Dancers

  • Nissa Bouranis began her dance training at the age of 3 from her mom, who was also a dancer, in her home of Ventura County, California. She is currently studying at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine and is a recipient of the William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarship. She has worked with artists such as Vitor Luiz and Tong Wang and has attended summer intensives such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and Houston Ballet.

  • Laurence Gonzalez began his classical ballet training at the age of 9 in the Elementary Ballet School in La Habana, Cuba. At the age of 18 he graduated as a professional ballet dancer from the School National Ballet of Cuba. He began his professional career at Laura Alonso Ballet in Havana, Cuba where he had the opportunity to dance in large production ballets i.e. The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Dracula, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, where he danced both Principal and Corps de Ballet roles. He also danced various pas de deuxs including Spartacus, Don Quixote, Diana and Acteon, White Swan (Swan Lake), and more. Also, he has performed with the San Diego Opera several times dancing as a lead (Maria de Buenos Aires, Carmen, Great Scott). He has traveled worldwide during his professional career, touring Europe with Sweetbirds Productions being his most recent international commitment dancing "Rock The Ballet". He currently resides in San Diego, California previously dancing for California Ballet Company, and guests with various local studios and companies in Southern California.

  • Born in Houston, Texas, Rachel Hutsell joined New York City Ballet in 2015 where she danced featured roles choreographed by George Balanchine and Justin Peck. In 2018 she was a part of the documentary Ballet Now, directed by Steven Cantor, and in 2019 she was the dance double for “Anita” in Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY (2021). She has been highlighted in articles by Women’s Wear Daily and Dance Spirit, as well as the cover feature of Pointe Magazine’s June/July 2018 issue. In 2021 she began performing in Southern California, where she originated principal roles with Ballet Project Orange County.

  • Victoria Jenkins is a San Diego native who began ballet at the age of 5. She studied at California Ballet until she was 15 then received a scholarship to attend the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in Winnipeg, Canada. She joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet company at 18 and enjoyed working with many different choreographers and touring the United States and Canada. She relocated back to San Diego at 20 and joined the California Ballet and later Golden State Ballet. Notable roles include Nikiya La Bayadere, White Swan Pas de Deux, Kitri Don Quixote, Aurora Sleeping Beauty, and Sugarplum Grand pas from the Nutcracker. Among her other achievements she graduated with distinction from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet school, is certified yoga instructor and ballet teacher for the ages 3-16.

  • From Denver, Colorado, Silken Kelly began her training at the Academy of Colorado Ballet. She attended summer intensives at the Harid Conservatory and American Ballet Theatre. As a full-scholarship student, she attended the School of American Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Ballet West. She joined the Houston Ballet’s second company and later the main company, touring nationally and internationally. Since relocating to New York in 2015, Silken joined Dance Theatre of Harlem for a season, has performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, danced with Cleveland Ballet, and many other project based companies in New York. She also dances with Sweetbird Production’s Rock the Ballet, touring all throughout Europe. Silken has founded her own company, Contingent Ballet, that has had successful virtual performances, has worked with Canon Camera, and has been part of a film festival, creating an original dance film. Silken is also a working actress, having been a supporting role in a Hallmark movie, as well as a Hulu mini series.

  • Amy McMaster is from San Diego and has been dancing since the age of three. Her ballet education includes Southern California Ballet, BalletMet, Marin Dance Theatre, Ballet West, and the University of Utah School of Dance. Amy is a two-time member of the Cecchetti USA team at the Cecchetti International Classical Ballet competition. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet Performance from the University of Utah in 2019. Her professional career began with BalletNext in New York City in 2019, and then she returned home to San Diego to dance with California Ballet for the 2019/2020 season, before joining Golden State Ballet in 2021.

  • Brayden Page is a current student at the University of California, Irvine, pursuing a BFA in

    Dance. He has been dancing since the age of five has been trained in multiple styles of dance

    including tap, hip hop, jazz, and ballet. He has studied with many teachers such as Diane

    Diefenderfer, Tong Wang, Vitor Luiz, Gennadi Saveliev, and Lawrence Rosenberg. He is

    currently a company member of The Anaheim Ballet. Brayden has been involved in many

    performances such as The Nutcracker, Summer Ballet Intensive Productions such as Swan

    Lake, and various musicals. He has also presented solo and duet ballet pieces at YAGP, SoCal

    Ballet, and the Katherine’s Club at the Nixon Library.