Julie Kent (dancer) Ballet Theatre II summer school and the School of American Ballet. She took the stage name Julie Kent at the suggestion of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Kent joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 1985, became a member of the company's corps de ballet in 1986, was promoted to soloist in 1990, and to principal dancer in 1993. She is known as a skilled dramatic dancer. She was often partnered with ABT Principal Ethan Stiefel, even co-starring with him in the film Center Stage. Her roles with the Company include the Girl in "Afternoon of a Faun", the title role in
Reid Anderson (dancer) Reid Anderson (dancer) Reid Bryce Anderson (born 1 April 1949) is a Canadian ballet dancer, ballet director, and artistic director. He danced with the Stuttgart Ballet before returning as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada in 1987. He returned to the Stuttgart Ballet as artistic director in 1996. Reid Anderson was born at New Westminster, British Columbia on 1 April 1949. He received his dance training at Dolores Kirkwood Academy and transferred to the Banff Centre. He then went to London in 1967 to study at the Royal Ballet School. Anderson began his dance career at the Royal