Company
James Sewell Sewell is the Artistic Director and co-founder of James Sewell Ballet. After moving to New York, Sewell trained at the School of American Ballet, where he performed with ABT II. Sewell was a lead dancer with Feld Ballets/NY for six years, and has performed as a guest artist with New York City Ballet and Denishawn. While in New York, Sewell joined forces with co-founder Sally Rousse to create James Sewell Ballet. Sewell has since choreographed over 70 ballets for James Sewell Ballet and other companies world-wide.
Sally Rousse Rousse began dancing in Barre, Vermont. She trained at the School of American Ballet and with David Howard before performing as a leading dancer with Ballet Chicago, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, and James Sewell Ballet. In 2001, Rousse was awarded a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dancers. She was also named a City Pages "Artist of the Year" in 2009 for her work in the Minneapolis dance community. In addition to her work with James Sewell Ballet, Rousse also works as an independent choreographer in the Minneapolis area.
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