As a guest Principal ballerina, Ms. Canterna danced the roles of Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Clara & Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker and Kitri in Don Quixote with Universal Ballet Company in Seoul, South Korea under the direction of Oleg Vinogradov. She has also danced with the Washington Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet where she was partnered by dance superstar Desmond Richardson. She has appeared in numerous galas worldwide including the Vail Dance Festival, Dance Open in Russia, Gala de Danza, Dance Against Cancer in NYC, the Ravello Festival in Italy, YAGP Mexico and Les Gala des Etoiles in Montreal where she performed Le Corsaire pas de duex with international ballet star, Carlos Acosta.  

Adrienne appeared as a soloist in the PBS television tribute to opera star Placido Domingo, in a segment directed and choreographed by dance icon, Debbie Allen. She has been a guest performer on TV shows around the world including So You Think You Can Dance, Dance India Dance, Benissimo (Switzerland) and many more. Adrienne can be seen as a ballet soloist in the movie “STEP UP” starring Channing Tatum. Ms. Canterna has modeled for the athleisure brand MPG Sport was a featured dancer/model for an editorial in SELF magazine & German GLAMOUR magazine. Adrienne was invited by VOGUE editor in chief Anna Wintour, to walk in the “Made for History” show where she made her NYFW debut.  

Adrienne is the choreographer & co-creator of the international hit dance show “ROCK the Ballet”. After touring over 30 countries & over 1 million tickets sold since 2008, RTB continues to wow audiences across the globe. Ms. Canterna created & choreographed the world premiere of “ROMEO & JULIET” in Europe & the UK to rave reviews from critics & audiences alike. During her run as Juliet on the West End, prestigious UK dance critic Graham Watts wrote “Adrienne created a ballet for the Snapchat age. Dancing as Juliet in her own choreography, Canterna’s exciting portrayal is delivered with a cocktail of personality and movement that mixed a quirky dollop of Lady Gaga, a touch of burlesque, the length of Sylvie Guillem’s limbs and the hyper-flexible spine of an Olympic gymnast”. In 2014, Adrienne became a Semi-Finalist on Season 9 of the hit TV show “America’s Got Talent”. 

In 2019, Ms. Canterna choreographed, directed & starred in the world premiere of “Rock the Ballet X”. Die Welt culture critic in Germany wrote “Adrienne Canterna’s spectacular and ingenious choreography rendered the audience breathless”. After it’s premiere 10 week European tour seen by over 50,000 fans, RTBX continues to tour Europe to sold out audiences. 

Ms. Canterna is the Founder of SweetBird Productions and the Artistic Director of the SweetBird Summer Intensive (SBSI). Adrienne currently tours as a juror & master teacher with YAGP & REVEL. She has taught & judged at ADC IBC, Ballet West Academy, University of the Arts, CityDance Conservatory, Cary Ballet Conservatory, artémotion, UNAM (Mexico), Joffrey Ballet School, Dance Masters of America & countless others around the world.  

Adrienne has coached multiple students who have competed & advanced internationally and has many students who are currently dancing professionally in companies & shows around the world. Adrienne proudly served on the Artistic Faculty of the Kirov Academy until its closing in 2022, where she taught ballet, contemporary & choreography. Her choreography has been performed by stars of Takarazuka (Japan) and many other dancers globally and her contemporary works have won numerous awards at national & international competitions including YAGP, Helsinki IBC, USA IBC and more. 

Most recently, Adrienne choreographed a new work for Boston Ballet II.  

Adrienne is married to Brandt Martínez & is the proud mother of daughters, Anami Halo and Vida Rain.  

Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Karapetyan received his training at the Armenian School of Ballet and the Schweizerische Ballettberufsschule in Zurich, Switzerland. His extensive experience includes 12 years as a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, and six as a soloist with the Zurich Ballet. Karapetyan served on the jury for Prix de Lausanne in 2018, and has been a guest teacher with San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet and more.

Davit has performed principal roles in Helgi Tomasson’s 2004 Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince and King of Snow), Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella (Prince Gillaume), John Cranko’s Onegin (Onegin), among others, and created principal roles in Helgi Tomasson’s On a Theme of Paganini, Caprice, and On Common Ground.

“Throughout his career, Davit has continually distinguished himself both as a performer and a teacher of ballet’s next generation. His wide range of experience, depth of knowledge, and passion for ballet education make him the ideal candidate to lead the School boldly into the future.” – Philadelphia Ballet Artistic Director Angel Corella.

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