Isabella grew up in San Diego, California where she trained under Maxim Tchernychev. During her training, she competed in a number of ballet competitions where she was awarded first place at the Youth America Grand Prix, and was a semifinalist at both the World Ballet Competition and the Music Center’s Spotlight Competition. In 2020 Isabella moved to Oklahoma to dance as a trainee with the Tulsa Ballet. In 2021 Isabella joined Charlotte Ballet II. There she performed Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House, Matthew Hart’s Sleeping Beauty, Christopher Stuart’s Under the Lights and Peter Pan, as well as many other classical and contemporary works. Isabella joined Alabama Ballet as an apprentice in 2023, performing in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® and Roger Van Fleteren’s Giselle. Isabella is excited for her first season as a company dancer. 

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