Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the 2025/26 season dancer roster. Joining the company this season are three new Principal Dancers Chase O'Connell, Beckanne Sisk and Agnes Su, as previously announced, and two new Corps de Ballet members Chase Hanson who joins from Kansas City Ballet and Ana Zamora who was promoted from the RBC Apprentice Programme, as well as six new RBC Apprentices.

“It’s a true pleasure to begin the 2025/26 season by welcoming five new company members and six RBC Apprentices to The National Ballet of Canada. These remarkable artists join us from across Canada, US, Europe, Japan, South Korea and Cuba, bringing with them a wide range of experiences, fresh perspectives and exceptional skill. I am eager to see how they will contribute to our artistic identity,” said Muir. “I am also thrilled to welcome the brilliant Sofiane Sylve as our new Artist-in-Residence. With an extraordinary career as both a performer and artistic leader, Sofiane will provide invaluable mentorship to our dancers.”

New Principal Dancers:

• Chase O'Connell 

Born: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Trained: Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC and The Royal Ballet School in London

Joined as a Principal Dancer: 2025

 • Beckanne Sisk 

Born: Longview, Texas

Trained: Longview Ballet Theater in Longview, Texas and The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joined as a Principal Dancer: 2025

• Agnes Su 

Born: Newport Beach, California

Trained: Southland Ballet Academy in California and the John Cranko School in Germany

Joined as a Principal Dancer: 2025

New Corps de Ballet Members:

 • Chase Hanson 

Born: Stamford, Connecticut

Trained: Connecticut Ballet Center in Stamford, Connecticut, Greenwich Ballet Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut, American Ballet Theatre Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, New York and San Francisco Ballet School in California

Joined as Corps de Ballet: 2025

 • Ana Zamora 

Born: Havana, Cuba

Trained: National Ballet School of Cuba

Joined: 2024

Corps de Ballet Since: 2025

New RBC Apprentices:

Joining the RBC Apprentice Programme are Jackson Hazlett-Stevens, Campbelle Malicse, Heewon Moon, Celia Morrison, Felix Russell and Miyu Tobata.

New Artist-in Residence:

Sofiane Sylve joins the National Ballet as Artist-in-Residence. Sylve is an internationally renowned artist whose career spans principal roles with the Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. As a celebrated dancer and artistic director, Sylve brings a wealth of experience in performance, leadership, and mentorship to her new role with the National Ballet.

Sofiane Sylve is an internationally renowned artist whose career spans principal roles with the Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. As a celebrated dancer and artistic director, Sofiane brings a wealth of experience in performance, leadership, and mentorship to her new role as Artist-in-Residence with The National Ballet of Canada.

Other promotions

As previously announced, six dancers were promoted in the 2025/26 season: Larkin Miller to Principal Dancer, Peng-Fei Jiang to First Soloist and Monika Haczkiewicz, Isabella Kinch, Erica Lall and David Preciado to Second Soloist.