Emanuel Dostine (he/him) was born in Detroit, Michigan and received his initial dance training from Spotlight Dance Works where he was a YoungArts winner in contemporary dance. He moved to Vancouver to further his education at Arts Umbrella under the direction of Artemis Gordon.

After graduating, Emanuel was an Emerging Artist with Ballet BC for two seasons before becoming a full-time company member. Over the past six years, Emanuel performed works by Crystal Pite, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Fernando Hernando Magadan, Marco Goecke, Sharon Eyal, Johan Inger, Jiří Pokorný, Medhi Walerski, Marne and Imre Van Opstal, Roy Assaf, Shahar Binyamini and Jiří Kylián. This is Emanuel’s fifth season with Ballet BC.