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Cameron Catazaro

Principal Soloist

Hometown: Canton, Ohio

Cameron Catazaro was born in Canton, OH and began his dance training at the School of Canton Ballet under the tutelage of Cassandra Crowley, Angelo Lemmo and his mother, Jennifer Catazaro Hayward. In 2017, he began training with Darla Hoover at Ballet Academy East in New York City on full scholarship. There, he was awarded the prestigious David Howard Foundation Scholarship and performed the lead in George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht. In 2018, Cameron was accepted into Miami City Ballet School on a full scholarship, where he performed the lead role in George Balanchine’s Serenade. In 2023, he was included in Dance Magazine's yearly top 25 to watch.

He joined MCB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2019, was promoted to Soloist in 2023, and principal soloist in 2024. 

Roles Since Joining MCB

Ricardo Amarante
Delight

George Balanchine
Divertimento No. 15
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Cavalier)
Jewels (“Emeralds” and “Diamonds”)
Prodigal Son
Serenade (Waltz Boy)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Aria II)

George Balanchine/Jerome Robbins
Firebird (Prince Ivan)

John Cranko
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo)

Martha Grahams
Diversion of Angels (White Couple)

Alonzo King
Following the Subtle Current Upstream

Jerome Robbins
I’m Old Fashioned
Afternoon of a Faun
West Side Story Suite (Riff)

Jamar Roberts
Sea Change

Pontus Lidberg
Petrichor

Jose Limon
The Moor’s Pavane (Iago)

Alexei Ratmansky
Concerto DSCH
Symphonic Dances
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart)

Justin Peck
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

Twyla Tharp
In The Upper Room

Durante Verzola
Paganini, In Play