Dancing
“Dancing is like breathing - missing a day doing either is very bad.”
Companies Worked For
- Estonian National Ballet (Principal)
- Canada's Ballet Jörgen (Principal)
- Alberta Ballet
- Opera Atelier
Principal Guestings
- Ballet Kelowna
- Mission Dance Company
- Jeunnesse Classique Ballet Society
- DanceTeq International (Japan)
- Bereber Sayaw Dance (Philippines)
- Côté Danse
- Kittiwake Dance Theatre
- DNA Theatre
Stats
- Graduated: Canada's National Ballet School
- Height – 6’2”/188 cm
- Weight – 190 lbs/86 kg
- Citizenship – Canadian
- Turns: Ambidextrous
Notable Roles
- Swan Lake – Prince Siegfried, Pas de Trois, Rothbart
- Sleeping Beauty – Prince Desire, Blue Bird
- Giselle – Albrecht
- Onegin – Eugene Onegin
- Nutcracker – Prince, Lead Flower Soloist
Notable Roles
- A Streetcar Named Desire – Stanley Kowalski
- La Bayadere – Solor
- Cinderella – Prince Charming
- Medea – King Creon
- Ephebos – Soloist Male
Notable Roles
- Aeg (Time) – Second Movement
- Katariina I (Catherine I) – Peter the Great
- 30 Minute Beauty Makeover – The Prince
- Romeo and Juliet - Tybalt
- The Rite of Spring – The Murderer
The reason ballet has remained so interesting to me for all these years is because it is a complete mental, physical, and emotional challenge every day. There is no cheating in ballet; shortcuts don't work. The perfect ballet ideal is one which none of us will ever achieve, but we who are crazy enough to pursue it and continue striving for it find moments of artistry and success that sustain us.
“I really have to dance more often, and so I travel around. If I don't, I will crumble.”
Reviews
“The production features the spectacular dancing of internationally acclaimed guest artist Kealan McLaughlin with his dynamic athleticism and artistry.”
“The prince, Kealan McLaughlin, has really grown in this role and the chemistry with [the White Swan] is visible and palpable to the audience. Moments where Odette touches the prince create a strong emotional charge: the young man shines and his joy is overflowing and reaches the back rows of the second balcony.”
“Other standout roles include Kealan McLaughlin's Bluebird, excelling and impressing with those tricky brisé volés in the coda.”
