Donnette Castle

Donnette Cannonie is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Chicago, IL. She is also a co-producer of Carnival Choreographer's Ball. Trained in multiple styles, Donnette has worked as a versatile dancer nationally and internationally with many companies and artists. Highlights include performing for Oprah/Black Eyed Peas, Vanity Fair, Marshall Field’s, Kellogg's, Taylor Dane, and Toby Keith. She spent seven seasons performing with The Dance COLEctive. Donnette's choreography has been presented at the Industry Dance Awards, Experimental Film Virginia, Alabama Dance Summit, Ballet Tennessee, IPOP! Conventions in LA and Las Vegas, as well as several dance programs and competitive dance teams. She is the former coach of the University of Illinois Chicago dance team and was also previously one of the choreographers for Scotland’s National Dance Team. Donnette teaches master classes and workshops across the country and has spent the past 15 seasons on summer faculty for the Alabama Ballet summer intensive. She holds a B.A. in dance and performance from Columbia College Chicago.