Strength. Control. Style. Tailoring the Athlete with Rodes For Him

Photos By Matt Johnson and Kathryn Harrington 

Ballet is one of the most physically demanding art forms in the world. It requires endurance, balance, and precision. The right clothing demands the same. It supports movement, sharpens presence, and reflects confidence. 

Inside the Frazier History Museum, the artists of the Louisville Ballet step into a different kind of uniform. Known for strength, control, and relentless discipline, these athletes bring the same focus to this editorial photoshoot, wearing men’s styles from Rodes For Him. 

Set against a backdrop of history, this shoot highlights men who have mastered their craft and the clothing that meets them at that level. The result is simple. Strong men. Well made clothes. No compromise. 

Styled By | Cleo Heine & Chris Burns 

Hair Styled By | J Michaels Spa & Salon 

Creative Director | Amelia Frazier Theobald 

Production Assistants | Brylea Peach, Mike Tomes 

Fletcher Barr 

Photo By: Matt Johnson 

Fletcher Barr is from Owensboro, Kentucky, and began dancing at age five. He decided to focus on ballet at nine years old, training and performing with Evansville Ballet, Ballet Indiana, and Owensboro Dance Theatre. In addition to attending summer intensives at Louisville Ballet and Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Fletcher has also trained at the Harid Conservatory, the Bolshoi Ballet summer intensive in New York, and toured in China with the Long Beach Ballet Summer Intensive. He graduated in 2024 from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ballet Performance. There, he performed roles in works by George Balanchine, Justin Peck, Dwight Rhoden, and Michael Vernon. Fletcher joined Louisville Ballet as a Company Artist in 2024. 

Daniel Scofield 

Photos By: Kathryn Harrington 

Daniel Scofield joined Louisville Ballet as a Company Artist in 2022 and has performed roles and works including Romeo in Alun Jones’ Romeo & Juliet, The Nutcracker and Sugar Plum Cavalier in Val Caniparoli’s The Brown-Forman Nutcracker, an Ugly Stepsister in Alun Jones’ Cinderella, Andrea Schermoly’s Appalachian Spring, Ching Ching Wong’s 502 and Grass Is Green, Adam Hougland’s Broken Totem and Cold Virtues, and Anne Jung’s #fourwithsix. 

A Louisville native, Daniel began his performing arts training primarily in musical theatre, later focusing more heavily on dance. Daniel graduated Cum Laude from Butler University in 2021, earning a B.S. in Dance/Arts Administration and a Minor in Business. Repertoire performed at Butler included Paul Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera, Gerald Arpino’s Light Rain, Patrick de Bana’s Falling Sky, The Firebird, and The Sleeping Beauty. 

As a faculty member of The Louisville Ballet School, Daniel has taught in almost every program, including the Summer Intensive and Louisville Ballet Youth Ensemble. He has created original works for Louisville Ballet (Soma, 2024), for The Louisville Ballet School, and has choreographed multiple local musical theatre productions. When he isn’t dancing or teaching, Daniel loves to hang out with his pets, family, and friends and enjoy the outdoors. 

Alexander Kingma 

Photos By: Matt Johnson 

Alexander Kingma began his ballet training at age 17 at the Lafayette Ballet School in Lafayette, Indiana, under the direction of Sandra Peticolas and Lisa Douglas. From there, he pursued a B.A. in Dance Performance at Ball State University, studying under Vladimir Stadnik (ballet), Audra Sokol and Susan Koper (modern), and Christie Zimmerman and Michael Worcel (jazz). Additionally, he participated in Ball State Dance Theatre, the performing company, for all four years of study. 

Alexander then moved to Louisville for the first time, where he completed the then two-year trainee program under the artistic direction of Robert Curran. Upon completing the program, he danced professionally with Ballet Quad Cities (Artistic Director Courtney Lyon) for two years, dancing roles such as Billy in Billy the Kid and the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland. He then moved on to Central Illinois Ballet (Artistic Director Rebekah von Rathonyi) in Peoria, where he was a principal dancer for four years. During his time at CIB, he danced roles such as Prince Charming (as well as a stepsister!) in Cinderella, the titular role in Dracula, Antoni in Sweeney Todd, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. 

Having returned to Louisville Ballet as a Company Artist in 2023, Alexander has since had the opportunity to perform several exciting roles, such as the second principal male in Adam Hougland’s Cold Virtues, the Nutcracker in Val Caniparoli’s The Brown-Forman Nutcracker, and Paris in Alun Jones’ Romeo & Juliet. He is thrilled to return for the 2025-2026 Season! 

Joel Morin-Kensicki 

Photo By: Kathryn Harrington 

Joel Morin-Kensicki received his early training at Durham School for Ballet and The Performing Arts from Tama Guerra Rivero, Pablo Perez, Aline Molina, Miguel Campaneria, and Bolyn Willis Zeger. After graduating in 2014, he attended Butler University to perform with Butler Ballet under the direction of Larry Attaway. During his time at Butler, he studied under Marek Cholewa, Rosanna Ruffo, Ramon Flowers, Derek Reid, Michelle Jarvis, Laura Byram, Patrick Hinson, Susan McGuire, and Cynthia Pratt. He also had the privilege of performing principal roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Giselle, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Four Temperaments, and La Bayadére, along with many contemporary works. While at Butler, he had the honor of traveling to Europe with Marek Cholewa and Rosanna Ruffo to study at the national ballet schools of Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. He graduated from Butler University in 2018 with his BA in Dance Pedagogy. He joined Louisville Ballet as a Company Artist in 2024. 

Caleb Emory 

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Caleb Emory comes from Corpus Christi, Texas, where he began his training with Corpus Christi Ballet under Cristina Munro (2009). He then moved to Houston to further his training with Houston Repertoire Ballet (2020). Caleb joined Louisville Ballet’s Studio Company after the 2022 Summer Intensive and is now a proud member of the Company. In his free time, he loves to play guitar, drums, and video games. His favorite ballets are Giselle, Don Quixote, and Cold Virtues. 

Ian Anderson-Conlon 

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Ian Anderson-Conlon, originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Ian trained and graduated from Indiana Ballet Conservatory’s Advanced Pre-Professional Day Program on full scholarship. He then joined Kansas City Ballet as a Trainee on full scholarship, and after one year was promoted to Kansas City Ballet II. Thereafter, Ian joined Ballet Austin as an Apprentice. Ian has danced numerous roles in Val Caniparoli’s North American premiere of Jekyll and Hyde, Michael Pink’s Dracula, Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz, Mark Morris’ Sandpaper, Devon Carney’s Peter Pan, Giselle, and Cinderella, George Balanchine’s Jewels, and Stephen Mills’ The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. He has performed works by Peter LeBreton-Merz, Rex Tilton, Parrish Maynard, Christopher Ruud, Gabriel Lorena, Christopher Swaim, and Jimmy Orrante. Ian also performed at The Kennedy Center in Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker. 

Khalil Jackson 

Photo By: Matt Johnson 

Khalil Jackson is from Dallas, Georgia, and joined Louisville Ballet as a Company Artist in 2023. He has performed in works by Adam Hougland, Ching Ching Wong, Mikelle Bruzina, Alun Jones, and others, and performed roles such as the Cavalier, Arabian, and Russian in Val Caniparoli’s The Brown-Forman Nutcracker.