EDWARD VILLELLA / FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Meet The 2010-2011 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.

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
Photo and Bio coming soon.

Yann Trividic
Perpignan, France
Trained at Academy of Perpigan 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. Rejoined as Principal in 2010.

Haiyan Wu
Beijing, China
Trained at Beijing Dance Academy. Danced with the National Ballet of China. Joined MCB as a Principal in 2003.

RETURNING GUEST ARTIST

		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. Rejoined MCB as Guest Artist in 2009.

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.

		Yang Zou Hunan, China Trained at Xing Hai College of Music and Dance, Guangzhou Culture and Art School. Danced with Guangzhou Ballet. Joined MCB as a Soloist in 2005. Promoted to Principal Soloist in 2008.

SOLOISTS

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

		Marc Spielberger Munich, Germany Trained at Ballet Schule Schulzke and the German Ballet Academy of Munich. Danced with Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. Joined MCB as a member of the Corps in 1999. Promoted to Soloist in 2007.

		Amanda Weingarten Palm Harbor, Florida Trained at SAB, Classical Ballet Training Program, Tampa Bay, Florida, and Florida Ballet School. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2004. Promoted to Soloist in 2010.

CORPS DE BALLET

Michael Sean Breeden
Lexington, Kentucky
Trained at Boston Ballet, SAB, Central Pensylvania Youth Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School. Danced with Boston Ballet. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2006. Promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2008.

Emily Bromberg
Photo and Bio coming soon.

Renan Cerdeiro
Photo and Bio coming soon.

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.

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 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. Promoted to member of the Corps de Ballet in 2008.

Cindy Huang
Riverside, California
Trained at SAB. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2007. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2009.

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 de Ballet in 2008.

Ashley Knox
Shelby Township, Michigan
Trained at SAB. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2002. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2003.

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 de Ballet in 2007.

Suzanne Limbrunner
Photo and Bio coming soon.

Neil Marshall
New York, New York
Trained at SAB. Danced with Pennsylvania Ballet and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Joined MCB as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2007.

		Adriana Piercy Photo and Bio coming soon.

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.

Stephen Satterfield
Glens Falls, New York
Trained with Pamara Perry at Adirondack Repertory Dance Theater and SAB. Joined MCB as a Company Apprentice in 2004. Promoted to member of the Corps de Ballet in 2005.

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 de Ballet in 2008.

Elizabeth Smedley
Phoenix, Arizona
Trained at The School of Ballet Arizona and Miami City Ballet School. Joined MCB as a Student Apprentice in 2007. Promoted to member of the Corps in 2009.

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 de Ballet in 2005.

COMPANY APPRENTICES

Nathalia Arja
Adrienne Carter
Alex Davison
Alexandre Ferreira
Suzette Logue
Skyler Lubin
Kleber Rebello
Chase Swatosh

SCHOOL APPRENTICES

Joshua Brown
Andrei Chagas
Chloe Freytag
Christina Spigner
Kara White

Top image: MCB Dancers in Symphony in Three Movements. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Joe Gato.

Dancer Headshots: © Leigh-Ann Esty, Joe Gato, Paul Greco, Mark Elias, and Lucrecia Diaz