Stanley Cannon
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Training: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, The Chautauqua Institution, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, Ballet Chicago, and The Hyde Park School of Dance.
Honors/Awards: Premier Young Artist, Indiana University, and Jacobs Bicentennial Scholars and Fellows Award, Indiana University.
Favorite Roles: First Movement Principal in Heatscape by Justin Peck, This Bitter Earth by Christopher Wheeldon, and Principal in George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante.
A Career Highlight: Performing the Waltz Boy in George Balanchine's Serenade under two of Balanchine's ballerinas, Kyra Nichols at IU in 2023, and Patricia McBride at Chautauqua Institution in 2025.
Outside Interests: Thrifting, enjoying nature, playing card games with friends, swimming in Lake Michigan, and taking pictures.
