Master Class With Isaac Knuteson

Isaac Knuteson (Perm, Ru) was adopted from Perm Russia, and started dancing at a local competition studio training in multiple styles of dance & attending national events. He then later started training heavily in ballet & trained with Madison Ballet as a pre professional/trainee, under the direction of Rachelle Fochs and Central Midwest Ballet with Marguerite Luksik. Isaac attended Nashville Ballet SI in 2021, then later became a pre-professional student for a few months, working with Nick Mulllikin, Anais Chalendard, Julia Eisen & Aeron Buchanan. In 2022 Isaac attended Miami City Ballet Si where he then became a pre-professional that year, where he worked with Lourdes Lopez & Herman Payne. Isaac then trained with Oklahoma City Ballet In the summer with Ryan Jolicoeeur-Nye, Oliver Muñoz, Jason Ambrose & Chloe Jenson, where he then became a Postgraduate student in 2023. He has attended multiple summer intensives including Milwaukee Ballet, Kanopy Dance, Des Moines Ballet, Point Park Dance, Visceral Dance Chicago & Symbiosis Arts under the direction of Braeden Barnes. Isaac then danced professionally with Water Street Dance Milwaukee under the direction of Morgan Williams for a season in 2023-2024, where he got to perform & work with multiple choreographers. Isaac has performed at APAP, Trifecta Dance Festival, Collective Contemporary Awards, Wisconsin Dance Festival, Midwest Arts Expo & World Of Dance Chicago. Isaac also was a guest artist for Madison Contemporary Dance in 2021 & New Brese Dance Company in 2023. Isaac has also signed with Go2talent Agency in 2023 & was an assistant for Dupree Dance in 2021-2023, working with Terrill Mitchell, Kobi Rozenfeld, Craig Black. He is currently an assistant for Showstoppers Dance convention, and is featured in their magazine for 2024. Isaac currently teaches all around the Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Eau Claire & Minneapolis & Chicago area. His choreography was nominated for the "Industry Dance Awards" in 2023 & 2024. Isaac is currently dancing professionally with Regenerative Beings in Texas under the direction of Brian Stevens & Nova Linea in Milwaukee under the direction of Jared Baker.