Melanie Seeger Plassmann was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she began her dance training at the age of 4. She began her professional dance training at the age of 14 at the National School of the Arts and completed the Royal Academy of Dancing Advanced 2 with Sandra Castens. In 2001, Melanie was invited to dance with the South African Ballet Theatre. In 2003, she moved to Cape Town to study at the University of Cape Town. While at UCT, she also completed the RAD Teachers Certificate and was awarded the RAD Solo Seal Award, which is the RAD’s highest achievement award. In late 2004, Melanie joined the Cape Town City Ballet. While with this ballet company, Melanie performed in many of the classical and contemporary ballets such as: La Sylphides, Carmen, Camille, The Merry Widow, the Young Peasant in Giselle, two of the fairies in The Sleeping Beauty, the Winter Fairy in Cinderella, the Doll Ballerina in The Nutcracker, Solo Waltz in Les Sylphides, and Swanilda in Coppélia. Melanie also performed on many national tours as well as an international tour in Dublin, Ireland. In 2008, Melanie moved to Jackson, Mississippi, USA to study and dance with Ballet Magnificat! in the Trainee Program, Level 2. Upon returning to South Africa, she rejoined Cape Town City Ballet. During her time at UCT and CTCB, she was involved in teaching in the CTCB Boys Development program. In 2011, Melanie left Cape Town City Ballet to pursue teaching full-time. Melanie ran her own studio for 4 years whilst also being a full-time faculty member at the Cape Academy of Performing Arts. In 2015, Melanie returned to UCT to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance Education. She has also taught classical ballet at the UCT School of Dance, was Deputy Director of the Cape Junior Ballet School and Assistant Ballet Mistress at the Cape Junior Ballet Company. Melanie aims to provide quality and excellent teaching in an informative and enjoyable environment.

Noanna Bortoluzzi Vilela Martins was born in Laranjeiras do Sul-PR and began her ballet studies at the age of 8 at the Ballerina Dance Studio, where she also worked as a teacher. Over time, she took several improvement courses as a dancer. As a teacher, she took pointe fitting courses and also took a teaching program, especially the Vaganova method. She has a Bachelor's degree and a Bachelor's degree in dance from the State University of Paraná (Unespar - Fap), and also a degree in Architecture and Urbanism, and is a specialist in Interior Design and Lightning Design, both from Universidade Positivo. She worked as a teacher at several schools in Curitiba, such as Cecconello Dance School, Dom Dance and Theater School, Della Danca and Sesc.

Born in Brasília- DF; as a classical ballerina, she was part of the Noara Beltrami Ballet Corps, an influential school in the city and participated in shows of classical ballet repertoires and also in several competitions throughout the country with dance groups, such as: Goiás International Dance Festival, ArteMinas International Festival, Passo de Arte Grand Prix / Indaiatuba - SP. Professionally, she graduated in Dance and Second Degree in Pedagogy; and to improve her knowledge, she also has certificates in free courses: Anatomy of Dance, Ballet Dictionary (both from the Petite Danse course platform), Aprendi - learning children's dance, classical dance terminology (both from the Psicopedagodança platform, by Jeviane Dubois). In 2023, she moved to Curitiba to be part of the Ballet Magnificat! Brasil Training Program and remains there to this day. In 2024, she joined the team of teachers at the Ballet Magnificat! Brasil Arts School.

Aimê Nunes Brum Amâncio was born in Campinas-SP and began her dance studies at the age of 6. At age 13, she entered the Bolshoi Theatre School in Brazil, where she studied for 7 years and graduated as a ballerina. During this period, she had the opportunity to dance several works such as The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and Les Sylphides, being instructed by masters such as Vladimir Vasiliev, Anna Koblova, Maikon Golini, among other names in dance. In 2021, she moved to Curitiba where she worked as a teacher in the Imagine Project, and the following year she joined the Ballet Magnificat training program. Currently, she is part of the company.

Anna Giulia began her dance journey at the age of 8 in Indaiatuba, SP, where she was trained using the Royal Academy of Dance methodology and was part of competitive groups in different disciplines. Throughout her career as an artist, she became a dance teacher in jazz, ballet, and contemporary dance. She also studied nursing and researched dance therapy and music therapy, using art as a support network for human development. She graduated from ETED (2022) University of the Nations. Her project, “1st Elias Fausto Dance Symposium - Art in Human Development” was approved by the Paulo Gustavo Law, and she is a director, artist, and speaker.

AnnaMarie Bailey was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After watching The Nutcracker at the age of six, she fell in love with ballet and began her training at Concord Performing Arts Academy (CPAA) under the instruction of Carol Armstrong, Leah Girbert, and Christen McCuiston. During her time there, she joined the CPAA Company under the direction of Leah Girbert. As her technique developed, she sought additional opportunities to grow as an artist and discovered the community ballet company Oak Ridge Ballet Association (ORCBA). While dancing with the company, she performed various roles, including Clara in The Nutcracker and Milky White in ORCBA’s production of Into the Woods. At the age of fifteen, AnnaMarie began training with Drey Herron, who encouraged her toward a professional career. Under Mrs. Herron’s instruction, AnnaMarie strengthened her technique and deepened her love for dance. In 2023, she moved to Curitiba, Brazil, to join the Trainee Program and is now honored to begin her apprenticeship with Ballet Magnificat Brasil’s professional company. AnnaMarie is in awe of all that God has done in her life and desires that all glory be given to His name (Romans 11:33–36). She is deeply grateful for her family, whose constant support has encouraged her throughout her journey.

Ellen was born in São Luis - Maranhão and entered the world of art as a child, doing theater and dancing in church. At the age of 14, she began her studies in Classical Ballet at the Ballet Olinda Saul with Maestra Olinda Saul and Maestro Cléo Jr. She was a student at the Petite Danse Dance School in Rio de Janeiro. She lived in Ourinhos-SP and then in Rio de Janeiro to be part of the Cia Brasileira de Ballet directed by Jorge Teixeira (Director and Maestro) and Tadheo de Carvalho (Maestro) where she had the opportunity to be part of the Corps de Ballet dancing Walpurgis Night, Paquita and The Nutcracker. She moved to Curitiba to be part of the Ballet Magnificat Training Program, spending 2 years as a Trainee, 1 year as an Apprentice at the Company and is currently a dancer at the Cia do Ballet Mag Brasil, also working as a teacher at the School of Arts. She has currently begun her studies in Theology at FABAPAR. "It is a privilege given to me by God to run this race of faith with such special people who have contributed and continue to contribute to my growth in all areas of my life!"

Priscila Wimmersberger was born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, and at the age of 9 began her dance studies in Curitiba, at the Eliane Fetzer dance center, where she participated in the junior and youth jazz company. In 2009, she moved to Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, where she began her rhythmic gymnastics training with the ADIEE/UDESC team. She remained a member of the team until 2012. During this period, she continued taking classical ballet and jazz classes. From 2013 to 2016, she was part of the dance company's cast of dancers at the Cacá Berka Dance Company. In 2017, she graduated from the Circocan Circus training program. In 2018, already in Curitiba, she returned to classical ballet classes at Espaço Vida e Dança. In 2019, she became a trainee at Ballet Magnificat! Brasil and is currently a dancer with the company.