Originally from Terrebonne, Quebec, Maude Sabourin studied dance at École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec in Montreal from 2000 to 2003. She joined Jeune Ballet du Québec in 2003, under the artistic direction of Didier Chirpaz and performed in Montreal, Miami, and France. Her first appearances on stage with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens took place with The Nutcracker. In 2006, she moved overseas to join Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, a company directed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, and interpreted major roles from her repertory: The Nurse and Lady Capulet in Romeo And Juliet, The Stepmother and Stepsisters in Cinderella, The Death in Faust, The Fairy of Darkness in Sleeping Beauty as well as Her Majesty the Night in LAC (After Swan Lake). She was promoted Soloist in 2010 and Principal Soloist in 2014.

Sabourin has also worked with choreographers whose pieces are featured in Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s repertory: Johan Inger, William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Alexander Ekman, Marie Chouinard, Ina Christel Johannessen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Pontus Lidberg, Jeroen Verbruggen, Shen Wei, and Nicolo Fonte. She has been particularly moved by Silent Cries by Jiri Kylian. She also interpreted The Chosen One in The Rite of Spring by Nijinsky.

In 2018, she came back to Quebec and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Since then, she had the opportunity to perform memorable roles such as Myrtha in Giselle, The Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty choreographed by legendary Marcia Haydée, a true favorite. She also worked on creations by Garrett Smith, Edward Clug, and Lesley Telford.

Mr. Du was born in Shanghai, China. At the age of 11, he was selected and awarded a full scholarship to study at the famed Shanghai School of Dance. Upon graduating with honors, Mr. Du moved to the United States to begin his performing career with The Washington Ballet. During his nearly 20-year tenure with TWB, he performed various leading roles in classical and neoclassical ballets including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Charming in Cinderella, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Prince in Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, and the Cavalier in The Nutcracker.

He also had the opportunity to dance leading roles choreographed by some of the most influential choreographers including works by Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheelden, Nacho Duato, Mark Morris, Edwaard Liang, Septime Webre, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe, Trey McIntyre, Lila York, and Jiri Kylian.

In 2000, while maintaining his principal position with The Washington Ballet, he accepted an invitation from the legendary ballerina, Suzanne Farrell, to join her brand-new company The Suzanne Farrell Ballet as a principal dancer. Under her coaching, Mr. Du danced some of the most important works created by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Maurice Bejart.

In 2008, after his illustrious performing career, Mr. Du accepted a lecturer position from the Dance Department of Towson University where he teaches Ballet Technique to the top level BFA Majors. He also teaches Ballet Repertory, Men’s Ballet Technique, Partnering, and is the Artistic Director of the Towson Dance Company for the fall semester. In the Dance Department, Mr. Du has played a major role in cultivating an environment for male dancers. He has written a new comprehensive curriculum to train male ballet students in college. He has also developed a new course called Method of Teaching Ballet Technique as a part of the K-12 teaching curriculum.

Mr. Du joined the American Dance Institute faculty in 2009 and was the Artistic Director of the ADI School from 2010 to the spring of 2015. He also formed Ballet ADI, the resident company of American Dance Institute from 2010 to 2015. The company produced two highly acclaimed productions each year during its tenure. In 2010, he completed an entire production of The Nutcracker for the ADI School students. The school performed The Nutcracker annually at the ADI Theater as well as benefit performances at The Children’s Inn at NIH and Walter Reed Army and Naval Hospital in Bethesda MD. In 2016, as Co-Director, Mr. Du created and successfully launched ADI’s Future Artists Initiative to promote and support diversity in dance.

In 2018, Mr. Du was invited to join the renowned Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC as a master teacher to teach a Career Seminar Course, Ballet Technique, and a Choreographic Composition Class to the school’s pre-Professional level and Senior level students. He became Artistic Director of Kirov Academy 2019-2021, under his direction, Kirov Academy was awarded Outstanding School at YAGP in 2020 and 2021. Mr. Du was awarded YAGP Outstanding Choreographer in 2020.

In the summer of 2018, Mr. Du was invited to participate as a master teacher in the Master Class Summer Intensive that was part of the 6th Shanghai International Ballet Competition. He taught the Senior level Men’s class and choreographed a new work for the class to be performed at the culmination of the Intensive.

Mr. Du has been a guest artist, master teacher, repititeur, and adjudicator nationally and internationally. He has choreographed over 30 classical and neoclassical works for various companies, schools, and universities, including his own version of the full-length ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. His choreographic work has also been presented in festivals and competitions, including Youth America Grand Prix, VelocityDC Dance Festival, New Jersey Youth Ballet Competition, and the Millennium Stage at The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts Center.

Chelsy Meiss was born in Melbourne, Australia and trained at Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College of The Arts and The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. Ms. Meiss danced with San Diego Ballet before joining The National Ballet of Canada in 2008. Ms. Meiss was promoted to First Soloist in 2015.
Ms. Meiss is best know for her roles as Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Alexei Ratmansky), Lead Woman in ‘Chroma’ (Wayne McGregor) and the Queen of Hearts in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon). Ms. Meiss was the first woman to dance the role of the Mad Hatter/Tapper in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (Christopher Wheeldon). Ms. Meiss has also performed principal and soloist roles in the classical repertoire of ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Giselle’.

Born and raised in Rome, Roberto Campanella trained at the Scuola Italiana di Danza Contemporanea. In 1985, Roberto joined the Compagnia Italiana di Danza Contemporanea and later joined the prestigious Aterballetto. In 1993 he joined The National Ballet of Canada where he was soon promoted to Soloist and was cast in many classical and contemporary roles.

Roberto made his choreographic debut at The National Ballet of Canada's 1995 Choreographic Workshop and, upon retiring from the National Ballet in 1996, Roberto trained from the National Ballet School's Teacher Training Program from which he graduated with distinction. He is now a sought-after guest teacher for companies such as The National Ballet of Canada and Stuttgart Ballet as well as companies in Italy, Korea and Japan.

Although Roberto choreographs predominantly for ProArteDanza, he also choreographs a wide variety of commissioned works for companies at home and abroad. In 2001, Roberto was nominated for the Bonnie Bird Choreography Award in London. In 2007, he received the Fellowship Initiative Award from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of the New York City Ballet, and in 2008, he was awarded a Chalmers Professional Development Grant.
Campanella's first full-length work Alice in Wonderland premiered at Ballet Augsburg in Germany in October 2008.
Roberto was awarded the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography with co-choreographer Robert Glumbek for ... in between..., which premiered at ProArteDanza's Season 2010.

Today, Roberto is a highly sought after choreographer/director for Film/TV creating movement and dance choreography for Star Trek, The Strain, Pompeii, Mortal Instruments, Nikita, Silent Hill and four time Oscar Winner for The Shape of Water to name a few.
Cecilia has become a leader in ballet education with her establishment of the PNB School Mentorship Program, as well as founding Global Ballet Teachers and Ballet Life Coach. Cecilia has over a decade of teaching experience giving master classes and workshops in the USA, Ghana, Honduras, and Nigeria. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and is continuing her education at Harvard Business School as part of the Crossover Into Business program.

Originally from Terrebonne, Quebec, Maude Sabourin studied dance at École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec in Montreal from 2000 to 2003. She joined Jeune Ballet du Québec in 2003, under the artistic direction of Didier Chirpaz and performed in Montreal, Miami, and France. Her first appearances on stage with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens took place with The Nutcracker. In 2006, she moved overseas to join Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, a company directed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, and interpreted major roles from her repertory: The Nurse and Lady Capulet in Romeo And Juliet, The Stepmother and Stepsisters in Cinderella, The Death in Faust, The Fairy of Darkness in Sleeping Beauty as well as Her Majesty the Night in LAC (After Swan Lake). She was promoted Soloist in 2010 and Principal Soloist in 2014.

Sabourin has also worked with choreographers whose pieces are featured in Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s repertory: Johan Inger, William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Alexander Ekman, Marie Chouinard, Ina Christel Johannessen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Pontus Lidberg, Jeroen Verbruggen, Shen Wei, and Nicolo Fonte. She has been particularly moved by Silent Cries by Jiri Kylian. She also interpreted The Chosen One in The Rite of Spring by Nijinsky.

In 2018, she came back to Quebec and joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Since then, she had the opportunity to perform memorable roles such as Myrtha in Giselle, The Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty choreographed by legendary Marcia Haydée, a true favorite. She also worked on creations by Garrett Smith, Edward Clug, and Lesley Telford.

Mr. Du was born in Shanghai, China. At the age of 11, he was selected and awarded a full scholarship to study at the famed Shanghai School of Dance. Upon graduating with honors, Mr. Du moved to the United States to begin his performing career with The Washington Ballet. During his nearly 20-year tenure with TWB, he performed various leading roles in classical and neoclassical ballets including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Albrecht in Giselle, Prince Charming in Cinderella, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Prince in Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, and the Cavalier in The Nutcracker.

He also had the opportunity to dance leading roles choreographed by some of the most influential choreographers including works by Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheelden, Nacho Duato, Mark Morris, Edwaard Liang, Septime Webre, Twyla Tharp, William Forsythe, Trey McIntyre, Lila York, and Jiri Kylian.

In 2000, while maintaining his principal position with The Washington Ballet, he accepted an invitation from the legendary ballerina, Suzanne Farrell, to join her brand-new company The Suzanne Farrell Ballet as a principal dancer. Under her coaching, Mr. Du danced some of the most important works created by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Maurice Bejart.

In 2008, after his illustrious performing career, Mr. Du accepted a lecturer position from the Dance Department of Towson University where he teaches Ballet Technique to the top level BFA Majors. He also teaches Ballet Repertory, Men’s Ballet Technique, Partnering, and is the Artistic Director of the Towson Dance Company for the fall semester. In the Dance Department, Mr. Du has played a major role in cultivating an environment for male dancers. He has written a new comprehensive curriculum to train male ballet students in college. He has also developed a new course called Method of Teaching Ballet Technique as a part of the K-12 teaching curriculum.

Mr. Du joined the American Dance Institute faculty in 2009 and was the Artistic Director of the ADI School from 2010 to the spring of 2015. He also formed Ballet ADI, the resident company of American Dance Institute from 2010 to 2015. The company produced two highly acclaimed productions each year during its tenure. In 2010, he completed an entire production of The Nutcracker for the ADI School students. The school performed The Nutcracker annually at the ADI Theater as well as benefit performances at The Children’s Inn at NIH and Walter Reed Army and Naval Hospital in Bethesda MD. In 2016, as Co-Director, Mr. Du created and successfully launched ADI’s Future Artists Initiative to promote and support diversity in dance.

In 2018, Mr. Du was invited to join the renowned Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC as a master teacher to teach a Career Seminar Course, Ballet Technique, and a Choreographic Composition Class to the school’s pre-Professional level and Senior level students. He became Artistic Director of Kirov Academy 2019-2021, under his direction, Kirov Academy was awarded Outstanding School at YAGP in 2020 and 2021. Mr. Du was awarded YAGP Outstanding Choreographer in 2020.

In the summer of 2018, Mr. Du was invited to participate as a master teacher in the Master Class Summer Intensive that was part of the 6th Shanghai International Ballet Competition. He taught the Senior level Men’s class and choreographed a new work for the class to be performed at the culmination of the Intensive.

Mr. Du has been a guest artist, master teacher, repititeur, and adjudicator nationally and internationally. He has choreographed over 30 classical and neoclassical works for various companies, schools, and universities, including his own version of the full-length ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. His choreographic work has also been presented in festivals and competitions, including Youth America Grand Prix, VelocityDC Dance Festival, New Jersey Youth Ballet Competition, and the Millennium Stage at The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts Center.

Chelsy Meiss was born in Melbourne, Australia and trained at Karen Curlis School of Dance, Thelma Williams School of Dance, The Victorian College of The Arts and The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. Ms. Meiss danced with San Diego Ballet before joining The National Ballet of Canada in 2008. Ms. Meiss was promoted to First Soloist in 2015.
Ms. Meiss is best know for her roles as Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (Alexei Ratmansky), Lead Woman in ‘Chroma’ (Wayne McGregor) and the Queen of Hearts in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon). Ms. Meiss was the first woman to dance the role of the Mad Hatter/Tapper in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (Christopher Wheeldon). Ms. Meiss has also performed principal and soloist roles in the classical repertoire of ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, ‘The Nutcracker’ and ‘Giselle’.

Born and raised in Rome, Roberto Campanella trained at the Scuola Italiana di Danza Contemporanea. In 1985, Roberto joined the Compagnia Italiana di Danza Contemporanea and later joined the prestigious Aterballetto. In 1993 he joined The National Ballet of Canada where he was soon promoted to Soloist and was cast in many classical and contemporary roles.

Roberto made his choreographic debut at The National Ballet of Canada's 1995 Choreographic Workshop and, upon retiring from the National Ballet in 1996, Roberto trained from the National Ballet School's Teacher Training Program from which he graduated with distinction. He is now a sought-after guest teacher for companies such as The National Ballet of Canada and Stuttgart Ballet as well as companies in Italy, Korea and Japan.

Although Roberto choreographs predominantly for ProArteDanza, he also choreographs a wide variety of commissioned works for companies at home and abroad. In 2001, Roberto was nominated for the Bonnie Bird Choreography Award in London. In 2007, he received the Fellowship Initiative Award from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of the New York City Ballet, and in 2008, he was awarded a Chalmers Professional Development Grant.
Campanella's first full-length work Alice in Wonderland premiered at Ballet Augsburg in Germany in October 2008.
Roberto was awarded the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography with co-choreographer Robert Glumbek for ... in between..., which premiered at ProArteDanza's Season 2010.

Today, Roberto is a highly sought after choreographer/director for Film/TV creating movement and dance choreography for Star Trek, The Strain, Pompeii, Mortal Instruments, Nikita, Silent Hill and four time Oscar Winner for The Shape of Water to name a few.
Cecilia has become a leader in ballet education with her establishment of the PNB School Mentorship Program, as well as founding Global Ballet Teachers and Ballet Life Coach. Cecilia has over a decade of teaching experience giving master classes and workshops in the USA, Ghana, Honduras, and Nigeria. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and is continuing her education at Harvard Business School as part of the Crossover Into Business program.