Artists
Artistic Director: Robert Mills
Ballet Master: Miki Kawamura Khalfan
Trainee Program Coordinator: Amanda Herd-Popejoy
Company Teachers: Victoria Bearden, Boyko Dossev, Donn Edwards
Company Pianists: Miho Fisher, John Fry, Karen Bentley
Principal Dancers
Courtney Connor Jones
Sponsored By: Mari Cook Medley
Joined the company in 2017
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Amy Potter
Sponsored By: Susan E. Brackett and Gregg Wadley
Joined the company in 2014
Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia
Alvin Tovstogray
Sponsored By: Susan E. Brackett and Gregg Wadley
Joined the company in 2012
Hometown: Dnipro, Ukraine
David Ward
Sponsored By: Glenna and Richard Tanenbaum
Joined the company in 2019
Hometown: London, England
Soloists
Autumn Klein
Sponsored By: Loretta Simonet and Curtis Teague
Joined the company in 2012
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Sarah Jane Stropes
Sponsored By: Jennifer and Kevin, Ainsley, Avery, and Tenley Lafferty
Joined the company in 2012
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Corps de Ballet
Mickayla Carr
Sponsored By: AUE/John Hryshchuk
Joined the company in 2016
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Kara Troester
Sponsored By: Michelle and Gary Brooks
Joined the company in 2017
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Carrie Ruth Trumbo
Sponsored By: AUE/John Hryshchuk
Joined the company in 2016
Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Apprentices
Gabrielle Mengden
Sponsored By: Marlo A. Miller DDS, MS
Joined the company in 2018
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Vinícius Silva
Sponsored By: James and Jennifer Weinland
Joined the company in 2018
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lucas Tischler
Sponsored By: Drs. Lola and Dean Sicking
Joined the company in 2019
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Studio Company
Trainees
Photos by Shevaun Williams
