Judges
DAME ANTOINETTE SIBLEY DBE

Dame Antoinette Sibley trained at the Arts Educational and Royal Ballet Schools, dancing Swanhilda in Coppélia at the first ever Royal Ballet School’s Performance. Upon graduating from the School in 1956 she joined The Royal Ballet and was promoted to Soloist in 1959, and Principal in 1960.
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KAREN KAIN C.C., L.L.D, L.L.T, O.ONT

One of the most accomplished and celebrated ballet artists of her era, Karen Kain is renowned not just for the passion and incisive characterization of her many performances as a dancer, but for the commitment and energy she has brought to her role as a spokesperson for and representative of Canada’s cultural life.
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REX HARRINGTON

Recognized as one of the finest male dancers of his era, a performer admired for both his dazzling and magnetic stage presence and his incomparable and sensitive partnering skills, Rex Harrington is one of Canada’s most renowned stage artists. Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Mr. Harrington graduated from Canada’s National Ballet School in 1981 and joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1983.
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ASHELY WHEATER

Born in Scotland and raised in England, Wheater, 48, was trained at the Royal Ballet School. As a young dancer, he was cast in numerous productions at the Royal Opera House, including The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Anastasia, and Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker. At the age of thirteen, he worked with Sir Frederick Ashton on the world premiere of Benjamin Britten’s Death in Venice, a production in which Wheater performed throughout England and Europe.read more

STANTON WELCH

Regrettably, due to the immense demands on his time, Stanton Welch has had to withdraw from this year's Judging Panel."