ARTISTIC STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ROBERT MILLS
BALLET MASTER
MIKI KAWAMURA KHALFAN
BALLET MASTER
RYAN JOLICOEUR-NYE
MANAGER OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
AMANDA HERD-POPEJOY
COMPANY PIANISTS
MIHO FISHER
JOHN FRY
KAREN BENTLEY
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
JONATHAN BATISTA
Joined the company in 2017
Hometown: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Sponsored by:
Susan E. Brackett and Gregg Wadley
COURTNEY CONNOR JONES
Joined the company in 2017
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Sponsored by:
Mari Cook Medley
AMY POTTER
Joined the company in 2014
Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia
Sponsored by:
Susan E. Brackett and Gregg Wadley
SOLOISTS
AUTUMN KLEIN
Joined the company in 2012
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Sponsored by:
Loretta Simonet and Curtis Teague
CORPS DE BALLET
MICKAYLA CARR
Joined the company in 2016
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Sponsored by:
AUE/John Hryshchuk
GABRIELLE MENGDEN
Joined the company in 2018
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Sponsored by:
Marlo A. Miller DDS, MS
KARA TROESTER
Joined the company in 2017
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sponsored by:
Michelle and Gary Brooks
CARRIE RUTH TRUMBO
Joined the company in 2016
Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Sponsored by:
AUE/John Hryshchuk
APPRENTICES
LUCAS TISCHLER
Joined the company in 2019
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsored by:
Drs. Lola and Dean Sicking