List of Houston Ballet performers

This is a list of individuals who have performed as members of the Houston Ballet.

## 2014-2015 season

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The dancers as of March 2015 are:[1]

### Principals

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Franca Floria

Robert Blakis - as the bay harbour butcher

* Simon Ball[2]
* Ian Casady[3]
* Ermanno Florio[4]
* Karina Gonzalez[5]
* Yuriko Kajiya[6]
* Melody Mennite[7][8]
* Connor Walsh[9]
* Sara Webb[10]

### First soloists

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* Jessica Collado[11]
* Linnar Looris[12]
* Jared Matthews[13]
* Katharine Precourt[14]

### Soloists

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* Soo Youn Cho
* Christopher Coomer
* James Gotesky
* Oliver Halkowich
* Nozomi Iijima
* Nao Kusuzaki
* Allison Miller
* Aaron Robison
* Lauren Strongin
* Charles-Louis Yoshiyama

### Demi soloists

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* Emily Bowen
* Elise Elliott (née Judson)
* Christopher Gray
* Jim Nowakowski

### Corps de ballet

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* Asia Bui
* Ana Calderon
* Chun Wai Chan
* Shahar Dori
* Rupert Edwards
* Rhodes Elliott
* Rhys Kosakowski
* Bridget Kuhns
* Dylan Lackey
* Zecheng Liang
* Jacquelyn Long
* Katelyn May
* William Newton
* Aaron Sharratt
* Madeline Skelly
* Alyssa Springer
* Hayden Stark
* Megumi Takeda
* Natalie Varnum
* Brian Waldrep
* Harper Watters
* Joel Woellner
* Chae Eun Yang

### Apprentices

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* Kaleigh Courts
* Tyler Donatelli
* Aoi Fujiwara
* Satoko Konishi
* Mallory Mehaffey
* Deanna Pearson
* Michael Ryan

## 2012-2013 season

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### Principals

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* Simon Ball[16]
* Ian Casady[17]
* Karina Gonzalez[18]
* Mireille Hassenboehler[19]
* Melody Mennite[20][21]
* Connor Walsh[22]
* Joseph Walsh[23]
* Sara Webb[24]

### First soloists

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* Melissa Hough[25]
* Linnar Looris[26]
* Kelly Myernick[27]

### Soloists

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* Jessica Collado
* Christopher Coomer
* James Gotesky
* Oliver Halkowich
* Ilya Kozadayev
* Nao Kusuzaki
* Katharine Precourt
* Aaron Robison
* Lauren Strongin

### Demi soloists

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* Soo Youn Cho
* Nozomi Iijima
* Allison Miller
* Charles-Louis Yoshiyama
* Jim Nowakowski

### Corps de ballet

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* Aria Alekzander
* Emily Bowen
* Chun Wai Chan
* Shahar Dori
* Rupert Edwards
* Rhodes Elliott
* Sadie Elliot
* Christopher Gray
* Elise Judson
* Jacquelyn Long
* Katelyn May
* Madison Morris
* William Newton
* Derek Dunn
* Aaron Sharratt
* Megumi Takeda
* Natalie Varnum
* Brian Waldrep
* Harper Watters
* Liao Xiang

## References

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1. ^ "Inside Houston Ballet: Dancers". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
2. ^ "Simon Ball, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
3. ^ "Ian Casady, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
4. ^ "Karina Gonzalez, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
5. ^ "Karina Gonzalez, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
6. ^ "Yuriko Kajiya, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
7. ^ "Melody Mennite, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
8. ^ "Melody Herrera, principal". Houston Ballet. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
9. ^ "Connor Walsh, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
10. ^ "Sara Webb, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
11. ^ "Jessica Collado, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
12. ^ "Linnar Looris, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
13. ^ "Jared Matthews, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
14. ^ "Katharine Precourt, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
15. ^ "Inside Houston Ballet: Dancers". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
16. ^ "Simon Ball, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
17. ^ "Ian Casady, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
18. ^ "Karina Gonzalez, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
19. ^ "Mireille Hassenboehler, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
20. ^ "Melody Mennite, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
21. ^ "Melody Herrera, principal". Houston Ballet. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
22. ^ "Connor Walsh, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
23. ^ "Joseph Walsh, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
24. ^ "Sara Webb, principal". Houston Ballet. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
25. ^ "Cupcakes & Conversation with Melissa Hough". Ballet News. July 30, 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
26. ^ "Linnar Looris, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
27. ^ "Kelly Myernick, first soloist". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

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