Growing up in Vancouver, Washington, Janel Meindersee received her formal training at The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre under the direction of Damara Bennett. After training in the school for five years, she went on to dance as an apprentice with Oregon Ballet Theatre for one season before joining Nevada Ballet Theatre in 2009. Under the direction of James Canfield, Ms. Meindersee danced as a Company Artist for two seasons before joining Milwaukee Ballet in 2011. Career highlights include performing in Michael Pink’s Dracula, Matthew Neenan’s At The Border and The Last Glass, Thaddeus Davis’s world premiere of Incandescent Start, as well as dancing as The Snow Queen in Michael Pink's The Nutcracker.