Ballet West’s Artistic Director Adam Sklute invited celebrated ballerina (the first North American to perform at the Kirov in Russia), master teacher, artistic director and choreographer Anna Marie-Holmes to Salt Lake City this past week to observe, teach and discuss a future project with Ballet West. .  Her interpretations of the Russian classics have been staged in more than thirty countries on five continents.

Anna-Marie Holmes corrects Ballet West Principal Artist Christopher Ruud. Jennifer Robinson, Elizabeth McGrath, John Frazer, Owen Gaj, Beau Pearson and Katherine Lawrence pictured

Anna-Marie Holmes and Adam Sklute

Jennifer Robinson, Jacqueline Straughan, Christopher Ruud, Elizabeth Murphy, Owen Gaj, John Frazer, Michael Bearden, Beau Pearson and Josey Silva pictured

-Mark