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Katie Choi (she/her) raised in San Francisco, is a recent graduate of UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Prior to college, she received her training at the San Francisco Ballet School under the direction of Patrick Armand. There, she had the opportunity to showcase her talents performing in renowned works such as Helgi Tomasson’s The Nutcracker and Coppelia as well as Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance with a minor in Urban Studies. While at UC Irvine, she participated in numerous faculty and student works. Among the most notable were Giselle staged by Tong Wang, and George Balanchine’s Serenade, staged by Diane Diefenderfer and Zippora Karz. She was the recipient of the William Gillespie scholarship three years in a row. Outside of UCI, she had the opportunity to perform Tchaikovsky: The Love Letter and The White Feather alongside Tara Ghassemieh and Vitor Luiz.

Alexander Griffith (he/him) welcomes his third season with Oakland Ballet. He began his training with the Charlotte Ballet in North Carolina before joining Rochester City Ballet in New York. There he danced the role of Quint in Salvatore Aiello’s Turn of the Screw as well as featured roles in their production of The Nutcracker. Since joining Oakland Ballet, Alex has been featured as Diego in Viva la Vida, Chocolate in Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker, and in the Dancing Moons Festival. He has appeared as a guest artist with San Jose Ballet, Ayako School of Ballet, and the Westlake School of Performing Arts. Alex finds teaching an enriching experience and has offered his expertise and training to adult and youth students in both private and group classes at various studios across the Bay Area.

Eden Magana (she/her) a Chicago native, began her dance training at the Chicago Multi Dance Center under the guidance of Homer Bryant. She spent two years at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, honing her craft with esteemed instructors Randy Duncan and Patrick Samello. Eden continued her artistic growth, spending her final two years of high school as a Conservatory student at the Joffrey Ballet, where she trained with Karin Elis-Wentz and Raul Casasoula. During her time at the Joffrey Ballet, she originated the role of the Fountain in the original production of Rita Finds Home choreographed by Amy Hall-Garner. A recent graduate of Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program, she was a company member of Robert Mosses Kin’s 60th Anniversary season during her second semester. Eden has had the privilege of collaborating with notable choreographers, including Nol Simonse, Aleks Perez, Christopher Marney and Erin Barnett. She has attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Devon Martirez y McFarland (he/him) was born in San Francisco and raised in the East Bay, where he began his dance training at the age of 12. He studied at Berkeley Ballet Theatre and Idyllwild Arts Academy, developing a solid technical foundation and a broad artistic sensibility. In July 2025, Devon graduated with a BA in Modern Ballet from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During his studies, he trained extensively in classical and contemporary techniques and worked with a range of distinguished artists. In his final year, he toured with Scottish Ballet as part of the 2024/25 production of The Nutcracker, gaining valuable professional performance experience. Devon has performed works by established choreographers including Krzysztof Pastor, Christopher Bruce, Christopher Hampson, and others. His work reflects a strong commitment to versatility and he continues to pursue opportunities that challenge him artistically and professionally. He is excited for the 2026 spring season of Oakland Ballet.

Jazmine Quezada (she/her) is from Ventura County, California where she began her ballet training at age 11 with Ventura County Ballet and was the first to receive the Ron Noblin Full Scholarship Award. Jazmine attended American Ballet Theater’s New York summer intensive in 2011 followed by the Joffrey Chicago International summer dance intensive on full scholarship. In 2016 she moved to San Francisco to continue her training on scholarship at the San Francisco Ballet School. There she performed with the San Francisco Ballet in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and in the leading role of Grace in Helgi Tomasson’s Meisten Mozart. Since joining the Oakland Ballet in 2018, she has performed the role of Luna in Luna Mexicana, the Sugar Plum Fairy in Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker, Frida Kahlo in Viva la Vida, Elaine Kudo’s Duet and Phil Chan’s Quartet from Exquisite Corpse, created roles in works by Caili Quan, and Megan and Shannon Kurashige, and appeared in the dance films Brief Encounter, In Plain Sight, and What I See. When not dancing at Oakland Ballet, you can find Jazmine at her ballet school, Tutu School Union City, twirling with her dancers.

Alyssa Viray (she/her) began her training at Westlake School for the Performing Arts where she performed the Sugar Plum Fairy, Princess Flora, and the Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, as well as Odile in Swan Lake. She received her BFA in Dance from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Program at Dominican University of California. During her time there she performed works by Gregory Dawson, Dexandro Montalvo, Kara Davis, Liv Schaffer, and Jay Carlon. She furthered her training at Orsolina’28 Nunes/Flock Intensive, BalletX Winter Intensive, and Modus Operandi Summer Intensive. Most recently, Alyssa danced with DawsonDanceSF, under the direction of Gregory Dawson where she performed the world premiere of The Joy Protocol in collaboration with Richard Howell and The Middle Period for the Tannery Winter Dance Festival and Black Choreographer’s Festival. Since joining the Oakland Ballet Company in 2024, she has performed in Luna Mexicana, Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker, and the Dancing Moons Festival: Angel Island Project. This is her second season with Oakland Ballet.

Phoenix Wilkins (he/him) was born into a dance family, with both of his parents being professional dancers. He began training with his father’s school, DASSdance in Seattle, at the age of 7, studying ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and acro. In his final year, he was invited to join the DASSdance professional company appearing in 19 Stories at the Erickson Theatre. Recently he toured to NYC with the company performing Tough Roots at University Settlement. Phoenix spent two summers on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School NYC, worked with Donald Byrd and Alonzo King during summer intensives, and trained privately with Stephanie Saland, former Balanchine ballerina. Upon graduating from high school, Phoenix joined the professional training program at State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara. He later joined Peninsula Ballet Theatre. In his two seasons there he danced many roles including Mozart in Requiem. He is excited to join Oakland Ballet this season.

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