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International Star Gloria Estefan and husband Emilio address the SWFL area and the Florida Gulfshore Ballet. While they could not attend the Arts Heal event in person, they send their best wishes to the ballet, all guests, and all those largely affected by Hurricane Ian.
On Friday, November 18th, the Florida Gulfshore Ballet presented Arts Heal, a fundraising event for those affected by Hurricane Ian.
The arts illuminate the human condition, bring people together, and provide a crucial vehicle for healing. Disaster recovery includes addressing the emotional and spiritual healing of the community in addition to material necessities such as food and shelter; research shows that arts-based therapies in the aftermath of earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and other disasters reduce rates of distress, depression and anxiety and increase hope, feelings of well- being and safety, and overall confidence. The arts make recovery more possible, more quickly, for those affected.
In the months and years it will take to rebuild SWFL, we must ensure that the cultural infrastructure is as cared for as the physical needs of these places. These nonprofit cultural organizations and creative workers are the lynchpin to the future vitality of our communities, and they need financial assistance to conduct assessments and develop strategies toward rebuilding their capacity to serve their communities.
Dancers from around the world performed for 1,200 guests, raising over $25,000 (received and distributed by Collier Community Foundation’s Arts Heal Fund and Collaboratory’s Fund for the Arts in Southwest Florida).
From our FGB family to yours, thank you for coming and participating in the Florida Gulfshore Ballet’s Arts Heal event. You have our gratitude.
Letter from Iliana and Franklin
Historically, major hurricanes, fires and floods have affected large portions of the United States, including the recent landfall of Hurricane Ian in SWFL. Florida Gulfshore Ballet expresses its deepest concern for all those impacted by these powerful natural disasters; the devastation to life, property, livelihood and cultural heritage has been, and will be, monumental.
The arts are a vital component of the revitalization of disaster-affected communities. The arts illuminate the human condition, bring people together, and provide a crucial vehicle for healing. Disaster recovery includes addressing the emotional and spiritual healing of the community in addition to material necessities such as food and shelter; research shows that arts-based therapies in the aftermath of earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and other disasters reduce rates of distress, depression and anxiety and increase hope, feelings of well- being and safety, and overall confidence. The arts make recovery more possible, more quickly, for those affected.
In the months and years it will take to rebuild SWFL, we must ensure that the cultural infrastructure is as cared for as the physical needs of these places. These nonprofit cultural organizations and creative workers are the lynchpin to the future vitality of our communities, and they need financial assistance to conduct assessments and develop strategies toward rebuilding their capacity to serve their communities.
We at Florida Gulfshore Ballet are committed to the health and vitality of SWFL and remain committed to its recovery at the highest level.
We want to thank all the dancers who have joined us in this monumental effort. We want to thank all the sponsors and everyone who has been working hard to make this special performance happen. Lastly, we want to thank you for joining us, and for your generous donations, which will keep art alive as we rebuild our beloved communities.
In solidarity,
Iliana & Franklin
Friday, November 18, 2022 · 8pm Hayes Hall
Presented by Florida Gulfshore Ballet
Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero, Artistic Direction
Featuring world renowed dancers from:
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Gulfshore Ballet School – Fort Myers, Florida
Choreography: Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero
Music: Darbuka
Mia Arroyo, Alivia Ban, Melia Brockington, Rosmary Cardenas, Isabell Donato, Sarah Kate Feiock, Ella Litvak, Kai Perkins, Kayla Rathur, Chloe Sierra, Madelena Urban
The Mess Around
United Ballet Theatre – Orlando, Florida Choreography: George Birkadze
Music: Charles
Tristan Barron, Kaden Pfister, Max Lippman
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise from Who Cares?
BalletXtreme – Zurich, Switzerland
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music: Gershwin Adapted and orchestrated by Hershy Kay
Myrna Kamara
Vertigo
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida – Miami, Florida Choreography: Vladimir Isaaev
Music: Hermann
Mary Carmen Catoya, Daniel Panameno
Romeo and Juliet
Ballet Nacional de Perú – Lima, Perú Choreography: Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros Music: Prokofiev
Grace Kelly Cobian, Alfredo Ibañez
Therefore
BalletXtreme – Paris, France Choreography: Pedro Lozano Gómez Music: Jonsi
Pedro Lozano Gómez
UN-DER-LINE
Tampa City Ballet – Tampa, Florida
Choreography: Paula Núñez
Music: Puccini, Mertens, Bromfman, Aubry, Einaudi
Nicole Asaad, Matthew Doolin, Corrick Jones, Maria Fernanda Papa, Martin Roosaare, Carissa Smith, Vashti Walters
Le Corsaire
United Ballet Theatre – Orlando, Florida Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Adam
Gabriella Vidano, Tristan Barron, Max Lippman
Giselle: Peasant Pas de quatre
Miami City Ballet – Miami, Florida
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot
Music: Adam
Julian Goodwin, Brooks Landegger, Petra Love, Matilda Violet Solis
Nikiya’s Death
The Art of Classical – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Minkus
Sarah Savage
Moon Duet
BalletXtreme – Zurich, Switzerland
From Canticle for Innocent Comedians
Choreography and Costume Design by Martha Graham
Original Music by Cameron McCosh – Music recreated by Pat Daugherty Myrna Kamara, Pedro Lozano Gómez
The Awakening of Flora
The Art of Classical – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Drigo
Mia Arroyo
Rubies
Miami City Ballet – Miami, Florida
Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Music: Stravisnky
Jennifer Lauren, Alexander Peters
Sons de L’âme
Houston Ballet – Houston, Texas Choreography: Stanton Welch Music: Frederic Chopin
Karina Gonzalez, Harper Watters
The Nutcracker Pas de deux
Miami City Ballet – Miami, Florida Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Katia Carranza, Luiz Silva
Nous Sommes
Ballet Nacional de Perú – Lima, Perú Choreography: Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros Music: Canteloube, Songs of the Auvergne Grace Kelly Cobian, Alfredo Ibañez
Don Quixote
Ballet de Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain Choreography: Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky Music: Ludwig Minkus
Anna Ishii, Reo Morikawa
An American Finale
Choreography: Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero
Music: John Phillip Souza
All cast
Arts Heal is made possible thanks to a generous partnership with Gulf Coast International Properties, Artis—Naples, Gulfshore Life, WINK, Beasley Media Group, Life Law Planning, Collier Community Foundation, Paradise Creative Group, wave 101, sunny 106.3, b103.9, espn swfl 99.3, damian hanley, inc, intersections global public relations & communications and Collaboratory.
began his training with teacher Nicole Swope, continuing with the Allegheny Ballet Academy under the guidance of Deborah Anthony, Cristin Burwell, Cherie Noble and Richard Cook. He was accepted to the School of American Ballet and attended as a full-time student from 2007-2010 as a recipient of the Andrei Kramarevsky Scholarship. While at SAB, Peters had the privilege of participating in the New York Choreographic Institute, the annual SAB Workshops, an exchange program with the Royal Danish Ballet and the 2008 Jerome Robbins Celebration with New York City Ballet.
Following SAB, Peters danced with the Kansas City Ballet and later the Pennsylvania Ballet where he rose to the rank of Principal dancer.
Peters has performed a variety of principal roles including those in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, The Prodigal Son, Allegro Brillante, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck and Oberon), Jewels (“Rubies”), Mozartiana, Duo Concertant, The Four Temperaments (Melancholic), and Square Dance; Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, In the Night, N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz and Fancy Free; Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove, and Brahms/Handel, Wayne Mcgregor’s Chroma, William Forsythe’s The Second Detail, David Dawson’s The Third Light, Justin Peck’s Heatscape, Alexei Ratmansky’s Jeux de Cartes, and Concerto DSCH, and Paul Taylor’s Company B. He has originated featured roles in multiple works including those by Matthew Neenan, Nicolo Fonte, Trey McIntyre and Brian Brooks.
Peters is a recipient of the 2008 Princess Grace Award and the 2010 Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise. Additionally, Peters has filmed archival segments with the George Balanchine Foundation.
He joined Miami City Ballet in 2017 as a Principal Soloist and was promoted to Principal in 2019.
was born in Havana, Cuba. He graduated from the National School of Ballet with the title of Professional Dancer and professor of Cuban methodology. He entered the National Ballet of Cuba reaching the category of Principal Dancer under the direction of Dancer Assoluta Alicia Alonso.He was invited to international Festivals and Galas and participated in tours around the world, dancing in 25 countries between America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He was a guest dancer with the National Ballet of Peru, directed by Jimmy Gamonet, later forming part of the company as Principal Dancer, starring in the ballets of its repertoire such as Romeo and Juliet, Carmen, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others.
was born in Japan, Anna is a Principal Dancer at Ballet de Barcelona. She trained at the Yamada Ballet Studio, the Australian Ballet School in Australia, the Royal Ballet School in Belgium, and the American Ballet Theater. Ishii danced at Tokyo City Ballet in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, and The Carnival of Animals. Anna got to work with choreographers such as Remi Wortmeyer and Larissa Lezhnina, and she joined Ballet de Barcelona in 2019 where she has performed Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, Don Quixote, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and the world premiere of Tongues, among others. She is Artistic Assistant and she has debuted as a choreographer with Peter and the Wolf.
began his dance training at the School of American Ballet under Jock Soto, Andrei Kramarevsky, Arch Higgins, Phoebe Higgins, and Peter Frame. He has performed in numerous productions at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater and Metropolitan Opera House. At 12, Brooks joined equity productions of the famed musical Billy Elliot, winning awards for his portrayal of the title character. At 16, he moved to Boston to train with longtime mentor Peter Stark and danced with Boston Ballet II, performing the lead role in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante. Brooks is a YoungArts Winner in Dance. He joined the Miami City Ballet as a Corps de Ballet Dancer in 2022 and most recently, performed Romeo in Cranko’s Romeo & Juliet.
was born in Miramar, Florida. He started his ballet studies at Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet at the age of seven. He was awarded the Miller-Villela Artistic Scholarship and received a full scholarship to Houston Ballet Academy in 2017. He joined Houston Ballet II shortly after his first year and recently graduated from the program. He performed the premiere of Sylvia and Giselle by Stanton Welch AM. Daniel has danced for over 12 years and is excited to join Arts Ballet Theater of Florida.
has trained for the last 12 years as a classical ballet dancer. She previously studied under the direction of Patricia Hoffman at the Colorado Ballet Society. This is her second year with United Ballet Theatre and has been promoted as an Apprentice for the 2022-2023 season. She has had the pleasure of dancing the roles of Clara Dew Drop Fairy, Snow Queen, and Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker as well as performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Swan Lake, and Jules Perott’s Pas De Quatre. Gabriella also won 1st place in the Denver Ballet Guild Competition in 2020. Ballet has taught Gabriella discipline, perseverance, and has impressed the importance of holistic health by pursuing a strong body, spirit, and mind.
graduated from the National Superior School of Bass under the direction of Gina Natteri in 2000, ranking first in her 8 years of artistic training. In 2001, at the age of 17, she was part of the National Ballet of Peru as a Soloist dancer directed by Olga Shimazaki performing main roles and main soloists, in 2007 she joined the Gamonet Ballet in Miami, Florida (USA) as a dancer. soloist and directed by Jimmy Gamonet, in 2009 she joined the cast of the Municipal Ballet of Lima directed by Lucy Telge obtaining the position of First Dancer and finally in 2016 she returned to the National Ballet directed by Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros this time in quality of Principal Dancer. He has received various awards such as the “Igor Youskevitch” Special Encouragement Award (study scholarship for 6 months) at the 1st “Alicia Alonso” International Ballet Competition in Havana-Cuba (1996), bronze medal at the 2nd Competition International Ballet “Alicia Alonso” (Cuba 1997) and XII Trujillo International Ballet Festival (Peru 2001), gold medal at the IX International Youth Ballet Contest of El Salvador (2000), semi-finalist at the International Ballet Competition in Helsinki, Finland and Jackson, Mississippi (USA). Throughout his career he has participated in various tours and national and international ballet festivals, leaving the name of Peru high. She is currently the artistic director and Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of Peru.
is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. At age three, she began training in various regional schools and later with Royal Academy of Dance and the Alabama Ballet Pre-Apprentice Program. Lauren’s summers were spent attending American Ballet Theatre intensives. In 1998, at age 16, she joined the Alabama Ballet under the direction of Wes Chapman and Roger Van Fleteren. In her nine years under Chapman, she performed principal roles in numerous full-length classics including Giselle, Firebird, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and others, as well as many principal Balanchine roles.
In 2007, Lauren joined Miami City Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet and was promoted to Soloist in 2011. In 2014, she was named one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch.” During her tenure with MCB, Lauren has been featured in principal and soloist roles. In 2015, she was promoted to Principal Soloist and then to Principal in 2017.
joined the corps of Miami City Ballet in 2019. Growing up in Houston, he spent over ten years training at the Houston Ballet Academy and danced in numerous productions with the Houston Ballet’s professional company. During the 2016-17 season, Julian danced with Ballet Austin and was part of the Company’s month-long tour of China, performing in fifteen cities. Julian earned his degree in Ballet with an outside field in music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, graduating with high distinction in 2019. Other training includes a short-term stay at Palucca Hochschule für Tanz in Dresden, Germany and attendance at the ballet program at Jacob’s Pillow in 2017 and 2021. At Miami City Ballet, Julian has danced in a variety of work, including George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son (friend), Rubies, and Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels (which he also performed on tour at Jacob’s Pillow in August, 2022). As an emerging choreographer, Julian has created works for Miami City Ballet’s Pop-Up series, and was commissioned to work on a collaboration with the New World Symphony in 2021.
graduated in 1996 from the Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey, Mexico and joined Ballet de Monterrey as a soloist. In 1998, she was hired by the Miami City Ballet as a Corps de Ballet, and in 204, she was promoted to a principal dancer. During her career, she has participated in national and international contests like the Concurso Nacional in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1994 and the Concurso Internacional in Cuba in 1995. In both, she won the silver medal.
In 1998, she was a finalist at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson Mississippi, and in 2002 she won the bronze medal in the same contest. In 2007, she rejoined Ballet de Monterrey as a principal dancer and stayed as a guest in the Miami City Ballet. In 2017, she rejoined Miami City Ballet full time to the present.
grew up in a small town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started dancing at age 15 at Escola de Danga Fundagâo Porto Real under the direction of Maria Angélica Costa. In 2011, he began participating in many competitions in Brazil, one of which earned him a 5pDt at Youth American Grand Prix in New York. He competed in April 2012 and received a scholarship to Orlando Ballet’s summer program. In September 2012, he also received a scholarship for the year-round program at University of North Carolina School of the Arts at the competition “Entreatos Internacional,” where he did course with Raymond Lukens, Warren Connover, Liz Maim and Rafi Maldonade. In 2013, he attended the MCB Summer Intensive on full scholarship. He had the opportunity to perform his first Balanchine ballet, Square Dance, and was invited to stay for the year-round program, which he began in January 2014. During his time as a student and as a member of the MCB School Ensemble, Silva has performed leading roles in Sleeping Beauty, Serenade, “Diamonds,” Western Symphony, Les Sylphides and Theme and Variations. He was named an Apprentice for the 2015-16 season and officially joined MCB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2016.
was born in Venezuela and began her training at the age of six and her professional career at the age of thirteen with the Youth Ballet of Venezuela, later on she danced with the Contemporary Ballet of Caracas, the Cleveland Ballet and as a Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of Caracas.
Between 1988 and 1998, Mrs. Catoya danced extensively at many dance festivals abroad including an International Gala before the King and Queen of Spain, the inauguration of the Simon Bolivar Theatre in Brazil and the Gala of Stars at the International Festival on Santander, Spain. She has received two awards for her contribution to the arts in her home country Venezuela, “Premio Casa del Artista” as classical dancer of the year and “Premio Municipal de Danza 2002” as best dancer.
In 1999, she joins the Miami City Ballet as Principal Dancer.
In 2004, she was invited to perform for the opening of ship “Queen Mary 2”.
In August of 2005, she was invited to danced at the Gala of Stars “Una Noche with Tamara Rojo” in Madrid, Spain, in October of 2006 she danced the lead role of the full length Don Quixote to inaugurate the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, in Miami.
She has been a guest artist in Spain, Brazil, China, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Canada, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Mexico, Bosnia, Curacao, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba, Russia and Argentina.
In 2008, she was invited by Dennis Matvienko to perform on his Gala at the Marinski Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that same year, she performed at the Orlando Competition Gala of Stars and later on with Taras Domitro in Queretaro, Mexico and more recently with Rolando Sarabia at the Fire Island Festival in New York.
Mrs. Catoya has been trained by remarkable artists such as, Jose Pares, Violette Verdi, Rafael Portillo, Zane Wilson, Vicente Nebrada, Karelia Moreno, Dennis Nahat, Iliana Lopez, Franklin Gamero, Jean Pierre Frolich, Maria Cagliari, Merryl Ashley and Edward Villella to name a few.
Currently Mrs. Catoya works as a Principal Dancer with Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida.
was born in San Francisco, California. She started her training at the age of ten at Ballet Austin under the direction of Jennifer Hart and Chelsea Marie Katz. She performed in Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker and was a member of the Tremaine Performance Team.
Matilda attended summer intensive programs at Ballet Austin, Pacific Northwest Ballet and received scholarships to attend summer programs with Miami City Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. She began her intensive ballet training at the age of thirteen with Paul and Maria Mejia and Michelle Gifford and performed in corps de ballet roles in the Mejia Nutcracker. At fourteen, she moved to Miami to attend MCB School full-time as a scholarship student and was featured in the end-of-year performance of George Balanchine’s Tarantella and Pas de Dix. Matilda then moved to New York City to train full-time at the School of American Ballet.
Matilda was offered an apprenticeship at age seventeen with Carolina Ballet where she trained with Debra Austin and performed a principal role in an original piece choreographed by Zalman Raffael.
Matilda joined MCB as a corps de ballet member in 2021.
a company artist with United Ballet Theater, began his formative training with the Seiskaya Ballet Academy in Long Island, New York under Mme. Valia Seiskaya. Later, Max graduated Cum Laude from Butler University’s department of dance with High honors in dance pedagogy. Along with dancing soloist and principal roles both with both United Ballet Theater and Butler Ballet, Max has had the opportunity to guest perform with the Indianapolis Ballet, Central Indiana Academy of Dance, the Performing Arts School of Pennsylvania, and the New Albany Ballet Company in productions including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Bolero, The Firebird, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
is seventeen years old, and was fortunate to receive her early years of ballet training in Gulfshore Ballet under the direction of Iliana Lopez and Franklin Gamero. Currently, Mia dances at the pre-professional level at The Art of Classical Ballet with Magaly Suarez and the professional level at the Rock School for Dance in Philadelphia. Mia participated in recognized summer programs at Paris Opera Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, Canada’s National Ballet School, and more. Mia was featured as the Student Accolade recipient in the Danz’n Magazine Florida. She has received multiple awards and scholarships in well-known ballet competitions, as well.
became a member of the New York City Ballet after training at the School of American Ballet. Later she was a soloist with the Bonn Ballet in Germany, a principal dancer in Miami City Ballet and Béjart Ballet Lausanne.
Myrna is an international principal guest artist having performed choreographies including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Vladimir Vassiliev, Gheorghe Iancu, Yanis Pikieris, Paulo Manso de Sousa, Lynne Taylor Corbett, Susanna Egri, Renato Zanella, Luc Bouy , Paolo Mohovich and more.
Some of her important performances included the prima ballerina role in Aida, at the Arena di Verona for several years, Balanchine’s Rubies as a guest artist in Capetown, South Africa, Aida and Carmen Gala for Placido Domingo in Japan, Aida from Franco Zeffirelli at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a Bulgari event with Roberto Bolle at Terme di Caracalla in Rome, Gala des Etoiles in Luxembourg performing Balanchine, and the 20 year anniversary of the Miami International Ballet Festival to mention a few.
Myrna is a guest teacher (Basel Ballet School, San Fransico Ballet School, School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet , Orsolina 28, Art Studio Danza etc.) and was a jury member for the Prix de Lausanne in 2021 and the Miami International Ballet Competition in 2022.
In addition to all of this , Ms Kamara is the founder and performer of her own dance company, BalletXtreme, a strong neoclassical- contemporary ballet company performing works from diverse internationally renowned choreographers.
is a choreographer and dancer from Barcelona. Moved by a passion to interpret and create at a very young age. He began studying dance professionally at the age of 13 and was invited, in 1999, as a guest dancer for the production of The Nutcracker at the Ballet de Zaragoza, Spain.
After winning first prize at the dance competition of Ciudad de Castellon, he left Spain at the age of 19 to move to Paris and begin his professional career at the Jeune Ballet de France in 2001. He then began exploring more modern dance at the Nordharzerstadbun Theater in Germany where he worked for two years. In the hopes to remain polyvalent, both classical and modern, he accepted a contract at the Ballet du Capitole in Toulouse, France directed by Nanette Glushack where he spent four years dancing and creating works.
was born in Japan. Reo is a Principal Dancer at Ballet de Barcelona. He trained at Yoko Tagawa, and at the Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham, UK, where he danced leading roles in The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Les Patineurs, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and La Bayadere. Morikawa also attended various programs at American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet and Cannes Rosella Hightower. Morikawa joined Ballet de Barcelona in 2019, where his repertory includes Le Corsaire, Sleeping Beauty, Together, Don Quixote, and Tongues.
Reo received various awards such as a winner-Barbara Geoghegan Award at Cecchetti Classical Ballet Awards, 1st place in Japan Grand Prix and 3rd place in Youth America Grand Prix in New York Final.
is a local Naples resident and is 15 years old.
She currently attends The Art of Classical Ballet School in Pompano Beach, FL and The Rock School of Dance in Philadelphia. She also attended Gulfshore Ballet School in Fort Myers from 2018-2020. Sarah has won multiple awards through Youth America Grand Prix Ballet Competition and has performed and trained around the USA and Europe in world ballet finals, galas, and renowned summer ballet programs.
is an Apprentice ballet dancer at the United Ballet Theater in Orlando, Florida. Tristan has been a ballet dancer for 15 years, and is originally from Georgia. He has trained at Sugarloaf Youth Ballet in Georgia, Royal Ballet in Georgia, Orlando Molina Ballet Training Center in Georgia, St Lucie Ballet in Florida, and United Ballet Theater in Florida. He has competed in several competitions such as Youth American Grand Prix, Universal Ballet Competition, ADCIBC, Miami International Ballet Competition, and Helsinki.
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