Miranda Giles, Principal

Miranda Giles was born in Columbus, Ohio. She began her training under Shir Lee Wu at the age of three with Columbus City Ballet School, the recipient of YAGP Outstanding School and Teacher awards. Giles also worked to refine and diversify her training with frequent guest teachers such as Katrina Killian, Ethan Brown, Anna Reznik, and Alexei Moskalenko. During the summers, Giles trained at The School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, and the Kirov Ballet under significant or full scholarships. Giles was awarded the Youth American Grand Prix “Hope Award” twice for outstanding promise, performing classical and contemporary works choreographed by Christopher Flemming and Alexei Kremnev.

Miranda had always felt inspired to live in California, so she moved west to join the Los Angeles Ballet for before moving to San Diego in to become a professional dancer. Miranda was promoted to soloist a few months after joining Golden State Ballet in 2021. Her favorite role she has performed is “Dew Drop” in Jared Nelson’s “The Nutcracker”, the "Black Swan" Pas De Deux from "Swan Lake" and hopes to one day perform the role of "Juliet" in "Romeo and Juliet". In Miranda's free time she loves to try new restaurants, teach ballet, work on her clothing line, Miranda Rose Designs, and of course explore beautiful San Diego.

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