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  • Vanessa Léonard

    Vanessa Léonard

    Vanessa 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, teacher, Ballet Master and most recently, as Director of the Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program....

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  • Johanne Gingras

    Johanne Gingras

    Johanne 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....

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  • Kelly Bale

    Kelly Bale

    Kelly Bale She/Her Details Place of Birth Regina, Saskatchewan 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....

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  • Maritel Centurion

    Maritel Centurion

    Maritel Centurion She/Her Details Place of Birth Reconquista, Sta Fe, Argentina Joined the School 2001 Training Instituto Superior de Arte, Teatro Colon, Canada’s National Ballet School, Artistic Faculty Bio Maritel Centurion was born in Reconquista, Sta Fe, Argentina and started training at age 14 in Argentina with the Instituto Superior de Arte and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires as well as with private studios with teachers Wasil Tupin and Rosita Lisogorsky....

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  • Alexander Gamayunov

    Alexander Gamayunov

    Alexander Gamayunov He/Him Details Place of Birth Kiev, Ukraine Joined the School 2013 Training The National Ballet School of Kiev, Kiev State Institute of Culture and Arts artistic faculty Bio A former Soloist with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alexander Gamayunov, has been sharing his in-depth knowledge of ballet, character, pas de deux and repertoire with students of the RWB School since joining the Artistic Faculty in 2013....

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  • Kendra Woo

    Kendra Woo

    Kendra Woo She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2020 Training RWB School Recreational Division, RWB School Professional Division, RWB School Intensive Training Program, Arts Umbrella, Oklahoma City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Alberta Ballet School’s Professional Division, RWB School Teacher Training Program Awards Junior Achievement Scholarship, Millicent Rockwell Donnelly Bursary, Senior Ballet Scholarship artistic faculty Bio Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kendra Woo began dancing with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Recreational Division when she was 5 years old, taking ballet, tap, and musical theatre....

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  • Failya Bolgarova

    Failya Bolgarova

    Failya Bolgarova She/Her Details Place of Birth Detail info Joined the School 2021 Training Baku Choreography Academy, Azerbaijan Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, RWB School Teacher Training program, artistic faculty Bio Failya Bolgarova began studying ballet at the age of 12, which was considered late for professional training....

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  • Leonid Khrapunsky

    Leonid Khrapunsky

    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....

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  • Yayoi Ban

    Yayoi Ban

    Yayoi 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....

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  • Michel Lavoie

    Michel Lavoie

    Michel 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....

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