Spring. This year marks her ninth season with CBT as a company dancer.

currently in his fifth season with CBT, is just loving where ballet has taken him: from small corridors in old buildings, to grand international stages and everywhere in between. In his first three seasons with CBT, Alex was featured as Lust in Seven Deadly Sins, Cpt. Hook in Peter Pan, and the male lead in Jill Eathorne Bahr’s Rite of Spring and Carmen, as well as dancing in Twisted Tango, The Magical Mystery Tour & Balanchine’s Rubies.

Andrea currently in her tenth season with CBT, is a Charleston native who has been dancing for twenty years. Professional credits include Charlotte City Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Florida's Summer Dance Festival, David Taylor Dance Theatre and the Colorado Ballet. CBT credits include Twisted Tango, Baker’s Dozen, Lark Ascending, Sleeping Beauty, Rite of Spring and Poetry with A Splash of Red Blood.

In her ninth season now with CBT, is a NYC native whose professional credits include The Joffrey Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, New Jersey Ballet and the Fort Wayne Ballet and the dance film Center Stage. CBT credits include Peter Pan (Tinkerbell), The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy & Maria), Decadent Divas, Zorro, Nine Lives, Twisted Tango, Poetry With A Splash of Red Blood, Rite of Spring, Serenade, Who Cares?, and Rubies.

In his fifth season with CBT, is a native of Madison, WI where he trained under JoJean Retrum at the Monona Academy of Dance and then the Houston Ballet Academy. Professional credits include Texas Ballet Theatre and the Bruce Wood Dance Co. CBT credits include The Cat in the Hat, The Nutcracker, Nine Lives, Motown Mania, Zorro, Twisted Tango, Rite of Spring, and Rubies.

Jonathan received his training from The Dayton Ballet and The Harid Conservatory. Additional training includes Houston Ballet, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, and American Ballet Theatre. Now in his twelfth season with CBT, he’s been featured as the principal dancer in Zorro, Tarantella, Who Cares?, Coppelia, Romeo and Juliet, and The Nutcracker, as well as a soloist in Nine Lives, Bugle Boy, Piazzola, The Great Gatsby and Sleeping Beauty. Jonathan’s ground-breaking choreography has become a staple in CBT’s repertoire, with his Cat in the Hat and Carnival of the Animals anchoring CBT's successful Children’s Series.

Melissa is from Boca Raton, FL where she trained with The Boca Ballet Theatre under the direction of Dan Guin, Jane Tyree and Dreyfoos School of the Arts with Jeff Satinoff. Melissa has danced with the Dayton Ballet II. She has been a guest artist with Louisville Ballet and as a trainee with Nashville Ballet. This is Melissa's eighth season with The Charleston Ballet Theatre. Featured CBT roles include Lead Russian and Arabian in the Nutcracker, Female Gypsy Lead in Don Quixote, Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Madonna in Decadent Divas and the Matriarch in Jill Eathorne Bahr's Rite Of Spring.

in her sixth season with the company, began her serious dance training in her hometown of Jacksonville, FL with the Jacksonville Ballet Theatre. She spent her summers at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Atlanta Ballet, and the Kirov Academy, and her professional credits include Northern Plains Ballet and Twin Cities Metropolitan Ballet. At CBT, Bridget has appeared Zorro, Bolero, Decadent Divas, Magical Mystery Tour, and Serenade.

Originally from Monongah, WV, Jessica graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in math and dance. Initially, she began her training at Movements in Dance in Fairmont, WV, but in college she danced for WVU’s dance company. She also attended summer programs at Pointe Park College and the International Vagonava School with Mansur Kamaletdinov, and upon graduation she danced for Manassas Ballet Theater. She is now in her third season with CBT. Her CBT credits include Balanchine’s Serenade, Decadent Divas, The Nutcracker and Zorro.

Alexey Kulpin

Alexey Kulpin recently worked as a principal dancer with Grand Rapids Ballet Company where also taught ballet for the past 8 years. A graduate from the University of Culture and Art, he became a certified ballet teacher and choreographer. He taught in Russia at the Saint  Petersburg  Conservatory and youth ballet schools while dancing in different companies. He was next invited to Ballet Israel in Tel Aviv, where he tuaght at the Ballet Israel school. Upon arriving in  the U.S., he started teaching private classes and taught company class once a week at the City Ballet of San Diego before moving on t0 Grand Rapids, Michigan to join the Grand Rapids Ballet. He has also worked at Toledo Ballet Theatre, Grossile Academy,Armenta Dance Company, and Ada Ballet School.

Ezlimar Dortolina - Neos Dance Theatre

Ezlimar started her ballet studies in the Classical Ballet School in Venezuela. She became an apprentice with the Classical Ballet of Camara at the age of 13. She as studied with Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. and the Ecole Superieure de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes, France. She has worked as a soloist in Ballet Clasico de Camara, Ballet Teresa Carreño, Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas, and was a member of Tulsa Ballet. As a guest artist she performed with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico in the role of Mercedes in Don Quixote, Olympic Ballet Theatre to perform the Sugar Plum fairy in the Nutcracker, and others. She joined the cast of the Colombian Classical Ballet as principal dancer. She has danced the leading roles of Esmeralda, Le Corsaire, Gran Pas Classique, Paquita, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Coppelia, Midsummer Night´s Dream, Carmina Burana, LaTraviata, Nous Sommes, among others. She has worked with notable choreographers such as Maria Eugenia Barrios, Mario Galizzi, Rosella Hightower, James Urbain, Christopher Fleming, Juan Carlos Peñuela and others. Ezlimar joined State Street Ballet as a principal dancer for the 2009/2010 Season, dancing the principal and soloist roles in Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Love Love and Midsummer Night´s Dream.

Jose Edwin Gonzalez Amaya

Jose Edwin Gonzalez Amaya was born in Cali, Colombia, where he started his ballet studies at the age of eight at INCOLBALLET under the direction of Gloria Castro and danced with the Ballet de Cali, where he performed several roles from the classical and modern repertoire. With Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas under the direction of Maria Eugenia Barrios, he danced the principal roles of Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Midsummer Night´s Dream, Carmina Burana, Play, Carmen and others. He danced as a principal dancer with Ballet Teresa Carreño and as a guest artist in Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico in Don Quixote. After, he joined Tulsa ballet where he danced Lambarena from Val Caniparoli, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, La Sylphide and Western Symphony. In 2007, Mr. Gonzalez joined the cast of the Colombian Classical Ballet Company, and participated in a two month tour through Spain, and participated in the International Ballet Festival in Cali, Colombia. Jose Edwin has worked with notable dance choreographers including Maria Eugenia Barrios, Mario Galizzi, Jimmy Gamonet, Maiqui Mañosa, Christopher Fleming, Rodney Gustafson, and others. HE joined State Street Ballet as a principal guest artist in 2009 dancing the leading roles in Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Love Love, Midsummer Night´s Dream and The Jungle Book. Jose Edwin joined the cast of Neos Dance Theatre in 2010 and continues to guest with important ballet companies in the United States

Austin Smith

From Salt lake City,UT Austin graduated from Utah Valley University with a B.F.A. in Ballet.  Austin attended UVU on scholarship, was awarded a Scholarly and Creative Opportunities Grant for his choreographic work, and was invited to the National Conference of Undergraduate Research for his research in Dance History. After graduation, Austin performed with Utah Regional Ballet under the direction of Jacqueline Colledge.

Haruka Okubo

Ms Okubo started ballet lessons at the age of four, training with the iS Ballet Academia and its repertory company in Japan.  She has won numerous awards in such competitions as the NBA Ballet Competition, The Ballet Competition Nagoya, and The Kobe Dance Competition.  Ms. Okubo danced last season  with the Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB).

Molly Wagner

Molly started her training in Denver, Colorado at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. She attended the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, on scholarship, to earn her B.F.A. in dance performance. While there, she danced many roles including the "Mazurka" in Les Sylphides, and "Waltz Girl" in George Balanchine's Serenade. Ms. Wagner has attended summer programs with Jillana, Kansas City Ballet, and Ballet Austin, including training under Maria Tallchief, Gretchen Warren, and Marjorie Thompson. She first worked with Elie Lazar at the Joffrey Ballet summer program in 2005. She has danced professionally with the Kansas City Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, and Missouri Contemporary Ballet. 

 

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