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Artes Pavilhao D under Ricardo Scheir and
Harid Conservatory. Professional experience:
Dance Theatre of Harlem (fourth year),
Houston Ballet trainee, Orlando Ballet, Joffrey
Ballet, Ballet Chicago and Paris Opera Ballet.
Repertoire: works by George Balanchine,
Nacho Duato, Robert Garland, Ulysses Dove
and Marius Petipa.
CRYSTAL SERRANO
Born: Denver, Colo. Training: Pacific Northwest
Ballet, School of American Ballet, Olympic
Ballet Theatre. Professional experience: Dance
Theatre of Harlem (first year), Ballet San
Antonio, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Sacramento
Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet. Repertoire:
Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan,
Firebird, Donizetti Variations, Cinderella, The
Four Temperaments, Allegro Brillante, The
Sleeping Beauty, Serenade and Swan Lake.
INGRID SILVA
Born: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Training: Projeto
Dan-cando Para Nao Dancar, Escola de Danca
Maria Olenewa, and Centro de Movimento
Debora Colker. Education: Universidade
da Cidade. Professional experience: Dance
Theatre of Harlem (sixth year), Grupo Corpo
(apprentice), Dance Theatre of Harlem
Ensemble, Dancado Para Nao Dancar,
Armitage Gone! Dance and the Francesca
Harper Project. Repertoire: works by Arthur
Mitchell, Donald Byrd, George Balanchine,
John Alleyne, Darrel Grand Moultrie,
Francesca Harper, Robert Garland, David
Fernandez, Carol Armitage, Deborah Colker,
Rodrigo Pederneiras and many others.
AMANDA SMITH
Born: Orange County, Calif. Training:
Charlotte Ballet, SUNY Purchase, Joffrey
Ballet School, Anaheim Ballet, Pointe of Grace,
Ballet Pacifica. Professional experience: Dance
Theatre of Harlem (first year), Charlotte Ballet,
New York Theatre Ballet, Black Iris Project.
Repertoire: works by George Balanchine,
Mark Diamond, Sasha James, Dwight Rhoden,
Alonzo King, Jiri Killian and Helen Pickett.
ALISON STROMING
Born: Recife, Brazil. Training: School of
American Ballet and Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre,
Junior Division. Early experience: children’s
roles with New York City Ballet, 2010 New
York Miss Outstanding Teen and Dizzy
Feet Foundation Award 2010. Professional
experience: Dance Theatre of Harlem (fourth
year), Alberta Ballet and Ballet San Jose.
Special Awards: National Capezio Athlete.
Repertoire: works by George Balanchine,
Donald Byrd, Darrel Grand Moultrie, Ulysses
Dove, Robert Garland, Dwight Rhoden, Twyla
Tharp and Ohad Naharin.
JORGE ANDRES VILLARINI
Born: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Training:
Escuela de Baile Andanza in Puerto Rico
and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
at American Ballet Theatre. Education:
Marymount Manhattan College (B.F.A.).
Professional experience: Dance Theatre of
Harlem (fourth year), Ballet Met and Martha
Graham Dance Company. Special awards:
Greater Columbus Arts Council Columbus
Dances Choreographic Fellowship. Repertoire:
works by Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine,
John Butler, Nacho Duato, Frederick Franklin,
Martha Graham, Alwin Nikolais, Amedeo
Amodio, James Kudelka, Edward Liang,
Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Rodney Rivera,
Christopher Wheeldon and Shen Wei.
STEPHANIE RAE WILLIAMS
Born: Salt Lake City, Utah. Training: Dallas
Dance Academy with Lyndette Galen and
Fiona Fairrie, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,
Springboard Danse Montreal, The Juilliard
School, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and
Houston Ballet Academy. Professional
experience: Dance Theatre of Harlem (sixth
year), Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble,
The Francesca Harper Project, Complexions
Contemporary Dance Company, Ballet Black,
and Texas Ballet Theatre. Special awards:
August 2013 Dance Magazine “On the Rise”
Award, 2006 National Foundation for the
Arts Award, 2006 Youth America Grand
Prix finalist and 2004 Texas Commission on
the Arts Young Master. Repertoire: works
by Arthur Mitchell, Donald Byrd, George
Balanchine, John Alleyne, Darrel Grand
Moultrie, Francesca Harper, Robert Garland
and David Fernandez.
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