Chalnessa Eames Explained

Chalnessa Eames
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Ballet dancer
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]

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 .[2] [10]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Act II: Life After Ballet . Brooke . Loisel . Klipsun magazine . 2010 . February 3, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Chalnessa Eames . Pacific Northwest Ballet . https://web.archive.org/web/20100824105820/http://www.pnb.org/Artists/Soloists/ChalnessaEames.aspx . August 24, 2010 . February 3, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Chalnessa Eames . Dean . Speer . Francis . Timlin . Ballet-Dance Magazine . March 2008 . February 3, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Obituary: David Alan Eames . Skagit Valley Herald . legacy.com . November 19, 2009 . February 3, 2012 .
  5. Speer, Dean; Timlin, Francis (March 2008). "Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Chalnessa Eames". Ballet-Dance Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  6. Web site: Pacific Northwest Ballet's Encore, or Why I Will Miss Chalnessa Eames . Marcie . Sillman . SeattlePI.com . June 16, 2011 . February 3, 2012 .
  7. Web site: PNB's Encore Celebrates Eight Departing Dancers . Rosie . Gaynor . SeattleDances . April 6, 2011 . February 3, 2012 .
  8. Web site: Chalnessa Eames . . February 3, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130416034536/http://www.whimwhim.org/company/dancer/chalnessa-eames/ . April 16, 2013 .
  9. Web site: From Whim W'Him, Sex Kittens and Sex Kills . Michael . van Baker . . January 22, 2012 . February 3, 2012 .
  10. Web site: Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) . IMDb.com . February 3, 2012 .
  11. Web site: Inside Chalnessa Eames' Dance Bag image . Margaret . Fuhrer . Pointe Magazine . February–March 2010 . February 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804143235/http://pointemagazine.com/issues/februarymarch-2010/show-and-tell-inside-chalnessa-eames-dance-bag . August 4, 2012 . dead .
  12. Web site: Exclusive Interview With MPG Sport Founder . Avi . Woolman . ActivewearUSA.com . April 21, 2011 . February 3, 2012 .

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