Pacific Northwest Ballet
2008 Vail International Dance Festival

Principal Dancers:
	Batkhurel Bold Batkhurel Bold is from Ulan Bator, Mongolia, and trained at the Perm Choreographic Academy in Russia. Mr. Bold joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 1996, was promoted to Soloist in 1999 and made a Principal in 2004.
	Carrie Imler Carrie Imler is from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She trained on scholarship at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet. Ms. Imler joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 1995. In 1996, she was promoted to corps de ballet. She was made a Soloist in 2000 and Principal in 2002.
	Carla Körbes Carla Körbes is from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and began her ballet training at age five and later studied at Ballet Vera Bublitz. In 1996, Peter Boal danced with her as a guest artist of the school and encouraged her to come to New York to study at the School of American Ballet. In 1999, she was the Mae. L. Wien Award recipient and became an apprentice with New York City Ballet. She joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000 and was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2001–2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2005 and later that year joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist. Ms. Körbes was promoted to Principal dancer in 2006.
	Ariana Lallone Ariana Lallone is from Woodland Hills, California. She trained at the Rozann-Zimmerman Ballet Center and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 1987 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 1988.  In 1993, Ms. Lallone was promoted to Soloist and made a Principal in 1994.
	Stanko Milov Stanko Milov is from Sofia, Bulgaria. He began his training at age eleven at the State Choreographic School in Sofia, where he graduated with honors. Before coming to the United States, he danced with the National Theatre for Opera and Ballet in Bulgaria and won numerous awards at international ballet competitions, including Bulgaria’s National Ballet Competition. He was a principal dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, where he was the recipient of a 1997 Princess Grace Foundation Dance Fellowship Award. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Principal dancer in 1999.
	Louise Nadeau Louise Nadeau is from Long Island, New York. She trained at the Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis and the School of American Ballet. She danced with Basel Ballet and Kansas City Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1990. Ms. Nadeau was promoted to Principal in 1992.
	Kaori Nakamura Kaori Nakamura is from Gumma, Japan. She trained at the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet Company and the School of American Ballet. In 1986, she won first prize at the 14th Prix de Lausanne competition in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1988, she won a bronze medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. Ms. Nakamura joined Royal Winnipeg in 1990, where she was made a principal dancer. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1997 and was promoted to Principal in 1998.
	Jonathan Porretta Jonathan Porretta is from Totowa, New Jersey. He trained on full scholarship at the School of American Ballet. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 1999. Mr. Porretta was promoted to corps de ballet in 2000, to Soloist in 2002 and to Principal in 2005.
	Jeffrey Stanton Jeffrey Stanton is from Santa Cruz, California. He trained at San Francisco Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In addition to classical ballet, he also studied ballroom, jazz, and tap dancing. He joined San Francisco Ballet in 1989 and joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 1994. Mr. Stanton was promoted to Soloist in 1995 and made a Principal in 1996.
	Miranda Weese Miranda Weese is from San Bernardino, California. She trained at Laguna Dance Theatre in Laguna Hills, CA. In 1990, Ms. Weese entered the School of American Ballet. She became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in 1991 and a member of the corps de ballet in 1993. She was made a soloist in 1994 and was promoted to principal in 1996. Ms. Weese left New York City Ballet in February 2007 and performed as a guest artist with Pacific Northwest Ballet until joining the Company as a Principal dancer in July 2007.
	Olivier Wevers Olivier Wevers is from Brussels, Belgium. He received his training at the Karys Dance Center with Nicole Karys, a former dancer with Bejart's Ballet du XXieme Siecle. Mr. Wevers was a principal dancer at Royal Winnipeg Ballet, performing regularly with Evelyn Hart, before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1997. He was promoted to Principal in 1998.
Soloists:
	Maria Chapman Maria Chapman is from Macon, Georgia. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 1995 and was promoted to Soloist in 2005.
	Karel Cruz Karel Cruz is from Havana, Cuba. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2002 and was promoted to Soloist in 2007. Mr. Cruz also danced with Ballet Nacional de Cuba and in Venezuela with Ballet Clasico de Camara and Teatro Teresa Carreno.
	Chalnessa Eames Chalnessa Eames is from Bellingham, Washington. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2001 and was promoted to Soloist in 2007. Ms. Eames also danced with Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
	Lucien Postlewaite Lucien Postlewaite is from Santa Cruz, California. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2003, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2004 and to Soloist in 2007.
	Lesley Rausch Lesley Rausch is from Columbus, Ohio. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2001 and was promoted to Soloist in 2007.
	Jodie Thomas Jodie Thomas is from St. Maries, Idaho. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 1995 and was promoted to Soloist in 2000.

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