Bridgett Zehr

When she was 17, she joined the Houston Ballet as an apprentice, working with Maina Gielgud there and becoming a soloist in 2006.

The National Ballet of Canada in Toronto took her on as a soloist in 2007, promoting her to principal dancer in 2009.

In both Houston and Toronto, she established a close personal and professional relationship with Zdenek Konvalina.

[1][3] Following Konvalina, in 2011, she joined the English National Ballet as a principal dancer.

She received the Rolex Dancers First Award in 2009 for dancing the title role in Davide Bombana's Carmen.