Program for Smuin's The Christmas Ballet - Flipbook - Page 13
ARTIST PROFILES
JOÃO SAMPAIO
João Sampaio trained in classical ballet in his hometown of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. He has won national and international dance
competitions, including YAGP and the World Ballet Competition.
Sampaio joined Tulsa Ballet in 2014, where he performed featured
roles in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Wayne McGregor’s Infra, Nacho
Duato’s Remanso, Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table, Yuri Possokhov’s
Classical Symphony, and Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet and Age of
Innocence. In 2018, he joined Festival Ballet Providence, performing
lead roles in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Swan Lake, and The
Nutcracker. Sampaio joined Smuin in 2019.
COMPANY TEACHERS
Sandra Chinn
Brett Conway
Diego Cruz
Robin Dekkers
Valerie Harmon
Amy London
Bethany Mitchell
Kaori Ogasawara
Rika Onizuka
Jennifer Polyocan
Jane Rehm
Amy Seiwert
Julianne Spratlin
Benjamin Warner
COMPANY PIANISTS
Lynn Inglese
Ben Juodvalkis
Geoffrey Lee
Danny Sullivan
Sky Tan
Donald White
WELLNESS TEAM
LEAD PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Kendall Alway, PT, DPT
Ariell Gross, PT, DPT
VISITING PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Shirley Kollmann, DPT
Elizabeth Maples, DPT
Suzanne Martin, DPT
Meaghann Oakes-Rust, DPT
Dr. Bob Schroedter, PT, DPT
ORTHOPEDIC & PHYSICAL THERAPY
Dr. Michael Dillingham SOAR
Dr. Jeffrey Mann, Cal Sports and
Orthopaedic Institute
Dr. Kevin Stone and the Stone Clinic
Dr. Alicia Knee Center for Sports Medicine
Lisa Giannone Active Care Physical Therapy
Kristin Wingfield, MD
ACUPUNCTURISTS
Andrew Castellanos
Stephen Coleman
Devin Wu
Kristina Yotive
CHIROPRACTORS
John DeRoy
Leonard Stein
MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Tessa Barbour
Carolyn Hart
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