Company Profiles
Principals
Skylar Campbell
Soo Youn Cho The Robert F. Parker Principal Dancer
Jessica Collado* The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Principal Dancer Birthplace Coral Springs, Florida
Karina González The Houston Ballet Guild Principal Dancer
Yuriko Kajiya The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Principal Dancer
Birthplace Laguna Beach, California
Birthplace Incheon, South Korea
Birthplace Caracas, Venezuela
Birthplace Aichi, Japan
Dance Training Victor and Tatiana Kasatsky Classical Ballet Academy, mentored and coached by David Allan
Dance Training Hye Young Kim Ballet School, Sun Hwa Arts School, Canada National Ballet School, John Cranko Schule Ballet School Joined the Company 2012 Promoted to Principal 2018
Dance Training Gwinnett Ballet
Dance Training Gustavo Franklin Ballet School, Caracas, Venezuela
Dance Training Shanghai Dance School, National Ballet School of Canada
Theatre, Houston Ballet Academy, Ballet Nova of South Florida
Joined the Company as Principal 2022
Joined the Company 2004 Promoted to Principal 2017
Joined the Company 2010 Promoted to Principal 2013
Joined the Company 2014 Promoted to Principal 2014
Melody Mennite*
Chase O’Connell
Beckanne Sisk
Connor Walsh*
The Melza M. Barr Principal Dancer
The Anita B. Stude Principal Dancer
The Fondren Foundation Principal Dancer
Birthplace Santa Cruz, California
Birthplace Fredericksburg, Virginia
Birthplace Longview, Texas
Birthplace Fairfax, Virginia
Dance Training Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet Academy
Dance Training Kirov Academy of Ballet, Royal Ballet School
Dance Training Longview Ballet Theatre, The Rock School for Dance
Dance Training Kirov Academy of Ballet, Harid Conservatory, Houston Ballet Academy Joined the Company 2004 Promoted to Principal 2007
Joined the Company 2001 Promoted to Principal 2008
Joined the Company as Principal 2022
Joined the Company as Principal 2022
* denotes dancers who have trained in the Houston Ballet Academy
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