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Jun Xia

EDUCATION Shanghai Dance School –2012The American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, New York 2012 ENGAGEMENTS Finnish National Ballet, 1st soloist dancer 2019–2021, principal dancer 2021–Hong Kong Ballet 2013–2019, soloist dancer 2018–American Ballet Theatre, Studio Company 2012–2013 Upcoming performances

Abigail Sheppard

EDUCATION Dutch National Ballet School 2011–2012Canadian National Ballet School 2002–2011 ENGAGEMENTS Finnish National Ballet 2015–, 1st soloist dancer 2018–19, principal dancer 2019–Estonian National Ballet 2012–2015Dutch National Ballet 2011 Upcoming performances

Florian Modan

EDUCATION John Cranko Ballet School, Stuttgart 1999–2010 ENGAGEMENTS Finnish National Ballet 2011–, apprentice 2011–12, 1st soloist dancer 2017–18, principal dancer 2018–Stuttgart Ballet, apprentice 2010–2011 Upcoming performances

Hanako Matsune

EDUCATION Royal Dutch Conservatory, The Hague 2007-2008Sodan Ballet School, Osaka 2003-2007Paris Opera Ballet School 2005Sadamatsu Hamada Ballet School, Kobe 1995-2003 ENGAGEMENTS Finnish National Ballet 2013–, youth company 2013–14, 1st soloist dancer 2017–20, principal dancer 2020–K-Ballet, Tokyo 2008–2012, first artist 2009–2012 Upcoming performances

Violetta Keller

EDUCATION University of Music and Performing Arts, Münich 2013–2018Ballett-Meister-Schule, Siegen, Germany 2004–2013Summer courses in Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet School ENGAGEMENTS Finnish National Ballet 2018–, youth company 2018–2019, 1st soloist dancer 2021–22, principal dancer 2022– Upcoming performances

Edita Raušerová

Education Prague Dance Conservatory 2004-2006.Brno Dance Conservatory 1998-2004. Engagements Finnish National Ballet 2012-, principal dancer 2013-Prague National Ballet 2006-2012, soloist dancer 2009-2011, principal dancer 2011-2012. Upcoming performances

Frans Valkama

Education Finnish National Opera Ballet School 2002-2005. Engagements Finnish National Ballet 2005-, soloist dancer 2011-, principal dancer 2014-Europe Danse, France 2003. Upcoming performances

Linda Haakana

Education Finnish National Opera Ballet School 1994-2002, under Venla Konttinen, Seija Silfverberg and Jarmo Rastas. Engagements Finnish National Ballet 2002-, soloist dancer 2013-14, principal dancer 2014- Upcoming performances

Rebecca King

Education Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland Engagements Finnish National Ballet, 1st soloist dancer 2015-, principal dancer 2022-Czech National Ballet, soloist dancer 2011-2015Prague State Opera Ballet, soloist dancer 2008-2011Donetsk National Ballet, soloist dancer 2006-2007 Upcoming performances