School Leadership
Nicole Kepp She/Her Details Place of Birth British Columbia Joined the School 2002 Training Training details Awards Recreational Division Principal Bio Since 2002, Nicole Kepp has played an integral part in Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, both as a teacher in the Recreational and Professional Divisions, and since 2016, as Principal of the Recreational Division....
Nicole Kepp about Nicole KeppSuzanne André She / Her Details Place of Birth Detail info Joined the School 1998 Training National Ballet School in Toronto, RWB School Professional Division, Teacher Training Program, Cecchetti Canada Professional Division principal Bio Suzanne André has been sharing her talents with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School since joining the Artistic Faculty in 1998, where she assumed the role of Professional Division Principal in 2015....
Suzanne André about Suzanne AndréVanessa Léonard She/Her Details Place of Birth Edmonton, Alberta Joined the School 2013 Training Edmonton School of Ballet, RWB School Professional Division anna mccowan-johnson aspirant program director Bio Vanessa Léonard (née Lawson) has been gracing the studios and stages of the Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet since 1994 as a student, Principal dancer and most recently, as teacher and Company Ballet Master....
Vanessa Léonard about Vanessa LéonardJohanne Gingras She/Her Details Place of Birth Chicoutimi, Québec Joined the School 1984 Training Académie de Danse du Saguenay, Canada’s National Ballet School Teacher Training program, Cecchetti Canada, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Teacher Training Program Director Bio Since 1984, Johanne Gingras has been an integral part of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School after joining the Artistic Faculty as a ballet teacher....
Johanne Gingras about Johanne GingrasKelly Bale She/Her Details Place of Birth Detail info Joined the School 2003 Training RWB School Teacher Training Program Vice-Principal Bio Kelly Bale has been a valued member of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Recreational Division since 2003 when she first joined the Artistic Faculty as a ballet teacher....
Kelly Bale about Kelly BaleDonna Laube She/Her Details Place of Birth Detail info Joined the RWB 2006 Training Brandon University, McGill University Principal Pianist Bio Donna Laube has been keeping the students of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in tempo as Principal Pianist since 2006....
Donna Laube about Donna LaubeKatrin Benedictson She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2016 Training RWB School Recreational Division, The Quinte School of Ballet, Teacher Training Program Recreational Division Vice-principal Bio Katrin Benedictson took over as Vice Principal of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Recreational Division in 2016, a role that has allowed her to share her love of dance with the hundreds of students every year....
Katrin Benedictson about Katrin BenedictsonStéphane Léonard He/Him Details Place of Birth Montréal, Québec Joined the School 2003 Training Vaganova Academy School Director Bio Stéphane Léonard first tread the halls of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet as a Company Soloist in 1998....
Stéphane Léonard about Stéphane Léonard