our dancers

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Ballet Mistress.  She was born in Kudymkar, Russia. She received her ballet training and graduated from the renowned Perm State Choreographic Academy in 1995. She immediately joined the well known Grigorovich Ballet Theater under the direction of celebrated choreographer Yuri Grigorovich. Olga performed in many ballets including Romeo and Juliet, Golden Age, Chipolino, Spartacus and Raymonda. Before moving to the United States , Olga danced in many different countries including, Japan , Portugal, Lebanon and Spain . Since joining the Sarasota Ballet in 2002 under the direction of Robert de Warren audiences have also seen her in Paquita, SwanLake and A Midsummer night’s dream. In 2007-2008 season with Artistic Director Iain Webb, Olga danced a variety of roles in ballets. Olga started her ballet teaching experience in 2005. In July 2008 Olga was invited to work as a guest teacher to in Miami under direction Vladimir Issaev. She had opportunity to work with Russian Pedagogues from Vaganova Ballet Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2011, Olga was named jury for the First International Ballet Competition in Caracas, Venezuela. Ms. Olga joined the staff of Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet in 2009 and she also works as Ballet Mistress of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida where she dances as a guest in soloist roles.

Takayuki Asai

Takayuki Asai, from Japan, finished his training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School in 2012. He trained in his native country at Masahiro & Yuko Shimura Ballet School and at Shiho Kanazawa Ballet School. Among his performances we find him dancing Tribute by Dennis Marshall, Marjorie Grundvig, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Paquita, Coppelia and Swan Lake. He won Silver Medal at the Namue Classic Ballet Competition and was awarded several scholarships.

Harold Blackhood

Harold Blackhood was born in La Havana , Cuba and began his ballet training at the age of 10 in The Provincial School of Arts . Eight years later , in 2007 , he graduated from the Cuban National School of Ballet in Havana , under the direction of Ramona de Saa . After graduating , Harold became part of the Corps de Ballet in the National Ballet of Cuba , under the direction of Alicia Alonso . There he performed in productions of Don Quixote , Giselle , Cinderella , The Sleeping Beauty , The Nutcracker , as well as in works from Balanchine , Bournonville and Contemporary ballets. He is living right now in Miami, Florida, and has recently joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida.

Breeana Flannery

Breeana Flannery began her training under the direction of Leeanne Rutherford at Ballet Theatre Australia (formerly Ballet Theatre Victoria), in Melbourne, Australia. Breeana was the recipient of many awards and scholarships, and in 2008 won first prize, the Mabel Pryde Memorial Scholarship at the annual Ballet Teachers’ Workshop Competition. From 2009/2010 Breeana performed as a principal dancer with the Youth Australia Ballet, throughout their regional and interstate tours of Australia, where her repertoire included The Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire and Grand Pas Classique as well as various other new works. Breeana also attended the 2010 American Ballet Theater Summer Intensive in New York City, before graduating from Ballet Theatre Australia with high distinction. Breeana joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida in 2011 and has performed solo roles in The Nutcracker, Harlequinade and Fairy Doll.
This will be Breeana’s second season with Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida.

Lillian Hill

Lillian Winter Hill began her training at Pro-Am Dance Studio at a very young age. She furthered her classical ballet training with Magda Aunon at Fort Lauderdale Ballet Classique. While attending Dillard Canter for the Performing Arts as a dance major, she worked as an apprentice with Jubilee Dance Theater.  Upon graduation she joined the Richmond Ballet and began working towards a BFA in dance at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Additionally, she has attended summer intensives at Orlando Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. Some of her greatest achievements include performing Dew Drop in the Nutcracker and for the Prince of Saudi Arabia. She joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida in 2011 and has danced solo roles in Issaev's Harlequinade, Fairy Doll, The Nutcracker and Fragmentos a modern piece by Edgar Anido . She has recently performed Vladimir Issaev's piece Fuga con Pajarillo at the Latin Choreographers Festival in New York.
She is excited to now continue her professional career with the Arts Ballet Theater of Florida.

Kaori Fukui

Kaori Fukui began her training at the Iwata Ballet School and later continued at the Tokushima Ballet School. She was a member of Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company from 2006-2007 and worked for Roxey Ballet until 2009. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including a 1st prize in the 18th Kobe Dance Competition and 3rd prize in the 20th All Japan Ballet Competition. Ms. Fukui joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida in 2010 , since then she has danced soloist and principal roles in Vladimir’s choreographies of The Nutcracker, Petrouchka, Harlequinade, Four Seasons, Dr. Ouch! ; Yanis Pikieri’s Danzon, and classical ballets such as Paquita, Diana & Acteon and Don Quixote. She has recently won the Silver Medal at the Korea International Ballet Competition.

Hirohito Ikeuchi

Hirohito Ikeuchi, graduated from the Mie Hatanaka Ballet School, he also attended the Kasuga Ballet School. He has recently finished his Ballet studies at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School after winning awarded during the 2008 YAGP. As an accomplished dancer he has received numerous awards as the 2nd place at the 2012 BA All Japan Ballet Competition, Gold at the 2010 Nagoya Ballet Competition.

Rémi Lartigue

Rémi Lartigue , from France, Rémi studied at the Ecole de Danse Jean Pierre Laporte and Conservatoire Régional de la Réunion to then graduate at the Institut International de Danse Stanlowa, Paris where he trained with Evelyne Desutter Principal dancer of the English National Ballet and Scala de Milan and partner of Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov; Attilio Labis, Danseur Etoile de l Opéra de Paris, among other prestigious teachers. He has recently finished a season with Milwaukee Ballet where he performed several choreographies by Rolando Yanes and Michael Pink such as Dracula and Nutcracker. His repertoire also includes Pharaoh’s Daughter, La Sylphide, La Bayadère, Don Quixote, Corsaire and Sleeping beauty. He has participated at the Varna International Ballet Competition and the National Ballet Competition where he was awarded 1st prize Regionals and 2nd prize Nationals.

Lisa Maltseva

Lisa Maltseva was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She attended the Vaganova Ballet Academy where she was trained by Elena Zabalkanskaya, and Elena Evteeva. Upon her graduation she was immediately selected to join the Mariinsky Balet Theater , formerly known as the Kirov Ballet. She danced as a soloist in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Fountain of Bakchisaray, La Sylphide, La Bayadere and The Nutcracker. She also danced during the international tours of the company in important Ballet Festival a at the Royal Opera House of London, The Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, the Deutsche Opera House in Berlin in Germany and the Bellini Theater in Palermo Italy, and also in Japan, Korea, China, Finland, Mexico and the US. She also performed in Bangkok, for the Royal Family of Thailand. After relocating to Miami, Florida, in 2010, Lisa joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida as a soloist and also as a Ballet teacher for Vladimir Issaev's School of Classical Ballet.  She has danced Issaev’s Four Seasons, Harlequinade, The Nutcracker, Dr. Ouch! and Yanis Pikieri’s Danzon.

Hernan Montenegro

Hernan Montenegro from Chile graduated from the Teatro Municipal de Santiago. In 2010 he participated at the International Ballet Competition in Lima, Peru wher he was awarded Silver medal and a scholarship to attend the Summer Program at Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. following his participation in the program, he received an invitation to join the company. He has previously danced with Ballet de Santiago and Ballet de Camara dancing solo roles in Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Les Sylphides, Paquita, Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, Graduation Ball and Nutcracker among others.

Jun Tanabe

Jun Tanabe began his training at the Kurosawa Tomoko Ballet Studio and later continued at the Rock School for Dance Education 2005-2008. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including a 1st prize in the 20th All Japan Ballet Competition and 1st Prize in the 66th Tokyo Newspaper National Ballet Competition and 2nd & 3rd prize in the Youth America Grand Prix NY final 2006 & 2007.He has performed at Miami Ballet Festival in 2007 and Roxey Ballet. Mr. Tanabe joined Arts Ballet Theatre in 2010 , since then he has danced soloist and principal roles in Vladimir’s choreographies of The Nutcracker, Petrouchka, Harlequinade, Four Seasons, Dr. Ouch! ; Yanis Pikieri’s Danzon, and classical ballets such as Diana & Acteon and Don Quixote. He has recently won the Silver Medal at the Korea International Ballet Competition.

Apprentices to the Professional Company

Claresta Alim 

Claresta Alim began her dance training in Marlupi Dance Academy, Indonesia. She became semi-finalist at the Adeline Genee International Ballet Competition in Toronto, Canada to represent Indonesia. She has also been awarded with scholarships to the Trainee program of the Joffrey Ballet School, the American Ballet Theater’s Summer Session and The Washington Ballet School, Professional Training Program and the Independent Study at Ailey school. Her repertoire includes The Little Mermaid in Ballet, Shostakovich (3 movements), Garden Pas de deux and The Nutcracker. She joined Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida in 2011 and has danced Issaev's Harlequinade, Fairy Doll, The Nutcracker and Edgar Anido's Fragmentos.

Lusian Hernandez

Lusian Hernandez was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela where she started her ballet training at 7 years of age at the Fundacion Escuela de Ballet Clasico del Edo. Lara. She has participated in many local and international dance festivals including the Festival Danza Joven in Colombia in 2009 and has been awarded several times with scholarships from programs such as the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre in Minneapolis where she attended in 2008. In 2010 she was awarded Bronze medal at the International Ballet Competition in Caracas, Venezuela repeating the same accolade for 2011. After attending the Summer Intensive Program of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida in 2011, she was been invited by Vladimir Issaev to join the company's apprentice program

Moka Maihara

Moka Maihara She has recently ended a full season with Milwaukee Ballet. She started her training at the Mie Hatanaka Ballet in Japan and relocated to the US to complete her ballet studies at Harid Conservatory and Houston Ballet. She was awarded several scholarships to National Ballet of Canada, Royal Ballet Academy of London and the Australian Ballet School. Her repertoire includes Swan Lake, Serenade, Nutcracker, Paquita and Graduation Ball among others. She has won important awards such as Japan Grand Prix obtaining Silver Medal and Gold Medal at the Nagoya Ballet Competition and always qualified in the Top 12 at the Youth American grand Prix.

Yukina Yasuhara

Yukina Yasuhara She comes from attending the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and the Houston Ballet Academy. She previously trained in Japan at the Mie Hatanaka Ballet School and the Etoile Ballet School. She also attended the Summer Programs of Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and the Kirov Ballet Academy of Washington. She has performed in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita and, Don Quixote.

Junior Members

Alexia Barandiaran, Alexandra Behar, Eugenia Bejar, Ana Belen Franco, Valentina Guidi, Yasamin Haghayegh, Nicole Peicher, Capriana Petruzielo, Kayci Rodriguez, Camryn Smoler, Nicole Szomstein, Dominique Szymkiewicz, Georgina Whelan.