Leonid Khrapunsky He/Him Details Place of Birth Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Joined the School 2023 Training Valery Panov Ballet School, Ellison Ballet School, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Awards 1st & 2nd place at the Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals Artistic Faculty Bio Leonid Khrapunsky joined the RWB School Professional Division Faculty in 2023 where he teaches ballet....
Leonid Khrapunsky about Leonid KhrapunskyYayoi Ban She/Her Details Place of Birth Chiba, Japan Joined the School 2024 Training Rei Classical Ballet Institute under Reiko TogashiMomoko Tani BalletRWB School Professional DivisionRWB Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program Artistic faculty Bio Yayoi Ban (née Ezawa) has been a Soloist in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company since 2014, after joining the Company as an Apprentice in 2005, and moving into the Corps de Ballet in 2006....
Yayoi Ban about Yayoi BanMyles Mackesy They/Them Details Rank Apprentice Place of Birth Stoney Creek, Ontario Joined the Company 2023 Training Canada’s National Ballet SchoolRWB School Professional DivisionRWB School Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program Awards Prince Edward Award (2020) Dancer Bio Myles Mackesy joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company in 2023 as an Apprentice, after training in the RWB School’s Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program....
Myles Mackesy about Myles MackesyMichel Lavoie He/Him Details Rank Soloist Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the Company 2019 Training RWB School Recreational Division, RWB School Professional Division, RWB School Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Dancer Bio Michael Lavoie has spent most of his life dancing within the walls of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and was promoted to Soloist in 2023....
Michel Lavoie about Michel LavoieDanielle Platford She/Her Details Place of Birth Thompson, Manitoba Joined the School 2020 Training RWB School Professional Division, University of Arizona, magna cum laude, RWB School Teacher Training Program, A.D.A.P.T....
Danielle Platford about Danielle PlatfordNicole Coppens She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2013 Training School of Contemporary Dancers, University of Winnipeg artistic faculty Bio Nicole Coppens began teaching modern dance at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in 2013 and has since been inspiring RWB students with her dynamic teaching and choreographic style....
Nicole Coppens about Nicole CoppensEmily Bergen She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2017 Training Brigham Young University, RWB School Awards A....
Emily Bergen about Emily BergenDonna Laube She/Her Details Place of Birth Yorkton, Saskatchewan 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
