Chalnessa Eames

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Chalnessa Eames
Born1978 (age 44–45)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationBallet dancer
Career
Current group Whim W'Him
Former groups Royal Winnipeg Ballet (1998-2001)
Pacific Northwest Ballet (2001-2011)

Chalnessa Eames (born 1978) [1] is a ballet dancer who performed with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. [2]

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Early life and education

Eames was born in Los Angeles, California. [3] She is one of five children born to Rebecca (Becky) and David Eames. [4] From the age of three, she grew up in Bellingham, Washington, [3] where she studied ballet at the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet and the Morca Academy of Performing Arts. [1] She then moved to Eugene (Oregon) to work with Kathleen Smith Epstein, who taught using the Vaganova syllabus. She worked with her for two years, from ages 12–14, when she started high school. [5]

She auditioned for Harid Conservatory and received a two-year scholarship. She attended summer programs at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and completed her final year of training at Winnipeg. [2] [3]

Career

In 1996, at the age of 18, she joined Royal Winnipeg Ballet, [2] as an apprentice and was promoted to the corps de ballet the following year. [1] She joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001, where she was promoted to soloist in 2007. [2] Eames left the Pacific Northwest Ballet in June 2011. [6] [7] She currently performs with Olivier Wevers' Whim W'Him dance company. [8] [9]

Leading roles

Eames has danced leading roles which include: [2]

She also originated the leading roles in: [2]

Other work

Eames danced in Guy Maddin's 2002 film Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary. [2] [10]

Personal life

Eames is married to Ash Modha, [1] [11] the CEO and co-founder of the Mondetta Clothing Company. [12]

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  3. 1 2 3 Speer, Dean; Timlin, Francis (March 2008). "Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Chalnessa Eames". Ballet-Dance Magazine. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Obituary: David Alan Eames". Skagit Valley Herald. legacy.com. November 19, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ Speer, Dean; Timlin, Francis (March 2008). "Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Chalnessa Eames". Ballet-Dance Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  6. ↑ Sillman, Marcie (June 16, 2011). "Pacific Northwest Ballet's Encore, or Why I Will Miss Chalnessa Eames". SeattlePI.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ Gaynor, Rosie (April 6, 2011). "PNB's Encore Celebrates Eight Departing Dancers". SeattleDances. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Chalnessa Eames". Whim W'Him. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  9. ↑ van Baker, Michael (January 22, 2012). "From Whim W'Him, Sex Kittens and Sex Kills". The SunBreak . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)". IMDb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  11. ↑ Fuhrer, Margaret (February–March 2010). "Inside Chalnessa Eames' Dance Bag image". Pointe Magazine. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  12. ↑ Woolman, Avi (April 21, 2011). "Exclusive Interview With MPG Sport Founder". ActivewearUSA.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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