Catherine Sistrunk
Born in Chicago, Catherine began her dance training at age 16 after spending 13 years as a gymnast. In 2020, she received a half scholarship to the Ballet West Trainee Program in Salt Lake City, Utah. The following year, she…
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Amy Brooks
Amy grew up dancing and training outside of Richmond, Virginia, at Aim Dance Academy and Central Virginia Dance Academy, where she focused on classical ballet and modern dance. She continued her training through summer intensives with Richmond Ballet, Joffrey Ballet…
Karina Zolotareva
Karina Zolotareva is a master ballet instructor with extensive international touring experience. Karina began her ballet journey at the age of 7 and graduated from one of Russia’s major ballet institutions, the Voronezh State Choreographic School, where she was trained…
Johanna Yatco
Johanna Yatco is from Manila, Philippines, and began formal ballet training at fifteen with House of Dance, Goh Ballet in Vancouver, Philippine Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Manila. She earned top-three placements at international competitions in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and…
Zola Weinberg
Zola Weinberg began studying ballet at age two at the Columbia Conservatory of Dance. At age five, she shifted her focus to gymnastics and competed with Lake Murray Gymnastics until age 14. She returned to ballet at age 11, taking…
Dylan Tobias
The child of two former dancers, Dylan Tobias began dancing at age three in Milpitas, California, at the same studio where his parents trained. In 2019, he continued his training at New Ballet San Jose under the direction of Dalia…
Lindan Shivar
Lindan Shivar, from Elgin, South Carolina, began training in the Cecchetti method of classical ballet during her formative years and completed standardized examinations in Grades 5 through 10. She later attended Belhaven University, where she earned a BFA in Dance…
Yuleanne Santos
Originally from Teresina, Brazil, she started her early ballet training at the age of six at Teatro do Boi and continued training at Balé Jovem do Piauí in her hometown. Upon completing her training in Brazil, she moved to Italy…
Lawrence Ogina
Lawrence Ogina is in his fourth season with Columbia Classical Ballet. His notable roles include Jafar in Aladdin; Duke Tremaine in Cinderella; the Arabian, Sugar Plum Cavalier, and Snow Cavalier in The Nutcracker; the Neapolitan in Swan Lake; Peter in…
Jolie Alonso
Originally from Olympia, Washington, Jolie trained locally in many styles of dance but fell in love with ballet. She joined the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City in 2023 as a Trainee under Artistic Director Era Jouravlev, where she…