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			<title><![CDATA[Shannon Hokanson]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Shannon trained at the Columbia Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Mariclare Miranda and William Starrett. There, she received the Serge Lavoie Award for Achievement in Dance, created in memory of her late teacher and mentor. At sixteen, she joined Columbia City Ballet before moving to Pittsburgh to continue her training in the Graduate Program at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. She has attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Washington Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and North Carolina Dance Theater. This is Shannon’s fourth season with Louisville Ballet.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Shannon trained at the Columbia Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Mariclare Miranda and William Starrett. There, she received the Serge Lavoie Award for Achievement in Dance, created in memory of her late teacher and mentor. At sixteen, she joined Columbia City Ballet before moving to Pittsburgh to continue her training in the Graduate Program at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. She has attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Washington Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and North Carolina Dance Theater. This is Shannon’s fourth season with Louisville Ballet.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Robert Morrow]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rob Morrow began his ballet training in New Orleans, Louisiana with Delta Festival Ballet and went on to train at renowned schools such as Virginia School of the Arts and The Joffrey Ballet School of NYC. Professionally, he’s danced for Nashville Ballet, Delta Festival Ballet, and Dayton Ballet. Some of his favorite roles include ‘Smee’ in Septime Webre’s <em>Peter Pan</em>, ’Renfield’ in Stuart Sebastion’s <em>Dracula</em>, as well as being featured in Alan Hineline’s <em>Thresholds II</em>. This is Rob’s second season with the Louisville Ballet.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Rob Morrow began his ballet training in New Orleans, Louisiana with Delta Festival Ballet and went on to train at renowned schools such as Virginia School of the Arts and The Joffrey Ballet School of NYC. Professionally, he’s danced for Nashville Ballet, Delta Festival Ballet, and Dayton Ballet. Some of his favorite roles include ‘Smee’ in Septime Webre’s <em>Peter Pan</em>, ’Renfield’ in Stuart Sebastion’s <em>Dracula</em>, as well as being featured in Alan Hineline’s <em>Thresholds II</em>. This is Rob’s second season with the Louisville Ballet.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Robert Dunbar]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A native of High Point, N.C., Robert returns for his ninth season with the company. In recent years, he has performed a variety of roles including Bugle Boy in Paul Taylor’s Company B, Beast in Domy Reiter-Soffer’s Beauty and the Beast, Papagano in Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute, and numerous soloist and corps roles in both classical and contemporary works. Robert attended school at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied under the late Melissa Hayden and the late Duncan Noble.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Robert Dunbar]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A native of High Point, N.C., Robert returns for his ninth season with the company. In recent years, he has performed a variety of roles including Bugle Boy in Paul Taylor’s Company B, Beast in Domy Reiter-Soffer’s Beauty and the Beast, Papagano in Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute, and numerous soloist and corps roles in both classical and contemporary works. Robert attended school at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied under the late Melissa Hayden and the late Duncan Noble.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rachel Cahayla-Wynne]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Originally from Ringwood, NJ, Rachel returns for her sixth season with Louisville Ballet. She began her training with Irine Fokine at the Irine Fokine School of Ballet and continued on to study at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. While dancing with Louisville Ballet, Rachel completed her B.F.A and graduated with honors. She has previously performed with Dayton Ballet, Staten Island Ballet and Dance China New York.  Her repertoire includes dancing lead roles in ballets such as <em>Serenade, Paquita, La Bayadere</em> and <em>The Nutcracker</em> and has most recently been seen performing the Pas de Trois in <em>Raymonda</em>, one of the three Shades in <em>La Bayadere</em>, a Friend in <em>Coppelia</em>, one of the four Cygnets in <em>Swan Lake</em> and also in Adam Hougland's <em>Rite of Spring</em>.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Rachel Cahayla-Wynne]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Originally from Ringwood, NJ, Rachel returns for her sixth season with Louisville Ballet. She began her training with Irine Fokine at the Irine Fokine School of Ballet and continued on to study at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. While dancing with Louisville Ballet, Rachel completed her B.F.A and graduated with honors. She has previously performed with Dayton Ballet, Staten Island Ballet and Dance China New York.  Her repertoire includes dancing lead roles in ballets such as <em>Serenade, Paquita, La Bayadere</em> and <em>The Nutcracker</em> and has most recently been seen performing the Pas de Trois in <em>Raymonda</em>, one of the three Shades in <em>La Bayadere</em>, a Friend in <em>Coppelia</em>, one of the four Cygnets in <em>Swan Lake</em> and also in Adam Hougland's <em>Rite of Spring</em>.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Phillip Velinov]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born in Bulgaria’s capital, Phillip started his training at the State Choreographic School in Sofia and later transferred to the Alabama School of Fine Arts on a full scholarship. Upon graduation, he joined the Alabama Ballet and later won the first full performing arts scholarship in the 150-year history of Birmingham-Southern College completing a B.A. with honors in Dance. Phillip has had the honor to study and work with Maestro Roumen Rachev, Dame Sonia Arova, Thor Sutowsky, Professor Mira Popovich, Vladilen Simeonov and Irina Kolpakova. He was a soloist with Ballet Internationale (Indianapolis) prior to joining the Louisville Ballet as a principal dancer in 2006. Phillip received diplomas at the 1998 and 2002 Varna International Ballet Competions and won the 1998 Birmingham Fine Arts Society Award for Excellence in Dance. Repertoire highlights include a wide spectrum of roles: Albrecht in <em>Giselle</em>, the Golden Slave in <em>Scheherazade</em>; The Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Cavalier and Drosselmeyer in <em>The Nutcracker</em>; Nana the dog in <em>Peter Pan</em>, Basilio, Espada, Gamache and Lorenzo in <em>Don Quixote</em>, Carabosse in<em> Sleeping Beauty</em>, Doctor Coppelius in <em>Coppélia</em>; Puck in <em>Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>; as well as George Balanchine’s <em>Agon</em>, Lila York’s <em>Celts</em>, and “That’s Life” in Twyla Tharp’s <em>Nine Sinatra Songs.</em>]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Phillip Velinov]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Born in Bulgaria’s capital, Phillip started his training at the State Choreographic School in Sofia and later transferred to the Alabama School of Fine Arts on a full scholarship. Upon graduation, he joined the Alabama Ballet and later won the first full performing arts scholarship in the 150-year history of Birmingham-Southern College completing a B.A. with honors in Dance. Phillip has had the honor to study and work with Maestro Roumen Rachev, Dame Sonia Arova, Thor Sutowsky, Professor Mira Popovich, Vladilen Simeonov and Irina Kolpakova. He was a soloist with Ballet Internationale (Indianapolis) prior to joining the Louisville Ballet as a principal dancer in 2006. Phillip received diplomas at the 1998 and 2002 Varna International Ballet Competions and won the 1998 Birmingham Fine Arts Society Award for Excellence in Dance. Repertoire highlights include a wide spectrum of roles: Albrecht in <em>Giselle</em>, the Golden Slave in <em>Scheherazade</em>; The Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Cavalier and Drosselmeyer in <em>The Nutcracker</em>; Nana the dog in <em>Peter Pan</em>, Basilio, Espada, Gamache and Lorenzo in <em>Don Quixote</em>, Carabosse in<em> Sleeping Beauty</em>, Doctor Coppelius in <em>Coppélia</em>; Puck in <em>Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>; as well as George Balanchine’s <em>Agon</em>, Lila York’s <em>Celts</em>, and “That’s Life” in Twyla Tharp’s <em>Nine Sinatra Songs.</em>]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Natalia Ashikhmina]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born in Bratsk, Russia, Natalia graduated from the world-renowned Novosibirsk Ballet Academy studying under Tatiana Sulimova and Tatiana Kapustina. She accepted Vyacheslav Gordeyev's invitation and became the youngest prima ballerina of the Russian National Ballet in Moscow where she worked with Andrey Kudeline and partnered with Yuri Burlaka. Five years later, Eldar Aliev offered Natalia a principal position with Ballet Internationale in Indianapolis where she worked with legends Irina Kolpakova and Vladilen Simeonov. Natalia joined the Louisville Ballet as a principal dancer in 2006. Here, she has the privilege of working with Bruce Simpson, Helen Starr, Alun Jones, Harald Uwe Kern and a multitude of wonderful choreographers and stagers. Her repertoire includes Princess Aurora in (<em>The Sleeping Beauty</em>), Giselle (<em>Giselle</em>), Nikiya (<em>La Bayadere</em>), Belle (<em>Beauty and the Beast</em>), Zabeida (<em>Scheherazade</em>), The Sylph (<em>La Sylphide</em>), Kitri (<em>Don Quixote</em>), Daisy (Andre Prokovsky’s </em>The Great Gatsby</em>), The Dying Swan, Helen Picket’s <em>Etisian</em>, Val Caniparoli’s <em>Vivacé</em> and over 100 performances as Odette/Odile (<em>Swan Lake</em>). Natalia won the Audience Award at the 1998 International Ballet Competition Arabesque, a gold medal at the 1999 Competition of Professional Ballet Academies in Russia, performed at the 2004 Gala des Etoiles in Montreal and holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Novosibirsk Choreographic College. She and her family now call Louisville home.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Natalia Ashikhmina]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Born in Bratsk, Russia, Natalia graduated from the world-renowned Novosibirsk Ballet Academy studying under Tatiana Sulimova and Tatiana Kapustina. She accepted Vyacheslav Gordeyev's invitation and became the youngest prima ballerina of the Russian National Ballet in Moscow where she worked with Andrey Kudeline and partnered with Yuri Burlaka. Five years later, Eldar Aliev offered Natalia a principal position with Ballet Internationale in Indianapolis where she worked with legends Irina Kolpakova and Vladilen Simeonov. Natalia joined the Louisville Ballet as a principal dancer in 2006. Here, she has the privilege of working with Bruce Simpson, Helen Starr, Alun Jones, Harald Uwe Kern and a multitude of wonderful choreographers and stagers. Her repertoire includes Princess Aurora in (<em>The Sleeping Beauty</em>), Giselle (<em>Giselle</em>), Nikiya (<em>La Bayadere</em>), Belle (<em>Beauty and the Beast</em>), Zabeida (<em>Scheherazade</em>), The Sylph (<em>La Sylphide</em>), Kitri (<em>Don Quixote</em>), Daisy (Andre Prokovsky’s </em>The Great Gatsby</em>), The Dying Swan, Helen Picket’s <em>Etisian</em>, Val Caniparoli’s <em>Vivacé</em> and over 100 performances as Odette/Odile (<em>Swan Lake</em>). Natalia won the Audience Award at the 1998 International Ballet Competition Arabesque, a gold medal at the 1999 Competition of Professional Ballet Academies in Russia, performed at the 2004 Gala des Etoiles in Montreal and holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Novosibirsk Choreographic College. She and her family now call Louisville home.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leigh Anne Albrechta]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Originally from Fremont, Ohio, Leigh Anne trained at Fremont Ballet under the direction of Ernst Hillenbrand and at Ballet Theatre of Toledo with Nigel Burgoine and Anne Marie Getz. She attended The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts as a scholarship recipient and graduated in 2007. She danced with North Carolina Dance Theatre for two years as a trainee and apprentice where she performed in Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> and Dwight Rhoden’s world premiere of <em>Othello</em>. This is Leigh Anne’s third season with the Louisville Ballet. Since joining the Company she has especially enjoyed performing roles in <em>Swan Lake, Smiling Underneath, Giselle</em> and <em>Rite of Spring</em>. Additionally, she teaches Yoga for the Louisville Ballet School’s Adult Division.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Leigh Anne Albrechta]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Originally from Fremont, Ohio, Leigh Anne trained at Fremont Ballet under the direction of Ernst Hillenbrand and at Ballet Theatre of Toledo with Nigel Burgoine and Anne Marie Getz. She attended The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts as a scholarship recipient and graduated in 2007. She danced with North Carolina Dance Theatre for two years as a trainee and apprentice where she performed in Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> and Dwight Rhoden’s world premiere of <em>Othello</em>. This is Leigh Anne’s third season with the Louisville Ballet. Since joining the Company she has especially enjoyed performing roles in <em>Swan Lake, Smiling Underneath, Giselle</em> and <em>Rite of Spring</em>. Additionally, she teaches Yoga for the Louisville Ballet School’s Adult Division.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kristopher Wojtera]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born in Poland, Kristopher began his ballet studies at the National Ballet School in Gdansk, Poland. He danced with the Polish National Theatre in Warsaw, where he portrayed roles in variety of classical pieces such as <em>Swan Lake</em>, <em>Giselle</em> and <em>The Sleeping Beauty</em> as well as several contemporary works throughout Poland and Europe. Upon moving to the United States, he became a soloist with Columbia City Ballet (South Carolina) where he danced principal roles in <em>Beauty & the Beast</em>, <em>The Nutcracker</em> and <em>Coppélia</em>.
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In 2003, Kristopher joined the Louisville Ballet as a first soloist. He has performed as a guest artist with Ballet Theatre Midwest, the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, the Carolina Ballet, the Governor’s School for the Arts in Virginia, the Hilton Head Ballet among others. In 2007, he was invited to perform <em>Swan Lake</em> with the English National Ballet. Kristopher is honored to have participated in the National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine, California for four summers where he has performed in original works by Gina Petterson, Ron De Jesus, Melissa Barak, Edwaard Liang, Ma Cong, Edmund Stripe, Sidra Bell and Rick McCullough.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Kristopher Wojtera]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Born in Poland, Kristopher began his ballet studies at the National Ballet School in Gdansk, Poland. He danced with the Polish National Theatre in Warsaw, where he portrayed roles in variety of classical pieces such as <em>Swan Lake</em>, <em>Giselle</em> and <em>The Sleeping Beauty</em> as well as several contemporary works throughout Poland and Europe. Upon moving to the United States, he became a soloist with Columbia City Ballet (South Carolina) where he danced principal roles in <em>Beauty & the Beast</em>, <em>The Nutcracker</em> and <em>Coppélia</em>.
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In 2003, Kristopher joined the Louisville Ballet as a first soloist. He has performed as a guest artist with Ballet Theatre Midwest, the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet, the Carolina Ballet, the Governor’s School for the Arts in Virginia, the Hilton Head Ballet among others. In 2007, he was invited to perform <em>Swan Lake</em> with the English National Ballet. Kristopher is honored to have participated in the National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine, California for four summers where he has performed in original works by Gina Petterson, Ron De Jesus, Melissa Barak, Edwaard Liang, Ma Cong, Edmund Stripe, Sidra Bell and Rick McCullough.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kazuki Ichihashi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born in Nagoya City, Japan, Kazuki studied ballet at Reiko Matsuoka Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, and has danced with Orlando Ballet. His repertoire includes Golden Idol in <em>La Bayadère</em>, Mercutio and Benvolio in <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese diverts among other roles in <em>The Nutcracker</em>, <em>Don Quixote</em>, <em>Swan Lake</em>, <em>Who Cares?</em>, <em>Borelo</em>, and many other contemporary roles. Kazuki received a gold medal in the Kobe All Japan Competition, a gold medal in the Nagoya All Japan Competition and a bronze medal in the Saitama All Japan Competition. This is Kazuki’s second season with Louisville Ballet.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Kazuki Ichihashi]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Born in Nagoya City, Japan, Kazuki studied ballet at Reiko Matsuoka Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, and has danced with Orlando Ballet. His repertoire includes Golden Idol in <em>La Bayadère</em>, Mercutio and Benvolio in <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese diverts among other roles in <em>The Nutcracker</em>, <em>Don Quixote</em>, <em>Swan Lake</em>, <em>Who Cares?</em>, <em>Borelo</em>, and many other contemporary roles. Kazuki received a gold medal in the Kobe All Japan Competition, a gold medal in the Nagoya All Japan Competition and a bronze medal in the Saitama All Japan Competition. This is Kazuki’s second season with Louisville Ballet.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kateryna Sellers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Kateryna is returning for her seventh season with the Louisville Ballet. She began her training in Toronto where she studied with teachers such as Sean Boutilier, Glenn Gilmour, Kevin Pugh and Roberto Campanella. In 2005 Kateryna graduated from Butler University with a B.F.A. in dance performance. Since joining the Louisville Ballet Kateryna has had the opportunity to dance many exciting and challenging roles. She has been seen as Myrthe in <em>Giselle</em>, Bacchante in Val Caniparoli’s <em>The Seasons</em>, Big Swans in <em>Swan Lake</em>, Dawn in <em>Coppelia</em>, Autumn Fairy in <em>Cinderella</em>, Pas de Trois in <em>The Sleeping Beauty</em> and <em>Raymonda</em> and "One For my Baby" from Twyla Tharp’s <em>Nine Sinatra Songs</em>. She is thrilled to have performed the principal role in Adam Hougland’s ballets <em>Rite of Spring</em> and <em>Cold Virtues</em>. Kateryna has also been featured in such ballets as <em>Smiling Underneath</em> by Amy Seiwert, Adam Hougland’s <em>Fragile Stasis</em>, Jorg Mannes’ <em>Marz</em> and Helen Pickett’s <em>Etesian</em>. ]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[Kateryna Sellers]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Kateryna is returning for her seventh season with the Louisville Ballet. She began her training in Toronto where she studied with teachers such as Sean Boutilier, Glenn Gilmour, Kevin Pugh and Roberto Campanella. In 2005 Kateryna graduated from Butler University with a B.F.A. in dance performance. Since joining the Louisville Ballet Kateryna has had the opportunity to dance many exciting and challenging roles. She has been seen as Myrthe in <em>Giselle</em>, Bacchante in Val Caniparoli’s <em>The Seasons</em>, Big Swans in <em>Swan Lake</em>, Dawn in <em>Coppelia</em>, Autumn Fairy in <em>Cinderella</em>, Pas de Trois in <em>The Sleeping Beauty</em> and <em>Raymonda</em> and "One For my Baby" from Twyla Tharp’s <em>Nine Sinatra Songs</em>. She is thrilled to have performed the principal role in Adam Hougland’s ballets <em>Rite of Spring</em> and <em>Cold Virtues</em>. Kateryna has also been featured in such ballets as <em>Smiling Underneath</em> by Amy Seiwert, Adam Hougland’s <em>Fragile Stasis</em>, Jorg Mannes’ <em>Marz</em> and Helen Pickett’s <em>Etesian</em>. ]]></media:description>
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