The group of seven dancers hail from all over the country. Meet them below.
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Previously with: Alberta Ballet
Favorite meal: Ackee and codfish with Jamaican-fried dumplings
Surprising fact: I am half Jamaican and half Guyanese.[/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”12931″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In”]Claudia Fernandez
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Previously with: Ballet de Santiago, Polaris Dance Theatre, Oregon Ballet Theatre
Favorite book: La Caverna de las Ideas by Jose Carlos Somoza
Favorite quote: “Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time, it’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.”[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”12932″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In”]Darian Kane
Hometown: Lincoln, Calif.
Previously with: BalletMet 2
If I weren’t dancing, I’d be… training to become a tattoo artist.
Favorite song: “Young Lust” by Pink Floyd[/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”12935″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In”]William Newton
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Previously with: Houston Ballet
Favorite roles: Dyad 1929 (Adam), Murmuration (Own Role), The Four Temperaments (Phlegmatic) Taming of the Shrew (Hortensio)[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][image_with_animation image_url=”12933″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In”]Jim Nowakowski
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Previously with: Houston Ballet
Memorable career moment: Performing at New York City Center in 2007 at the YAGP Gala
Surprising fact: I was adopted at six months old.
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Hometown: Redmond, Wash.
Previously with: Pacific Northwest Ballet, City Ballet of San Diego
Favorite movie: Any of the classic animated Disney movies
If I weren’t dancing, I’d be… a marine biologist or a lawyer. Maybe both.
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Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Previously with: Houston Ballet
Memorable career moment: Working privately with William Forsythe on In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated[/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]