The Dancers SKETCH 13

Anthony Cannarella (he/him/his) was born and raised in Madison, WI, training at the Monona Academy of Dance and the Rock School in Philadelphia. A former company artist with Sacramento Ballet, Anthony has danced in numerous featured roles, including Ron Cunningham’s Peter Pan (Peter Pan), Stephen Mills’ Hamlet (Hamlet), and George Balanchine’s Tarantella. He has also performed with Smuin Contemporary Ballet and toured with Amy Seiwert's Imagery to The Joyce Theater and Jacob's Pillow. Anthony's recent highlights include working with Jessica Lang in LA Opera's Aida, dancing with Olivia Rodrigo in her SOUR Prom music video, and performing in Young Frankenstein at Ogunquit Playhouse. Anthony also enjoys choreographing and has created new works for Sacramento Ballet, Capital Dance Project, and Ballet Project OC.

Matisse D’Aloisio (she/her/hers) grew up in San Francisco and resides in Sacramento, CA. She studied with Galina Alexandrova at City Ballet San Francisco until she joined Atlanta Ballet II under Genadi Nedvigin. In 2018, Matisse freelanced in the Bay Area and traveled to Japan to perform with Joffrey Ballet dancer Hyuma Kiyosawa. Matisse recently completed her fourth season with Sacramento Ballet, where she has performed lead roles in works by Isaac Bates-Vinueza, Val Caniparoli, George Balanchine, Caili Quan, and Penny Saunders. In 2022, Matisse went to Jacob’s Pillow as a dancer for the Ann Hicks Choreographic Fellowship with choreographer Isaac Bates-Vinueza. Matisse has choreographed for Sacramento Ballet’s “Beer and Ballet” program. She is excited to be back for SKETCH 13, her third SKETCH. Headshot by Frances Powless.

JD (Johnathon) Hart (he/him/his) was born in Chicago, IL, where he started dancing at the age of 15 at The Chicago High School for the Arts. During his time there, he studied multiple styles of dance, including ballet, modern & various contemporary works. He has attended summer intensives at Ballet Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, and The San Francisco Ballet School. In 2018, JD furthered his training at The San Francisco Ballet School for two years. Upon graduation, JD joined Ballet Met from 2020-2023. In 2022, JD was named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. JD currently works as a freelance artist. SKETCH 13 marks JD’s first summer joining SKETCH. Headshot by Jennifer Zmuda.

Joseph A. Hernandez (he/him/his) from Chicago, IL, began his movement training with Shotokan Karate. He received his formal dance training from Western Michigan University, where he graduated with a BFA in Dance. Joseph’s professional credits include Broadway's West Side Story, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, LA Opera, Opera Parallèle, ODC/Dance, Kate Weare Company, LED Boise, and River North Dance Chicago. Joseph is also a choreographer, having had his work presented at the NYC Blueprint Dance Festival, Trifecta Dance Festival, Midwest RAD Festival, College of DuPage, DanceChance, Hot Crowd Dance, DanceWorks Chicago, COMMON Conservatory, and Western Michigan University. Outside of dance, Joseph enjoys cat snuggles, yoga, cycling, rock climbing, and spending time at the racetrack. Joseph has been with Imagery since SKETCH 8. Headshot by Jason Little Photography.

Kelsey McFalls (she/her/hers), originally from Syracuse, NY, is dedicated to creating art with a measurable impact on positive social change. Kelsey trained at American Ballet Theater, LINES Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet. Throughout her career, she has been honored to work with PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, Company C, Peninsula Ballet Theater, Kambara + Dancers, San Francisco Symphony, American Contemporary Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet. Currently based in Alameda, CA, Kelsey works as a grant writer, project manager, and development consultant while continuing to dance as a freelance dance artist. SKETCH 13 marks Kelsey's sixth summer joining Amy Seiwert's Imagery, and she couldn't be more grateful to be back!

Austin Powers (he/him/his) was born in Portland, Oregon, and trained with the Center for Movement Arts, the Houston Ballet Academy, the San Francisco Ballet Academy, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and Magaly Suarez. Austin has had the joy of dancing in original works by Edwaard Liang, Amy Seiwert, Leiland Charles, Cooper Verona, Myles Thatcher, Matthew Newman, Dana Genshaft, and Christian Denice. Some of his favorites include Dwellings by Christian Denice, After the Rain by Christopher Wheeldon, and Von Rothbart in Liang’s Swan Lake. Austin has collaborated with his wife, Grace-Anne, to choreograph and dance several works for San Jose's Commons Arts Festival and Opera Project Columbus. He has also set and rehearsed work for BalletMet II. Headshot by Jennifer Zmuda.

Grace-Anne Powers (she/her/hers), a Pennsylvania native, is currently an artist with BalletMet. Before joining in 2015, she danced with Ballet San Jose, LaLaLa Human Steps, and Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami. She has had the pleasure of dancing works by Edwaard Liang, Alexander Ekman, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Ohad Naharin, Christopher Wheeldon, Ulysses Dove, Paul Taylor, Dwight Rhoden, Amy Seiwert, Andrea Schermoly, Alex Ketley, and George Balanchine among others. Grace-Ann received the Jury Award at Shanghai IBC and a Silver Medal at the World Ballet Competition. She was nominated for Pointe magazine's “The Standouts of 2018” for her interpretation of Giselle. Grace-Anne has been involved in several film projects, including “Becoming Violet” for which she received an Emmy Award. Headshot by Jennifer Zmuda.

Alison Ramoran (she/her/hers) trained at South Bay Ballet (now Ballet California) in Los Angeles, with Diane Lauridsen. In 2017 she received the Daily Breeze “Making a Difference Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Arts” from the California Legislature Assembly. Upon graduating in 2018, she was given a contract with Oklahoma City Ballet’s second company. She was then promoted to apprentice in 2020, and corps de ballet in 2021. While there, she performed works by August Bournonville, Michael Pink, Septime Webre, Robert Mills, Ryan Nye, Nicolo Fonte, Jerome Robbins, and Jessica Lang. She joined Smuin in 2022, where she has performed works by Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Osnel Delgado, Nicole Haskins, Rex Wheeler, Val Caniparoli, Kate Skarpetowska, and Amy Seiwert. Headshot by Maggie Carey.

Tristan Toy (he/him/his) was born in New York City and raised in the Bay Area, where he started dancing at the age of nine. He attended Ruth Asawa School of the Arts’ Dance Program under Elvia Marta and Andrea Hinman while dancing with the Academy of Ballet San Francisco under Zory Karah and Richard Gibson. After, he was a part of Boston Ballet School’s Post Graduate Program under Peter Stark and Kathleen Mitchell, where he also participated in Ballet Unleashed’s first creative project Switchback, working with choreographer Cathy Marston to create a solo. For the past two years, he has been a part of BalletMet II. There he performed in many company productions with works by Edwaard Liang, Gerard Charles, and David Nixon. Headshot by Jennifer Zmuda.

Isabella Velasquez (she/her/hers) trained in Orange County, CA, at Maple Conservatory. At 17, she joined Washington Ballet in DC as a trainee and continued her training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s graduate program. Isabella joined Sacramento Ballet in 2014, where she has performed many lead roles, including Kitri in Don Quixote, Sugar Plum in The Nutcracker, the lead in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Donizetti Variations and Tarantella, Ophelia in Stephen Mills’ Hamlet, in Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close and Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. Isabella has danced with The National Choreographers Initiative and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, as well as danced and choreographed for Capital Dance Project and Ballet Project OC. When she’s not working, Isabella loves spending time with her wiener dogs, Luigi and Leonardo!

Imagery Dancers - Past and Present

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