Keenan was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada and started taking his first dance classes at the age of 8, where he trained in a wide range of styles, from jazz to hip-hop, contemporary, and acro to ballet. Along with dance, he also pursued musical theatre and acting but at the age of 13, he chose to focus solely on Ballet and began his formal pre-professional training.
While training, Keenan participated in the Youth America Grand Prix and was awarded many trophies and full scholarships to prestigious ballet institutes worldwide.
Most recently, Keenan was awarded the Gold Medal in the Junior Men’s category at the YAGP finals in New York City and invited to perform in the Starts of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala at the David Koch Theatre.
Currently, Keenan trains at Bloch Ballet Canada in his hometown of Vancouver and will be joining the Royal Ballet School in 2024/25.
Achievements:
2024 YAGP FINALS JR MENS GOLD MEDAL
2024 YAGP YOUTH GRAND PRIX MEDAL
2024 YAGP FINALS Stars of Today meet Stars of Tomorrow Performances
2023 YAGP NERVI Stars of Today meet Stars of Tomorrow Performances
2023 YAGP ICE Contemporary Performances
2024 ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR
YAGP Finalist ‘20-‘24
2022 The Dance Awards Junior Best Dancer Trophy
2021 The Dance Awards Mini Best Dancer Trophy