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- 1 2 3 4 "Noelani Pantastico". Pacific Northwest Ballet. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 Smith, Rich (14 January 2022). "Pacific Northwest Ballet Star Noelani Pantastico to Retire After 25 Years". The Stranger. Seattle, WA, USA. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "Boomerang ballerina: Noelani Pantastico comes home again to 'Roméo et Juliette'". The Seattle Times. 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "With Seattle Dance Collective, Two Pacific Northwest Ballet Stars Try Directing on for Size". Pointe Magazine. 16 August 2019.