Brooke Noska
KCB II
Brooke Noska grew up in Medina, Ohio where she began her formal ballet training at Hudson Conservatory of Ballet. In 2019 she competed at the YAGP Finals in New York City and was selected to be in the Final Round for Senior Women. After placing top 12 at finals and receiving many scholarship offers to professional schools, Brooke joined Houston Ballet Academy’s professional training division on scholarship. She trained with Houston Ballet Academy for 3 years under the guidance of Claudio Muñoz, Cheryne Busch, and Susan Bryant. While in the academy, Brooke performed in featured roles such as Stanton Welch’s Brigade, Play, and Chopiniana, as well as the opportunity to perform with the company in Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker and Jubilee of Dance. Brooke attended Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s graduate program for one year, where she danced corps de ballet roles with the company such as Lew Christensen’s Beauty and the Beast and Terrence Orr’s The Nutcracker. She also performed as the Sugar Plum Fairy with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and as Russian Girl in Serenade, set by Zippora Karz.