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About us Lower mainland ballet and musical theatre school

Student Achievements

FVAD students have received over 120 invitations to prestigious international dance company schools and performing arts colleges, many with scholarship awards.
FVAD students invited to ballet company schools across Canada.

PPA students invited to full-time programs 2017

Canada’s National Ballet School

Professional Division – full-time program

  • 2023-24  – Aliana Darbey (invited)
  • 2023-24 – Victoria Vrabec (invited)
  • 2019-24 Andrew Delves (attending)
  • 2018-23 Anna Neudorf (graduated)
  • 2017-21 Isabella Almarez (attended)
  • 2019-20 Mikayla Pelletier (invited)
  • 2018-19 Andrew Delves (invited)
  • 2014-15 – Marin Greenan (invited)

Summer Intensive

  • 2024 – Aliana Darbey (invited)
  • 2024 – Victoria Vrabec (invited)
  • 2023 – Aliana Darbey (attended)
  • 2023 – Victoria Vrabec (attended)
  • 2022 – Mikayla Pelletier (invited)
  • 2021 – Mikayla Pelletier (invited)
  • 2020 – Mikayla Pelletier (attended)
  • 2019 – Chase Bradley (invited)
  • 2019 – Allison Delves (attended)
  • 2019 – Andrew Delves (attended)
  • 2019 – Jasia Greenan (invited)
  • 2019 – Mikayla Pelletier (attended)
  • 2018 – Isabella Almarez (attended)
  • 2018 – Andrew Delves (attended)
  • 2018 – Jasia Greenan (invited)
  • 2018 – Lindsay Kim (attended)
  • 2018 – Anna Neudorf (attended)
  • 2017 – Isabella Almarez (attended)
  • 2017 – Jasia Greenan (qualified)
  • 2016 – Marin Greenan (attended)
  • 2016 – Priscilla Gubiotti (attended)
  • 2015 – Marin Greenan (attended)
  • 2014 – Marin Greenan (attended)
Fun at Canada's National Ballet School

FVAD students Anna, Lindsay and Andrew at Canada’s National Ballet School

PPA II Student - Marin - National Ballet School

FVAD student Marin at Canada’s National Ballet School

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

RWB Company – Corps de Ballet

  • 2021-24 – Brooke Thomas

RWB Company – Apprentice

  • 2020-21 – Brooke Thomas

Brooke and Marin – RWBS Aspirants 2018

Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

RWB Aspirant Program – post-secondary training

  • 2023-24 – Avalon Craske (attending)
  • 2021-24 – Priscilla Gubiotti (attending)
  • 2019-21 – Brooke Thomas (graduated)
  • 2019-20 – Marin Greenan (graduated)

Professional Division – full-time program

  • 2023-24 – Emma Sukhomenyuk (attending)
  • 2023-24 – Adriana Capricci (invited)
  • 2022-24 – Seishiro Ishii (attending)
  • 2022-23 – Jaime Anderlini (invited)
  • 2019-22 – Isabella Watkins (attended)
  • 2020-21 – Allison Delves (attended)
  • 2018-21 – Priscilla Gubiotti (graduated)
  • 2019-20 – Jasia Greenan (invited)
  • 2019-20 – Maisie Allison (invited)
  • 2016-19 – Marin Greenan (graduated)
  • 2017-19 – Brooke Thomas (graduated)
  • 2017-18 – Anna Neudorf (invited)
  • 2013-14 – Erik Bruendl (invited)

Summer Intensive

  • 2024 – Myla Lalli (invited)
  • 2023 – Jaime Anderlini (attended)
  • 2023 – Adriana Capricci (attended)
  • 2023 – Aliana Darbey (invited)
  • 2023 – Catherine Hodgins (attended)
  • 2023 – Myla Ory (attended)
  • 2023 – Emma Sukhomenyuk (attended)
  • 2023 – Victoria Vrabec (invited)
  • 2023 – Scarlett Wall (attended)
  • 2022 – Seishiro Ishii (attended)
  • 2022 – Jaime Anderlini (attended)
  • 2022 – Viktoria Zeleznik (attended)
  • 2022 – Sophie Booth (invited)
  • 2021 – Sophie Booth (attended)
  • 2021 – Seishiro Ishii (attended)
  • 2020 – Sophie Booth (attended)
  • 2020 – Avalon Craske (invited)
  • 2020 – Seishiro Ishii (attended)
  • 2020 – Viktoria Zeleznik (attended)
  • 2019 – Maisie Allison (attended)
  • 2019 – Jasia Greenan (attended) – with scholarship
  • 2019 – Lindsay Kim (attended)
  • 2019 – Isabella Watkins (attended) – with scholarship
  • 2019 – Chase Bradley (invited) – with scholarship
  • 2019 – Allison Delves (invited)
  • 2019 – Andrew Delves (invited) – with scholarship
  • 2019 – Mikayla Pelletier (invited)
  • 2018 – Chase Bradley (invited)
  • 2018 – Andrew Delves (invited)
  • 2018 – Jasia Greenan (invited)
  • 2018 – Priscilla Gubiotti (attended)
  • 2018 – Lindsay Kim (invited)
  • 2018 – Anna Neudorf (invited)
  • 2017 – Anna Neudorf (attended)
  • 2017 – Brooke Thomas (attended)
  • 2017 – Grace Loewen(attended)
  • 2017 – Lindsay Kim (attended)
  • 2017 – Isabella Almarez (invited)
  • 2017 – Chase Bradley (invited)
  • 2017 – Priscilla Gubiotti (invited)
  • 2016 – Elle Penner (attended)
  • 2016 – Tiffany Reitsema (waitlist)
  • 2015 – Marin Greenan (invited) – full scholarship awarded by RWBS at Surrey Festival of Dance
  • 2013 – Erik Bruendl (attended)
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FVAD student Marin with Mr. Carney, Ms. Jackie Barrett, and the Principals of the National Ballet of Canada

School of Alberta Ballet

PPA II Student - Kaylie - School of AB

FVAD student Kaylie at the School of Alberta Ballet

Professional Division – full-time program

  • 2018-19 – Maisie Allison (invited) – scholarship
  • 2018-19 – Andrew Delves (invited) – full scholarship
  • 2018-19 – Abigail Delves (invited)
  • 2015-18 – Kaylie Conner (graduated) – scholarship awards from School of Alberta Ballet and BC Arts Council
  • 2015-16 – Carissa Selbie (invited)
  • 2014-15 – Kaylie Conner (invited)
  • 2013-14 – Amanda Sheffield  (attended)

Summer Intensive

  • 2024 – Jaime Anderlini (invited)
  • 2024 – Justine Anderlini (invited)
  • 2024 – Adriana Capricci (invited)
  • 2024 – Hanna Gillanders (invited)
  • 2024 – Catherine Hodgins (invited)
  • 2024 – Myla Ory (invited)
  • 2023 – Mikayla Pelletier (invited)
  • 2023 – Jaime Anderlini (invited)
  • 2019 – Katherine Rogalski (attended)
  • 2018 – Andrew Delves (invited) – full scholarship
  • 2018 – Syanne Sibble (invited)
  • 2018 – Abigail Delves (attended)
  • 2018 – Elle Penner (invited)
  • 2018 – Maisie Allison (attended)
  • 2017 – Abigail Delves (attended)
  • 2017 – Andrew Delves (attended)
  • 2017 – Katherine Rogalski (attended)
  • 2017 – Allison Delves (attended)
  • 2017 – Elle Penner (invited)
  • 2017 – Tiffany Reitsema (invited)
  • 2017 – Alycia Wilson (invited)
  • 2016 – Elle Penner (invited)
  • 2016 – Selah Lyons (invited)
  • 2015 – Kaylie Conner (attended)
  • 2015 – Carissa Selbie (attended)
  • 2015 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet (invited)
  • 2014 – Kaylie Conner (attended) – full scholarship awarded at Surrey Festival of Dance
  • 2013 – Amanda Sheffield (attended)
  • 2013 – Kylie Janz (attended)
FVAD at Alberta Ballet School 2018

FVAD student Maisie invited with scholarship to Alberta Ballet School full-time program.

FVAD Japanese students at Alberta Ballet School

Reunion with FVAD’s summer Japanese students at Alberta Ballet School

PPA II Student - Carissa - School of AB

FVAD student Carissa at the School of Alberta Ballet

Ballet Victoria

  • 2019-present – Kaylie Conner – professional contract

Cairo Opera Ballet Company

  • 2018-2020 – Miki Takahashi – professional contract

Lexington Ballet Company

  • 2018-2019 – Kaylie Conner – trainee contract

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Professional Program – post-secondary training

  • 2019-20 – Marin Greenan (invited)

Arts Umbrella

  • 2023 – Ophelia Cooper – Summer Intensive (invited)
  • 2018 – Elle Penner – Summer Intensive (invited)
  • 2017 – Elle Penner – Summer Intensive (attended)
  • 2017 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet – Summer Intensive (invited)

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Oregon Ballet Theatre summer

FVAD student Elle at Oregon Ballet Theatre’s summer intensive

  • 2018 – Elle Penner – Summer Intensive (attended)

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

Ann Li Jie - SFCD 2016 Audition

FVAD student Ann Li Jie with Mr. Carney and Ms. Summer Lee Rhatigan, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance

  • 2016 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet – Summer Intensive (attended)

Joffrey Ballet School (New York City)

Ann Joffrey School 2015

FVAD student Ann Li Jie at the Joffrey Ballet School

  • 2015 – Marin Greenan – full ballet trainee program (invited)
  • 2015 – Kaylie Conner – full ballet trainee program (invited)
  • 2015 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet – Summer Intensives (NYC) (attended)
  • 2015 – Marin Greenan – Summer Intensives (NYC & all locations) (invited)
  • 2015 – Kaylie Conner – Summer Intensives (NYC & all locations) (invited)
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FVAD student Ann Li Jie with American in Paris leads Leanne Cope and Robert Fairchild, courtesy of a surprise backstage tour arranged by Mr. Carney.

L’École Supérieure de Ballet du Quebec

  • 2016 – Tiffany Reitsema – Summer Intensive (invited)
  • 2015 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet – Summer Intensive (invited)
  • 2014 – Ann Li Jie Vennes-Ouellet – Summer Intensive (attended)

Boston Ballet School

  • 2013 – Brooke Helders – Summer Program 

Gelsey Kirkland Academy (New York City)

  • 2013 – Kaylie Conner – Pre-Professional Intensive (invited)
  • 2013 – Marin Greenan – Pre-Professional Intensive (invited)
  • 2013 – Anna Whitlock – Pre-Professional Intensive (invited)
  • 2013 – Mikayla Stoker – Junior Intensive (invited)
  • 2013 – Isabelle St-Martin – Fast-track Intensive (invited)

Royal Ballet School (London, England)

  • 2016 – Kaylie Conner [PPA alumna] – Covent Garden Summer Program (attended)
  • 2017 – Lily Maarhuis – Covent Garden Summer Program (attended)

Rambert School of Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance (London, England)

  • 2011 – 2014 Mikayla Petty – 3-year diploma program (graduated)

American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York City)

  • 2020-22 Professional Program – Tamaki Kadonishi (graduated)
  • 2019 Summer Intensive – Tamaki Kadonishi (attended)

Sheridan College – BA in Musical Theatre Performance (Toronto)

  • 2022-23 – Abigail Delves (attending)

Oklahoma City University – Musical Theatre Program (USA)

  • 2020 High School Musical Theatre – Abigail Delves (attended)

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS)

Abigail - Cast of TUTS 2016

FVAD student Abigail at the audition for TUTS Beauty and the Beast

  • 2016 – Abigail Delves – Beauty & the Beast – Cast Member in Kids Ensemble (invited)
  • 2016 – Abigail Delves – TUTS Musical Theatre Camp (attended)

Randolph Academy of Performing Arts (Toronto)

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FVAD alumna Sarah with Mr. Carney and Mr. George Randolph at the Randolph Academy

  • 2014-2016 – Sarah Stewart – 3-year diploma program (graduated)

Students who were invited into a program but chose not to attend are noted above as (invited).