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 furthered his dance education by completing the Arts Umbrella graduate program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. While at Arts Umbrella, Emanuel got the opportunity to perform repertoire by Crystal Pite, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Fernando Magadan and Marco Goecke. He is thrilled to be taking the next steps with Ballet BC as an emerging artist for the 2022/23 season.