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  • Alexander Gamayunov

    Alexander Gamayunov

    Alexander Gamayunov He/Him Details Place of Birth Kiev, Ukraine Joined the School 2013 Training The National Ballet School of Kiev, Kiev State Institute of Culture and Arts artistic faculty Bio A former Soloist with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alexander Gamayunov, has been sharing his in-depth knowledge of ballet, character, pas de deux and repertoire with students of the RWB School since joining the Artistic Faculty in 2013....

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  • Kendra Woo

    Kendra Woo

    Kendra Woo She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2020 Training RWB School Recreational Division, RWB School Professional Division, RWB School Intensive Training Program, Arts Umbrella, Oklahoma City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Alberta Ballet School’s Professional Division, RWB School Teacher Training Program Awards Junior Achievement Scholarship, Millicent Rockwell Donnelly Bursary, Senior Ballet Scholarship artistic faculty Bio Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kendra Woo began dancing with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Recreational Division when she was 5 years old, taking ballet, tap, and musical theatre....

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  • Failya Bolgarova

    Failya Bolgarova

    Failya Bolgarova She/Her Details Place of Birth Detail info Joined the School 2021 Training Baku Choreography Academy, Azerbaijan Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, RWB School Teacher Training program, artistic faculty Bio Failya Bolgarova began studying ballet at the age of 12, which was considered late for professional training....

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  • Leonid Khrapunsky

    Leonid Khrapunsky

    Leonid Khrapunsky He/Him Details Place of Birth Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Joined the School 2023 Training Valery Panov Ballet School, Ellison Ballet School, Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, American Ballet Theatre Awards 1st & 2nd place at the Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals Artistic Faculty Bio Leonid Khrapunsky joined the RWB School Professional Division Faculty in 2023 where he teaches ballet....

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  • Katherine Robinson

    Katherine Robinson

    Katherine Robinson She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2024 Training RWB School’s Recreational Division, Intensive Training Program and Dance Ensemble Program, RWB School Teacher Training Program Artistic Faculty Bio Winnipeg-born Katie Robinson discovered her love for dance at the age of four, beginning her training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Recreational Division before advancing through the Intensive Training Program and Dance Ensemble Program....

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  • Yayoi Ban

    Yayoi Ban

    Yayoi Ban She/Her Details Place of Birth Chiba, Japan Joined the School 2024 Training Rei Classical Ballet Institute under Reiko TogashiMomoko Tani BalletRWB School Professional DivisionRWB Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program Artistic faculty Bio Yayoi Ban (née Ezawa) has been a Soloist in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company since 2014, after joining the Company as an Apprentice in 2005, and moving into the Corps de Ballet in 2006....

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  • Elena Maria Broeckelmann

    Elena Maria Broeckelmann

    Elena Maria Broeckelmann She / Her Details Place of Birth Bochum, Germany Joined the School 2020 Training RAD School Classical Ballet training, Licensed coach Ballroom and Latin dance artistic faculty Bio Originally from Bochum, Germany, Elena Maria Broeckelmann began her dance training at the age of three at a local RAD ballet school in her hometown....

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  • Debra Thiessen

    Debra Thiessen

    Debra Thiessen She/Her Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Join the School TBC Training RWB's Teacher's Course Program, Imperial Society of the Teachers of Dance Artistic Faculty Bio Ms....

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  • Grace Bell

    Grace Bell

    Grace Bell She/Her Details Place of Birth Morden, Manitoba Joined the School 2023 Training RWB School Recreational Division, Teacher Training Program, Deaf Arts Manitoba- New Rhythm Artistic Faculty Bio Grace Bell joined the RWB School Faculty in 2023....

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  • Kayla Kocian

    Kayla Kocian

    Kayla Kocian They / Them Details Place of Birth Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined the School 2022 Training DBSD, RWB School Teacher Training Program Artistic faculty Bio Kayla Kocian joined the RWB school Faculty in 2022....

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