The Company

Born in Buffalo, New York, Ms. Wolfe has a B.A. degree in Theater (Summa cum Laude) from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and a M.F.A. in Dance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX where she twice received the Meadows Award as an outstanding dance student, and won the Betty Ferguson Award as Outstanding Graduate student.  As a professional dancer, Ms. Wolfe was a soloist with Ballet Dallas, Ballet Midland, Irving Ballet, Richardson Ballet, Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, Southwest Dance Collective, and Berea Summer Theatre.  After moving to Manassas in 1990, Ms. Wolfe became a teacher at the Manassas School of Dance (now MBA) and a principal dancer with Manassas Dance Company (now MBT).  In 1997, Ms. Wolfe became Associate Director of MBT and helped lead the expansion of the Company into a professional ballet company.  In 1999, she became Artistic Director of Manassas Ballet Theatre.  In 2008, Ms. Wolfe was presented with the Seefeldt Pioneer Award for Arts Excellence by the Prince William County Park Authority Arts Council for her contributions to the areas art community.  Under her leadership, MBT has become the largest performing arts organization in Northern Virginia.

After graduating in 1989 from the Novosibirsk Ballet Academy in Russia, Mr. Slatvitskiy became the principal dancer with the Novosibirsk Theatre from 1989 until 2000 where he danced in many productions. In 2000, he became a principal dancer with the Grigorovich Ballet Company in Russia.  He has also appeared as a guest dancer across the United States.  He has danced the principal roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardee, Don Quixote, Frankenstein and Cinderella just to name a few.  Mr. Slatvitskiy has toured around the world, including countries such as Argentina, China, Egypt, England, Germany and Italy.  Mr. Slatvitskiy serves as primary choreographer, ballet master, and dancer for Manassas Ballet Theatre as well as a principal teacher and Youth American Grand Prix coach for Manassas Ballet Academy.  Mr. Slavitskiy joined MBT in 2006.

Renat Osmonov is from Kyrgyzstan. He began his training at the Bishkek Choreographic School of ballet and continued his training in Perm State Choreographic College, specialization in Ballet Artistry. He received a bachelor’s degree from the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University with additional education in Classical Dance Teacher.

As a professional ballet dancer he has danced with the Saint Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre, the Moscow City Ballet under the direction of Smirnov-Golovanov, the Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Renaissance Russian Ballet and the Russian National Ballet under the direction of S. Radchenko. This is Renat’s second time with MBT and 2024 marks his fourth season with us.

Mr. Osmonov is a teacher of classical dance having worked in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Manassas Ballet Academy faculty.

Mr. Amrayev was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and received his ballet training from A. Seleznev Choreographic School of Almaty from 1996 until 2004. After graduating with honors from the school, he was a principal dancer with the National Opera and Ballet House in Almaty from 2004 until 2013, where he danced in many productions including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Badhchisarai Fountain, Taras Bulba, and Legend of Love. Mr. Amrayev then danced in the Russian National Ballet of Sergey and Elena Radchenko from 2013 until 2014. Currently, he is working as an impresario and organizer with the Alan Bars Group, the largest production company in Kazakhstan. The company hosts the most significant and important concerts and ballet festivals inside the country as well as the international arena. Mr. Amrayev joined Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2014.

Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Ms. Antuñano started dancing at age 3. She danced jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballet, salsa, lyrical and contemporary. In 2018 she completed her ballet training at the Escuela Ballet de Monterrey. Gabriela is a 2020 Magna Cum Laude graduate from South Texas College with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree in Organizational Leadership.

She won 1st place in the Starpower, Organizacion Juvenil de Danza and Interprepas Tec de Monterrey competitions and was a finalist at the World Ballet Competition.

Gabriela previously danced with Ballet de Monterrey. She joined MBT in 2023.

Ms. Bartlett is a Maryland native and a 2016 graduate of Goucher College in Baltimore, where she finished Magna Cum Laude with a BA in dance and minor in psychology. Ms. Bartlett received a majority of her training at Glen Burnie, Maryland’s, Edna Lee Dance Studio, where she eventually taught ballet, pointe, jazz and contemporary/lyrical as well as choreographed for the school. She was invited as guest artist by Howard County Ballet in 2013-2015 to dance Sugar Plum Fairy.  Ms. Bartlett spent the 2016-17 season with Charlottesville Ballet as trainee and danced several corps de ballet roles, including The Nutcracker’s Waltz of the Flowers. She has danced many roles with Manassas Ballet Theatre including Lucy and a Vampire Wife in Dracula, Arabian and Lead Flower in the Nutcracker, and a Stepsister in Cinderella. Ms. Bartlett joined MBT in 2017 and the Manassas Ballet Academy faculty in 2019.

Born in Los Angeles, Annemieke began her training with Maria Whaley in Ashland, Kentucky. She continued her training, graduating from The Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC. As a professional, Annemieke worked with the Classical Ballet in Charleston, SC, Ballet 5:8 in Chicago and Virginia National Ballet. From 2018 to 2022 Annemieke danced with the State Opera Stara Zagora in Bulgaria. Ms. Bruce joined MBT in 2022.

Abby Fleming began her training at the age of 12 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at the South Mississippi Ballet Theatre. Abby competing at YAGP finals in New York City, Abby trained at the Sarasota Ballet School, and at 18 became a trainee with Oklahoma City Ballet. The following year, she was promoted to Studio Company and remained there for 2 years. She then studied at Sarasota Cuban Ballet School and was accepted as a company dancer with Gulf Coast Company of the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. She has also studied at American Ballet Theatre, Nutmeg Conservatory and the Bolshoi Academy New York.

Most recently, Abby was invited to perform with Ballet Nacional de Costa Ricain in Costa Rica and with Central New York Ballet in Syracuse, New York.

Abby joined MBT in 2024.

Ms. Gorrell is from Manassas, Virginia.  She began dancing at the age of five and is a recent graduate of Manassas Ballet Academy. She was a regular participant in Youth America Grand Prix, and attended summer intensives with The School of Pennsylvania Ballet.  As a student, Ms. Gorrell has performed various roles with Manassas Ballet Theatre including Clara in Nutcracker.  Ms. Gorrell joined the Company in 2022. Abigail is also an instructor at Manassas Ballet Academy.

Ms. Locke, from Chattanooga, TN, began her training at VanCura Ballet Conservatory and attended high school on scholarship at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under the direction of Ethan Stiefel. She attended summer intensives at Ballet Tennessee, Joffrey Midwest, American Ballet Theatre, Kaatsbaan and Boston Ballet. Ms. Locke began her professional career as a trainee with Richmond Ballet, and later served as Principal Dancer and Ballet Administrator at Ballet Tennessee. She has performed a variety of featured roles with Manassas Ballet Theatre including Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Myrtha in Giselle, Mina in Dracula, and the Mazurka in Les Sylphides. Ms. Locke joined MBT in 2018 and is also an instructor at Manassas Ballet Academy.

Mr. Kaneko was born in Tokyo, Japan. He began his ballet training at Kamiya Ballet Art. Later he continued his studies at K-Ballet School and The Rock School for Dance Education. Mr. Kaneko has danced professionally with Alberta Ballet II, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida and Virginia National Ballet. In addition, he has performed as a guest dancer at various prestigious venues in Japan. Mr. Kaneko has won various prizes in Japanese national competitions such as the 50th Saitama Ballet Competition 2017 and the Nagoya National Ballet Competition 2016 and 2017 where he won first place. Mr. Kaneko joined Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2020.

Holding American and Polish citizenship, she began her formal ballet training at age 14 at the New Jersey School of Ballet being mentored by Gabrielle Noa Abbate and later Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary. Sara has attended numerous summer programs including Houston Ballet, Ballet Masterclasses Prague, Ballet West, Ballet Workshop Estonia, and Ballet Summer School Gdynia.She went on to join Ballet Chicago’s studio company, Ruth Page Civic Ballet and later Triad International Ballet. Before joining MBT, she freelanced throughout Chicagoland, Georgia and Florida. 2024-25 is Sara’s first season with MBT.

From Ringwood, New Jersey, Devon trained for seven years at the School of American Ballet. She additionally trained with Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Before joining MBT she danced professional with the Art of Motion Dance Theatre. 2024-25 is her first season with MBT.

Ms. Miwa, from Tokyo, began her ballet training at age three. At 19 years old, she was awarded a merit scholarship to continue her training at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York under the direction of Era Jouravlev. At Joffrey, Ms. Miwa danced the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and was a principal dancer in Naina’s Magic Garden. Ms. Miwa also trained with the Central School of Ballet in London, the Royal Danish Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Maryland Youth Ballet, and she trained at Atlanta Ballet with full Scholarship. In 2018, Ms. Miwa won 1st place as well as the Technical Award and a Special Judges award at the Japan Ballet Competition. In 2019, she won 1st place in the Jewels Ballet Festival Competition and 2nd place at the World Ballet Grand Prix in New York. She placed top 3 World Ballet Competition in Florida in 2021. Ms. Miwa joined Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2021.

Ms. Moya began her dance training in Mexico City, where she earned her Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) certifications and the prestigious Solo Seal Award. She moved to Chicago as a trainee for the Joffrey Ballet and continued with full scholarship to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre where she joined the professional company. Ms. Moya danced various roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Western Symphony, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Jiri Kylian Petite Mort, PBT’s collaboration with Dance Theatre of Harlem, and others. Her repertoire also includes Waltz Girl in George Balanchine’s Serenade, First Girl in Lew Christensen’s Sinfonia, as well as Raymonda, Paquita and Coppelia. In Virginia, she danced as a Soloist for Virginia National Ballet. At Manassas Ballet Theatre she has performed as Snow Queen, Vampire Wife, and Night Fairy. She is a certified PMA Pilates and Progressive Ballet Technique (PBT) instructor. Ms. Moya joined MBT in 2021 and is an instructor at Manassas Ballet Academy. .

Mr. Myers began his training at the age of seven at Dancensations Dance Center in Alexandria, Virginia. In 2008, he attended a summer intensive with The Dance Theatre Of Harlem on full scholarship. He continued his training at Lake Ridge Dance Center in Woodbridge, under ballet instruction of Margaret Russell, Julianne Russell, and Joshua Burnham, which lead him to join Manassas Ballet Academy as a student in 2018. As a student, Mr. Myers performed various roles in Manassas Ballet Theatre productions. Jacob joined the Company in 2022.

Adeline is from Canada. After training that includes Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Ballet she danced with the De La Dance Company of Cincinnati. Ms. Prest joined MBT in 2023.

Desiree Rondeau is originally from Montréal, Canada, She began dancing at the age of 3 and graduated from École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec. From there she studied at Miami City Ballet School and Alvin Ailey. She has completed summer intensives at ABT, Joffrey Chicago and Canada’s National Ballet School. She danced professionally with Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Ohio Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Ouest (Canada) and Toronto International Ballet. She has also traveled the world as a freelance dancer in Germany, Argentina and all over the USA. This is Ms. Rondeau’s first season with MBT.

Mr. Tyree was born in Okinawa, Japan. He started his dance training through the performing arts program at Woodbridge Senior High School and continued with dance classes at Dance Etc. in Woodbridge, VA. In 2018, he began training with Manassas Ballet Academy and became a Company member in 2022.

Ms. Wilde is from Madison, New Jersey. She began her training with Leslie Drucks at the Studio Allegro School of Ballet.  Ms. Wilde continued her training as a junior company member with the New Jersey Ballet, under the direction of Carolyn Clark. She attended summer intensives with Ballet Chicago, American Ballet Theatre, New Jersey Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. Ms. Wilde received her BFA in Ballet Performance at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music in 2019.  Ms. Wilde joined Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2018 and is also an instructor at MBA.

Jie-Siou Wu of New Taipei City, Taiwan, began his dance training in Modern, Chinese dance, and acrobatics at the age of 12 at the Xinpu Elementary School and Xinpu Junior High School. During 2016 and 2017, he attended the Taipei National University Of Arts. At the Taiwan Grand Prix 2018, Jie-Siou placed third in the senior division and received a full scholarship from Victoria Schneider to attend The Harid Conservatory. In 2020, he returned to Taiwan to complete his mandatory military service. With the help of Meelis Pakri, in 2021 Jie-Siou auditioned to attend the Kirov Academy Of Ballet and was granted a full scholarship. While at the Kirov, he performed multiple pas de deux from Flames Of Paris, La Fille Mal Gardée, and Le Corsaire under the tutelage of Vladimir Djouloukhadze, Joan Boada, and Run-Qiao, Du. In 2022, Jie-Siou joined The Washington Ballet Studio Company where he performed alongside the company in ballets including The Nutcracker, Theme and Variations, Sleeping Beauty, and premiered in New Works including Houston Thomas, Chanel DaSilva, Silas Farley, and Jessica Lang. This is Jie-Siou’s first season with MBTis excited to be joining Manassas Ballet Theatre and he is a faculty member of Manassas Ballet Academy.

Mr. Yevtushenko is from Cherkasy, Ukraine. He was trained at the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Dance under the direction of Serge Lifar and danced many roles for the Russian National Ballet as well as Odessa Opera House. Mr. Yevtushenko’s joined MBT in 2022.