Serenade
Lineup
Dancer photos © Angela Sterling. Headshots © Lindsay Thomas. Seattle Center, the home of Pacific Northwest Ballet, resides on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. This acknowledgement reminds us to strive for respectful partnerships with all people, as we search for collective healing.
Mark Cuddihee is a professional ballet dancer originally from Greenville, South Carolina, who trained at The School of American Ballet in NYC and Boston Ballet School. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2018 and performs as a member of the Corps de Ballet, dancing classical and neo-classical roles by choreographers including George Balanchine and Donald Byrd.
Christian Poppe is a Soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, a position he achieved in 2022 after joining the company as an apprentice in 2013 and advancing to corps de ballet in 2014. From Lake Stevens, Washington, he trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and Cornish College of the Arts Preparatory Dance, and has performed with Dance! Fremont and the Men in Dance Festival—Against the Grain.
Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan is a Mexican-American principal ballet dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. Born in Philadelphia to a Mexican mother and Irish-American father, she is known for her performances in classical roles including Giselle, Coppélia, and The Nutcracker, as well as contemporary works by choreographers like David Dawson, Donald Byrd, Pite, and Forsythe.
Dammiel Cruz-Garrido is a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, promoted to the rank in 2022 after joining the company's corps de ballet in 2016. Born and raised in Queens, New York, he trained on full scholarship at the prestigious School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award and Danish American Nationals Cultural Exchange (DANCE) scholarship.