Chalnessa Eames
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Pacific Northwest Ballet (2001-2011)
Chalnessa Eames | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| 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]
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]