Isabella Boylston
Born in Sun Valley, Idaho, Isabella Boylston began dancing at the age of three. While training at the Academy of Colorado Ballet, she won the gold medal in 2001 at the Youth America Grand Prix Finals in New York City. In 2002, she began training at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, on a full scholarship.
Boylston joined the ABT Studio Company in 2005, the main Company as an apprentice in May 2006 and the corps de ballet in March 2007. She was promoted to Soloist in June 2011 and to Principal Dancer in August 2014. She has performed leading roles in iconic ballet's like Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Bayadere, and many more! Boylston won the 2009 Princess Grace Award and was nominated for the 2010 Prix Benois de la Danse. In 2011 she received the Clive Barnes Award. She was the recipient of the 2014 Annenberg Fellowship. And recently, she was the stunt double for Oscar award winning actress Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow. Isabella has been featured in publication such as Forbes, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, and many more! This is her first time in the Bahamas and the ArtSea team is honored to welcome her to the islands!
Hollie Wright
A Philadelphia native, Miss Wright began her career at The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco!). Going through the ranks, Miss Wright joined the training program while in high school, was selected to join Danco II, and after 2 seasons, left and finished her Bachelor’s in Dance Education. A week to the day of graduation she had her first performance with Philadanco. She has worked with and performed work by numerous choreographers during her time at Philadanco including Elisa Monte, Ron Brown, George Faison, and Talley Beatty to name a few. Upon leaving Philadanco, Miss Wright enjoyed her Broadway debut in Maurice Hines’ Hot Feet as a featured member in the ensemble and doing the leading role before the show closed. Miss Wright has gone on to perform in a number of shows including The Color Purple and Sophisticated Ladies. Miss Wright has done some television and film work including Beloved, The Great Observer, A Bridezilla Promo, and a podcast go project. With her Bachelor’s in Education, Miss Wright found time to teach while dancing at Philadanco. Miss Wright has been a lecturer at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Miss Wright has also taught and choreographed stateside and abroad. While in New York, Miss Wright has choreographed for Universoul Circus, a commercial for Party City, and a production of Dreamgirls. Currently Miss Wright is on faculty at The Ailey School teaching in the Professional Division.
2018
Samantha Pollino
Musical Theater
"HAMILTON"
Samantha is currently in the original Broadway cast of Head Over Heels. Most recently, she was in the original Chicago cast of Hamilton: An American Musical. Before that, she appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Hot Feet. She toured nationally with Nickelodeon as Stephanie from Lazytown. She has appeared in commercials and industrial performances for Above The Influence, Nike, Mattel, Disney, and Nickelodeon. A Baltimore native, Samantha attended Baltimore School for the Arts, and then graduated from the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She has performed with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Favorite show credits include Tuck Everlasting, Carousel, Singin' in the Rain, Legally Blonde, and American Idiot.
2017
Gabriel Hyman
Modern
Gabriel began his dance training at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington, DE and later graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA. He attended summer programs at The Ailey School, The School at Jacob's Pillow, and Nederlands Dans Theater and has performed works by Matthew Rushing, Sharon Eyal, Bob Fosse, Crystal Pite and Lightfoot León among others. He has also been a featured dancer in Jennah Bell's music video, "John Forbid" and CosmoBody's Yoga for Dancers. Mr. Hyman recently graduated with honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance as a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar and a Glorya Kaufman Dance Scholar. This is his second season with Ailey II.