Patrick Frenette was born in Vancouver, BC. He began his early training at the Goh Ballet Academy under the instruction of Fiona Smith. In 2008, his family relocated to California to further his professional ballet training with former ABT dancer Chris Martin and former Bolshoi Ballet dancer Dmitri Kulev. He was a two-time recipient of the Senior Grand Prix award at the Youth America Grand Prix’s regional competitions and, in 2011, was also awarded the Mary Day Award for Outstanding Artistry. Frenette began studying full time at the School of American Ballet in 2012, and was awarded The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Scholarship while there, and performed in the New York Choreographic Institute workshops. Patrick joined ABT as an apprentice in 2013, became a member of the corps de ballet in January 2014, and was promoted to Soloist in 2024.

His repertoire with the company includes leading and featured roles in classical and contemporary masterworks like Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Sylvia, Woolf Works, Of Love and Rage, The Winter’s Tale, Theme and Variations, Ballet Imperial, La Fille Mal Gardée, Cinderella, and The Nutcracker. 

Patrick is the first Canadian in ABT’s 85 year history to be promoted from within the company. 

Patrick appears with the courtesy of American Ballet Theatre.