Bret Coppa has participated in summer intensives and competitions around the U.S. as well as internationally. He attended UNCSA and performed many leading roles: Principal Man in Donizetti Variations, Waltz Boy in Serenade, Solor in La Bayadere, The Poet in Les Sylphides, plus numerous roles from The Nutcracker. After graduating from UNCSA he attended Ballet Heritage in St. Petersburg, Russia, receiving a teaching certification in the Vaganova Method. Starting his professional career as a member of Atlanta Ballet, Bret originated in roles such as Gaston in Bruce Well’s Beauty and the Beast, later also performing as the Beast. Other works at Atlanta Ballet include pieces by Ricardo Amarante, Yuri Possokhov, Mark Morris, Johan Kobborg, Claudia Schreier, Lar Lubovitch, Alexander Ekman, Liam Scarlett, and Dwight Rhoden. Post Atlanta Ballet, Bret freelanced in Atlanta and danced with Terminus Modern Ballet Theater. He is now living and working in NYC.