The
Dancers

Chizuru is joining us for her second season as an apprentice dancer. She is originally from Aichi, Japan. Before joining Alberta Ballet for the 2023/24 season, Chizuru trained for two years in Alberta Ballet School, and also had opportunities to dance with Alberta Ballet Company. She enjoyed dancing the Cupid from Don Quixote during her schooling. One of her memorable roles was Fairy of Joy from Christopher Anderson’s the Sleeping Beauty in 2023.

Rikuto is originally from Japan, where he first began his training at Ballet Studios DUO. He then continued his training with The Australian Ballet School and The European School of Ballet before joining Alberta Ballet as an apprentice. One of Rikuto’s most memorable productions was Napoli, which he performed in Japan.

Hotaru is originally from Japan.

She began her training in Tokyo and Okinawa before studying at Staatlich Ballettschule, Berlin and Alberta Ballet School’s Post-Graduate and Trainee program.

After graduation, she joined the Alberta Ballet for the 23/24 season. Her most memorable role was dancing a Ballerina Doll in Edmund Stripe’s The Nutcracker, but Hansel & Gretel was the her most memorable production.

Originally from Fukuoka, Japan, Hinata began her dance training at home at the Chikako Tanaka Ballet Academy, later moving on to study at the Alberta Ballet School.

During her schooling, she enjoyed performing the Prelude in Les Sylphides, and she had the opportunity to dance with Alberta Ballet Company dancers during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 productions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Hansel & Gretel.

Born and raised in Calgary, AB, Isabel received her initial ballet training from the Edge School. She then furthered her training at Elmhurst Ballet School in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Isabel also participated in several accredited summer intensive programs including, the National Ballet of Canada School and San Francisco Ballet School. Her most memorable productions include Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering, George Balanchine’s Who Cares? Studio Wayne McGregor’s Atomos and Witches in Loughlan Prior's Hansel & Gretel.

Dylan is originally from Houston, Texas where he began his training with Luis Fuente, Mary Beth Arrington, and Bethany White. He then attended The University of North Carolina School of the Arts for his final two years of high school studying under Misha Tchoupakov. After graduating, he joined the Alberta Ballet School to learn from Murray Kilgour and Aram Manukyan. Particularly memorable performances from his time at Alberta Ballet School were Seasons and Hansel and Gretel with the company. Dylan can’t wait to get on stage at the Jubilee.