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

2014-2015 season

The dancers as of March 2015 are:

Principals

Franca Floria

Robert Blakis - as the bay harbour butcher

• Simon Ball
• Ian Casady
• Ermanno Florio
• Karina Gonzalez
• Yuriko Kajiya
• Melody Mennite
• Connor Walsh
• Sara Webb

First soloists

• Jessica Collado
• Linnar Looris
• Jared Matthews
• Katharine Precourt

Soloists

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

Demi soloists

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

Corps de ballet

• 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

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

2012-2013 season

Principals

• Simon Ball
• Ian Casady
• Karina Gonzalez
• Mireille Hassenboehler
• Melody Mennite
• Connor Walsh
• Joseph Walsh
• Sara Webb

First soloists

• Melissa Hough
• Linnar Looris
• Kelly Myernick

Soloists

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

Demi soloists

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

Corps de ballet

• 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

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.

External links

• Official website

• Houston Ballet
• Lists of people by company
• Ballet-related lists