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ARTIST PROFILES
RICARDO DYER
Ricardo Dyer is a native of Panama based out of New York City. He
received his early training at The Governor’s School for the Arts in
Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance
from Butler University, where he performed extensively with Butler
Ballet including works by Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine and Paul
Taylor. Post graduation, Dyer has danced with Charlottesville Ballet,
Ballet Memphis, L.A. Dance Project and LA Opera. During his career
he has performed works by Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, Julia
Adam, Benjamin Millepied, Val Caniparoli, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
and many others. Dyer joined Smuin in 2019.
JULIA GUNDZIK
Julia Gundzik, originally from Oxford, OH, began her training at the
Washington School of Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet Academy. She
danced with Cincinnati Ballet II before joining the main company
in 2023, performing works including Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin,
Written and Forgotten by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Confetti by Gerald
Arpino, Alice in Wonderland by Septime Webre, Our Story and More
Room to Play by David Morse, and world premieres by Amy Seiwert
and Jennifer Archibald. In 2023, she performed soloist roles in two
Moving Arts world premieres, Intra by Christian Denice and Yin
Yang by Gabriel Lorena. Gundzik joined Smuin in 2024.
CASSIDY ISAACSON
Cassidy Isaacson, originally from Redmond, WA, trained at Pacific
Northwest Ballet before joining Grand Rapids Ballet Company
at age 16. Some favorite works performed during her eight years
at Grand Rapids Ballet include Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love,
Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close, Penny Saunders’ In Frame,
and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Written and Forgotten. Isaacson
joined Smuin in 2019.
DANIEL KUBR
Daniel Kubr is from Switzerland, where he started his professional
ballet training at the Theater Basel. In 2015, he trained at Central
Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary.
In 2018, Daniel joined Cincinnati Ballet as a second company member.
He was a trainee with Texas Ballet Theater before joining Sacramento
Ballet from 2021-2023. Some of his favorite pieces he has performed
include State of Matter by Ihsan Rustem, Ghost Light by Penny
Saunders, George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Carry Me Anew by Ma
Cong, and Gregory Dawson’s Strange Love. Daniel is excited to join
Smuin for The Christmas Ballet!
10 • THE CHRISTM A S BALLET • 2024
