Preprofessional Dancer
Evelyn "Evie" Chan is a classically trained ballet dancer from Portland, Oregon. A Youth Company Member at The Portland Ballet since 2021, she trains in curriculum Level 6B (placed in highest level since 2022) under the direction of Nancy Davis, John Clifford, Elizabeth Guerin, and Josie Moseley, with 12+ hours of technique training plus 8+ hours of company rehearsal a week.
Evie's foundational training began at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre (2012–2021), followed by acceptance into prestigious summer programs including American Ballet Theatre Collegiate Intensive (2025), The Washington School of Ballet 5-week Summer intensive (2024, 2025) and Repertoire Experience (2024) with request to stay for the 2024-25 school year as a Junior Trainee, Kaatsbaan Ballet (2023), State Street Ballet with a $250 merit scholarship (2023), and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet virtual intensives (2020, 2021).
On stage, Evie has performed soloist and featured corps roles in Tom Gold's Petrushka, John Clifford's Firebird, John Clifford's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marius Petipa's Paquita, Tom Gold's Carnival of the Animals, and John Clifford's The Enchanted Toyshop with The Portland Ballet, as well as children’s roles in professional productions of Christopher Stowell's The Sleeping Beauty, Septime Webre's Alice in Wonderland, and George Balanchine's The Nutcracker with Oregon Ballet Theatre.

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Selected Dance Honors
2025 American Ballet Theatre Collegiate Summer Intensive (2 weeks), New York City
Faculty: Sean Stewart, Ethan Brown, Suzanne Goldman, Flavio Salazar, Leann Underwood
2025 The Washington School of Ballet Intensive (5 weeks), Washington, DC
Faculty: Trinidad Vives, Parren Ballard, Zoica Tovar, Edwin Aparicio, Edwaard Liang
2024 The Washington School of Ballet Intensive & Repertoire Week (6 weeks), Washington, DC
Faculty: Trinidad Vives, Parren Ballard, Arron Scott, Edwaard Liang, Edwin Aparicio
Invited to join the Year-Round Junior Trainee Program for the 2024–25 school year
2023 Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive (3 weeks), Tivoli, NY
Faculty: Paloma Herrera, Martine van Hamel, Kevin McKenzie, Lorin Mathis, Gonzalo Garcia, Luciana Paris
Guest Choreographer: Jessica Lang
2023 State Street Ballet Summer Intensive (3 weeks), Santa Barbara, CA
Faculty: Rodney Gustafson, Megan Philipp, Marina Fliagina, Chauncey Parsons, Nilas Martins
Merit Scholarship Award: $250
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