EDWARD VILLELLA / FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Meet the 2011-2012 Season Dancers

PRINCIPAL DANCERS

Tricia Albertson
Santa Cruz, California
Trained at SAB and San Francisco Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1997. Promoted to Principal in 2006.

Katia Carranza
Monterrey, Mexico
Trained at Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza.
Dances also with Ballet de Monterrey.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1998. Promoted to Principal in 2004.

Jeremy Cox
Northhaven, Connecticut
Trained at New Haven Ballet and School of American Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Soloist in 1999. Promoted to Principal in 2007.

Mary Carmen Catoya
Caracas, Venezuela
Trained at the School of Everest Mayora Studio.
Danced with the Youth Ballet of Venezuela, Contemporary Ballet of Caracas, the Cleveland Ballet, and the National Ballet of Caracas.
Joined MCB as a Principal in 1999.

Jeanette Delgado
Miami, Florida
Trained at Liana Navarro and Vivian Tobio Ballet School, and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2003. Promoted to Principal in 2008.

Patricia Delgado
Miami, Florida
Trained at Miami City Ballet School, Liana Navarro and Vivian Tobio Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2000. Promoted to Principal in 2007.

Isanusi Garcia-Rodriguez
Havana, Cuba
Trained at the National School of the Arts in Havana and the Academy of Ballet and Jazz in Brazil.
Danced with the National Ballet of Caracas, Torino Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, and Carolina Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Principal Soloist in 2003. Rejoined as Principal in 2010.

Carlos Miguel Guerra
Camaguey, Cuba
Trained at the Professional School of Ballet and Plastic Arts in Camaguey.
Danced with the Professional Ballet Company of Camaguey and the Ballet Company of Santiago in Chile.
Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2001. Promoted to Principal in 2003.

Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg
Queens, New York
Trained with Teresa Aubel, Nicholas Orloff, Norman Walker, Barbara Walczack, and at SAB.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 1994. Promoted to Principal in 2001.

Renato Penteado
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Trained at Academy of Movement, Ballet Twin's Academy, Studium Marisa Ballet, and Municipal Dance School in Sao Paulo.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1999. Promoted to Principal in 2004.

Reyneris Reyes
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Trained at Raul Sanchez Arts School, the National School of the Arts in Havana.
Danced with the National Ballet of Cuba, Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Boston Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Principal in 2010.

Yann Trividic
Perpignan, France
Trained at Academy of Perpignan and Marseille National Dance School.
Danced with Ballet du Rhin and Ballet National de Marseille.
Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2000. Promoted to Principal in 2003. Re-joined as Principal in 2010.

PRINCIPAL SOLOISTS

		Didier Bramaz Geneva, Switzerland Trained at the Geneva Dance Center and SAB. Danced with American Ballet Theatre. Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1996. Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2008.

SOLOISTS

		Renan Cerdeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Trained at Escola de Danca Alice Arja, Compania de Ballet in Rio de Janeiro and Miami City Ballet School. Joined MCB as an Apprentice in 2009. Promoted to Soloist in 2011.

		Sara Esty Gorham, Maine Trained at Maine State School for the Performing Arts, Miami City Ballet School. Danced with Maine State Ballet. Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2005. Promoted Soloist in 2011.

		Jennifer Lauren Tuscaloosa, Alabama Trained at The Dance Centre in Tuscaloosa and with Wes Chapman and Roger VanFleteren, Alabama Ballet. Danced with Alabama Ballet. Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2007. Promoted to Soloist in 2011.

		Callie Manning Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Trained with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and SAB. Joined MCB as a Coryphée in 1999. Promoted to Soloist in 2005.

		Kleber Rebello Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Trained at Escola de Danca Spinelli, Companhia de Brasileira de Ballet and Miami City Ballet School. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to Soloist in 2011.

CORPS DE BALLET

Nathalia Arja
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trained at Escola de Danca Alice Arja, Compania de Ballet in Rio de Janeiro, and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a School Apprentice in 2009. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2011.

Emily Bromberg
Boston, Massachusetts
Trained with Kirov Academy of Ballet and Boston Ballet.
Danced with Festival Ballet Providence, Colorado Ballet and Ballet San Jose.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2010.

Adrienne Carter
Atlanta, Georgia
Trained at Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2011.

Andrei Chagas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trained at Escola de Danca Alice Arja, Compania de Ballet in Rio de Janeiro and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2011.

Maya Collins
San Francisco, California
Trained at City Ballet School and School of American Ballet
Danced with New York City Ballet
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2011.

Bradley Dunlap
Cleveland, Ohio
Trained at Cleveland City Dance, Cleveland School of Dance, Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2005. Promoted to member of the Corps de Ballet in 2008.

Leigh-Ann Esty
Gorham, Maine
Trained at Maine State School for the Performing Arts, Miami City Ballet School.
Danced with Maine State Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2005. Promoted to member of the Corps de Ballet in 2007.

Ezra Hurwitz
New York, New York
Trained at SAB, Miami City Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet.
Danced with New York City Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2006. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2008.

Shimon Ito
New York, New York
Trained with Asako Ito Ballet School, School of American Ballet, National Ballet School of Canada, San Francisco Ballet.
Danced with Ballet San Jose
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2011

Rebecca King
San Ramon, California
Trained at Contra Costa Ballet, The Rock School, Miami City Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2007. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2008.

Ashley Knox
Shelby Township, Michigan
Trained Rochester School of Dance (Michigan), School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet School
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2002. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2003.

Suzanne Limbrunner
Newport, Oregon
Trained at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre.
Danced with Orlando Ballet, Ballet de Opera National de Bordeaux.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2003 and re-joined in 2010.

Suzette Logue
Sarasota, Florida
Trained at Sarasota Ballet, Tallahassee Ballet and at Miami City Ballet School.
Danced with Pennsylvania Ballet and Boston Ballet.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2010.

Skyler Lubin
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Trained at The Rock School and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a School Apprentice in 2010. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2011.

Adriana Pierce
Verona, New Jersey
Trained at New Jersey School of Ballet and SAB.
Danced with New York City Ballet.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2010.

Helen Ruiz
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Trained at Julian Blanco, Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, and SAB.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2007. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2009.

Christie Sciturro
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Trained at Juliana's Academy of Dance, The Rock School, and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a School Apprentice in 2006. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2008.

Cristal Segura
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Trained at DTSW, New Mexico Ballet, and Interlochen Arts Academy.
Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 2012.

Nicole Stalker
St. Petersburg, Florida
Trained at Cheryl Lee Studio, The Rock School, and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2008. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2009.

Zoe Zien
New York, New York
Trained at SAB and Miami City Ballet School.
Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2003. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2005.