Anaka Weiss-Jones

Anaka was born and raised in Colorado. She began dancing in the Boulder area at age 8, most notably under Jayne Persch. In 2018, she joined in the inaugural year of Ballet Melange and spent three years training with Elizabeth Shipiatsky, Sergii Sydorskyi, Maureen Breeze, and Rya Merschat. In addition to her classical training, Anaka nurtured her love of contemporary ballet and modern dance by attending summer intensives at Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Ballet X, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Her professional career began after competing in the International Ballet Competition in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2020, where she was presented with multiple Special Judges' Awards and asked to join the Klaipėda State Music Theater in Lithuania as a company dancer for the 2021-2022 season. She returned to the States and has been dancing as a professional freelance artist in the Greater Denver and New York City areas. She has worked with Zikr Dance Ensemble (CO), Boulder Ballet (CO), Dances Patrelle (NYC), CityDance NY (NYC), Connecticut Ballet (CT) & Minnie Lane (NYC), and is excited to return to Denver to work with Maureen Breeze Dance Theater once again!