Guest Artists Western Ballet's reputation has led to our recognition by leading choreographers and performers. We have attracted guest artists from The School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Oakland Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ballet San Jose, Lines Ballet and other contemporary companies. Exposure to such talents provides our students opportunities usually only afforded to professional dancers. Performing Guest Artists have included: Angelina Allen – Gothenberg Ballet Christopher Anderson – San Francisco Ballet Christian Burns – James Sewell Ballet, Lines Contemporary Ballet, The Foundry Joseph Copley – Oakland Ballet, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Dance Through Time Michael Doerner – National Ballet of Canada, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Brian Fisher – ODC/San Francisco Private Freeman – Canyon Concert Ballet, ODC/San Francisco Zuri Goldman – Ohio Ballet, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Melanie Henderson – San Francisco Ballet, Lines Contemporary Ballet, Alberta Ballet Peter Hershey – Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Michael Howerton – Margaret Wingrove Dance Company of San Jose, Mark Foehringer Dance Project/SF Linda Hurkmans – Norwegian National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet Dave Kato – Marin Ballet, Oakland Ballet Sean Kelly – Houston Ballet Maurya Kerr – Pacific Northwest Ballet, Lines Contemporary Ballet Alex Ketley – San Francisco Ballet, Lines Contemporary Ballet, The Foundry Matt Kovac – Princeton Ballet Jeremy Kovitch - Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley John Lanch – Oakland Ballet Stephen Legate – National Ballet of Canada, San Francisco Ballet Amy London – Diablo Ballet, Oakland Ballet Carlos Molina – American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet Ramon Moreno – National Ballet of Cuba, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Jekyns Pelaez – Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, Diablo Ballet Kathryn Petak – State Street Ballet, Smuin Ballets/SF Benjamin Pierce – American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet Marcie Ryken – Houston Ballet, Oakland Ballet Joral Schmalle – Oakland Ballet Lori Seymour – Margaret Wingrove Dance Company of San Jose Carlo Sierras – Oakland Ballet Scott Stevens – Ohio Ballet, Oakland Ballet Artur Sultanov – Kirov Ballet, Eifman Ballet, Lines Contemporary Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater Paul Thrussell - Boston Ballet, Ballet Gamonet Carlos Venturo – David Taylor Dance Company, Oakland Ballet, Dance Through Time Travis Walker – California Ballet, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Katherine Wells – Oakland Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, Mark Foehringer Dance Project/SF Annette Williams – Margaret Wingrove Dance Company of San Jose Jais Zinoun – San Francisco Ballet Alexi Zubiria – Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas, San Francisco Ballet