Competitions in Havana (Gold medalist 1999, 2001, 2002)
Nagoya (Gold medalist 2002), and Jackson, Mississippi (finalist,
2010).
PHILIP MARTIN-NIELSON. (on leave)
Birthplace: Middletown, NY. Training: Natasha Bar, School of
American Ballet, Chautauqua Institution of Dance. Joined
Trockadero: September 2012. Previous company: North
Carolina Dance Theater.
RAFFAELE MORRA.
Birthplace: Fossano, Italy. Training: Estudio de Danzas (Mirta &
Marcelo Aulicio), Accademia Regionale di Danza del Teatro
Nuovo di Torino. Joined Trockadero: May 2001. Previous
company: Compagnia di Danza Teatro Nuovo di Torino.
CHRISTOPHER OUELLETTE. (on leave)
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA. Training: San Francisco Ballet
School. Joined Trockadero: May 2014. Previous company:
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
ALBERTO PRETTO.
Birthplace: Vicenza, Italy. Training: Academie de Danse
Classique Princesse Grace, Monaco. Joined Trockadero:
February 2011. Previous companies: English National Ballet,
Stadttheater Koblenz.
GIOVANNI RAVELO.
Birthplace: Bucaramanga, Colombia. Training: Ballet Anna
Pavlova (Bogota), The Rock School, Escuela del Ballet Nacional
de Cuba. Joined Trockadero: October 2008. Previous
Companies: Roxey Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Colombia.
J
OSHUA THAKE.
Birthplace: Providence, RI Training: Boston Ballet School, San
Francisco Ballet School, Brae Crest School of Classical Ballet.
Joined Trockadero: November 2011. Previous company: Man
Dance Company of San Francisco.
ROBERTO VEGA.
Birthplace: Manatí, Puerto Rico. Training: Miami City Ballet
School, Conservatorio de Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico,
Escuela Especializada en Ballet Julián E. Blanco, Escuela de
Ballets de San Juan. Joined Trockadero: August 2017. Previous
Companies: Nashville Ballet 2, Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico.
HAOJUN XIE.
Birthplace: Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. Training: Beijing Dance
Academy, Joffrey Ballet School. Joined Trockadero: August
2018. Previous company: Columbia Classical Ballet Company.
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