Yuval Cohen began dancing at age six, when he joined the Mehola Dance Company, specializing in folk and modern dance. From 2013-2018, Yuval studied ballet and after winning an excellence scholarship in 2017 from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, he joined the Jerusalem Ballet School under the artistic direction of Nadya Timofeyeva.
In 2018, Yuval won first place in Russia’s famous The Nutcracker competition. That year, he accepted a position at The Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
During his time there, Yuval danced roles including Blue Bird Variation in The Sleeping Beauty and the Prince in The Nutcracker. After graduating from the Academy in 2021, Yuval joined The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. Yuval joined Philadelphia Ballet II for our 2021/2022 Season and was promoted to apprentice for our 2022/2023 season, debuting as the mean stepsister in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella.
In June 2023, Yuval competed in the Jackson International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi where he received a bronze medal. Yuval was the first Israeli citizen to pass to the final round and medal. He was also chosen as Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2024.
Emily Wilson began her training at School at Steps in New York when she was four years old. She continued to train at Chelsea Ballet in London, and Hong Kong Youth Ballet, before returning to New York to study at the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. She performed with American Ballet Theatre in works by Alexei Ratmansky. She joined Philadelphia Ballet II for the 2018/2019 Season, and was promoted to Apprentice for the 2020/2021 Season.