Ariel Martinez

Andrea Allmon was born in Miami, Florida and began her ballet training with Marielena Mencia and Yanis Pikieris at Miami Youth Ballet. She performed with Miami Youth Ballet in several …

Felecia Baker grew up in Chesapeake, Va and began her dance training at Academie de Ballet. She trained for 11 years studying the Vaganova Method for ballet technique, as well …

Rafael Bejarano Vidal, from Guadalajara, Mexico, began his dance training at age 11 at the Royal Dance Academy of Mexico with Ana Torquemada. He has studied intensively around the world …

Nardia Boodoo, born in Baltimore, Maryland, of Indo-Trinidadian heritage, is in her fourth season with The Washington Ballet, after dancing for two years in The Washington Ballet’s Studio Company and …

Kimberly Cilento, of Middletown, DE is in her eleventh season with The Washington Ballet after being a member of both their Studio Company and Trainee Program. Cilento began her dance …

Nicholas Cowden began his ballet studies at the age of 9 at the Virginia Ballet Company in Fairfax, and later Southold Dance Theatre in South Bend, Indiana. In 2014, a …

Gilles is from Belgium, began dance training at the age of 10 in many amateur school. At 13 he joined the Royal Ballet School Of Antwerp. He then continued his …

Kateryna Derechyna of Ukraine is in her 14th season with The Washington Ballet. She trained and graduated from the Odessa Ballet Academy under Elvira Karavaeva where she performed at the …

Jessy Dick, a native of Michigan, is in her eighth season with The Washington Ballet. She joined TWB Studio Company in 2017 and was promoted to the company in 2019. …

Catherine Doherty, from Olathe Kansas, is in her first season with the Company at The Washington Ballet. Catherine began her professional training at The Kansas School of Classical Ballet when …

Nicole Graniero of New York City is in her tenth season with The Washington Ballet. Her repertoire with the company includes principal roles in Ashton’s The Dream, Symphonic Variations, Balanchine’s …

Akira Iida was born in Osaka, Japan, where he began training at the age of seven. Mr. Iida studied at the Washington School of Ballet beginning with a summer scholarship …

Ayano Kimura of Japan, is in 14th season with The Washington Ballet and seventh year teaching at The Washington School of Ballet. Kimura, born in Germany, went on a short-term …

Eun Won Lee from Korea is in her ninth season with The Washington Ballet. She was formerly a Principal dancer with Korean National Ballet for six years and received her …

Lope Lim, from Manila Philippines, is in his sixth season with The Washington Ballet. He was a member of the Studio Company before being promoted to apprentice in 2019. Lope …

Ariel Martínez began his ballet studies at School of Ballet Alejo Carpentier and continued his education at Fernando Alonso National Ballet School, associated with Ballet Nacional de Cuba. His instructors …

Tamako Miyazaki of Tokyo, Japan, is in her 12th season with The Washington Ballet after dancing with Columbia Classical Ballet. Prior to that, Miyazaki was a member of The Washington …

Javier Morera of Havana, Cuba is in his fifth season with The Washington Ballet after dancing with the Florida Classical Ballet, where he was a Principal Guest in 2015, and …

Ashley Murphy-Wilson Ashley Murphy-Wilson, hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana, joined The Washington Ballet in 2015 after a remarkable 13-year tenure at the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH). She began her dance …

Stephen Kristopher Inainakame’ekuakeali’inuiokekai Nakagawa of Fontana, California began his training at the Academy of Russian Classical Ballet. He then continued to train at various schools such as the University of …

Andile Ndlovu of Johannesburg, South Africa, is in his tenth season with The Washington Ballet, after dancing one season with TWB’s Studio Company. Ndlovu began his training in Latin American …

Born in Kanagawa, Japan, Maki enters her 20th season with The Washington Ballet after one season with The Studio Company. Before joining TWB, she danced and studied with Goh Ballet …

Samara Leila Rittinger, from North Vancouver, Canada, started her training at Anna Wyman School of Dance Arts when she was eight years old and then continued her studies at Goh …

Oscar Sanchez is in his tenth season with The Washington Ballet. Sanchez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1991 and started training at the age of 15 at The National …

Noura Sander, originally from Northern California, is in her fourth season with The Washington Ballet. Noura started training seriously at the age of eight at Franklin School for the Performing …

Stephanie Sorota of Glen Rock, New Jersey is in her tenth season with The Washington Ballet. She has performed in works by various choreographers including George Balanchine, Gemma Bond, Sir …

This is Mr. Tapkharov’s first season with The Washington Ballet. Mr. Tapkharov is originally from Irkutsk, Russia. He received his education at the Buryat Republican Choreographic School and the East …