The
Dancers

Jolie Rose Lombardo was born in Tyler, Texas, the Rose Capital of America. She began her passion for dance at the age of four in Atlanta, Georgia. From ages nine to 14, she received private ballet training from Rebecca Metzger, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet. She then joined the International City School of Ballet under the direction of Georne Aucoin before moving to Florida, where she joined the Orlando Ballet School.

During her time at Orlando Ballet, she developed a special relationship with Deirdre Miles Burger. At just 14 years old, Miles Burger coached Jolie to become the youngest finalist at USA IBC as well as a gold medal at the YAGP Finals. This achievement earned her a full scholarship to the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany.

At 17, Jolie performed the principal role in the ballet Glazunov Suite for her graduation and was offered a contract with the Stuttgart Ballet. During her years in the Corps de Ballet in Stuttgart, she enjoyed dancing in beautiful ballets by Cranko, MacMillan, Marcia Haydée, Edward Clug, and Uwe Scholz.

Some of her most memorable roles include Concerto pas de deux by Kenneth MacMillan and a specially created soloist role in IFIMA by Louis Stiens & Shaked Heller as well as Corps roles in remarkable ballets such as Mayerling, Onegin, and The Taming of the Shrew.

She is thrilled to continue her ballet career on the North America continent in the beautiful country of Canada with Alberta Ballet.

Originally from Mexico City, Emmanuel began his training at the Escuela Nacional de Danza Clásica y Contemporánea in Mexico. He then completed his training at the English National Ballet School in England. Before joining Alberta Ballet for the 2023/24 season, he danced with Atlanta Ballet’s Second Company. Some of the roles he has found particularly memorable include Pas de Paysant in Giselle, Lez Rondevouz and Raymonda pas de quatre.

Originally from Perth, Australia, Matthew began his ballet training with Samantha Leeman. In 2014 Matthew relocated to Brisbane, Australia where he trained for several years at the Annette Roselli Dance Academy. In 2020 he graduated from the Australian Ballet School with a Graduate Diploma in Classical Ballet.

After graduation, he joined Queensland Ballet as part of the Pre-Professional Program and in 2022 he became a Jette Parker Young Artist with the company. During this time he had the opportunity to perform at The Royal Opera House in London as part of the Next Generation Festival. Matthew first joined Alberta Ballet in the Spring of 2023. During his career, he has had several standout roles including: Bluebird in Christopher Anderson's Sleeping Beauty, Cavalier in Edmund Stripe's The Nutcracker and Hansel in Loughlan Prior’s Hansel and Gretel.

Originally from Naples, Italy, Mirko graduated from Harmony Dance School of Arnaldo Angelini in 2019 and from Choreutic High School "Palizzi" in 2020. In 2023 he joined Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Sicily) and Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Corps de Ballet. In 2024 he has had the opportunity to dance as guest Soloist at Tirana Opera House (Albany) for Peasant pas de deux in Agron Aliaj’s Giselle.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Michael began his training at Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School. He went overseas to train in Switzerland at Tanz Akademie Zurich, and The Netherlands at European School Of Ballet. Michael first joined the Alberta Ballet as a supplemental for Cinderella in March 2022. He was promoted from Apprentice to Corps De Ballet in November 2022. His most memorable performances with Alberta Ballet were Alysa Piers' Skyward, Cathy Marston's Moving Still, Karl in Edmund Stripe's The Nutcracker and Hansel in Loughlan Prior's Hansel And Gretel.

Leona is originally from Tokyo, Japan where he first started his dance training with Hikoe Beppu at La Prima in Tokyo when he was three years old. He later trained at Ballet du Ciel under Kanako Sakamoto before moving to New York City to study at Ellison Ballet, coached by Edward Ellison and Bat Udval. After graduating in 2022, Leona was invited to perform Cavalier in Nutcracker at Alchemy Ballet Company and was coached by Ramon Sanchez. Later, he joined Boston Ballet’s Post Graduate Program and was coached by Joan Boada and Kathleen Mitchell. Leona’s most memorable role is Popcorn in Alberta Ballet’s Nutcracker.

Originally from Modena, Italy, Federico moved to Rome when he was 14 years old to attend the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma ballet school. He worked with the main company of Teatro dell'Opera on several occasions dancing in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Swan Lake.

Federico graduated in Rome in 2024.

Originally from Newburgh, IN, Macyn completed her training at the San Francisco Ballet School before joining Charlotte Ballet under the direction of Hope Muir. Macyn later joined Sarasota Ballet in 2020. In 2021, Macyn choreographed and premiered her first ballet entitled Exurgency on the Sarasota Ballet and was awarded a place on Dance Data Project’s Women in Ballet Leader Board.

Macyn later joined Indianapolis Ballet and performed soloist roles with the company until 2024. In 2023, Macyn was awarded one of Indianapolis’ Best and Brightest in the arts category. Macyn also guested with the English National Ballet in London in 2024. Some of the most memorable roles and ballets Macyn has danced include Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Melancholic soloist in Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Russian Girls in Balanchine’s Serenade, Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, Map by Alonzo King, Leonce and Lena by Christian Spuck, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering, and Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle.