New at national ballet of Canada.Zdenek Konvalina, formerly of Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fifth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. [1] , joins the company as a principal dancer A principal dancer is similar to a soloist in dance. However, principals are hired by a ballet or dance company to perform not only solos, but also pas de deux. A principal may be male or female. . Bridgett Zehr, also from Houston Ballet, comes aboard as a second soloist. Keiichi Hirano and Jillian Vanstone have been promoted to first soloist, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Kevin Bowles and Dong Hyun Seo to second soloist. Apprentices Courtney Gibbs, Marissa Parzei and Noah LONG join the corps de ballet corps de bal·let n. The dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as a group. [French : corps, corps + de, of + ballet, ballet. . |
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