San Diego Ballet | Professional Ballet Company & School — San Diego, CA
Originally from Mesa, Arizona, Elizabeth Turley found her passion for dance at the age of 2. She began training at Impact Dance in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and tap and had the opportunity to travel around the country for competitions and conventions. She solidified her ballet technique by continuing her training at Ballet Etudes […]
Itzel Gómez was born and raised in Mexico City, where she began dancing at the age of seven. She received her professional training at the Academia de la Danza Mexicana of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, beginning at age nine. At 18, she began her professional career, performing with independent companies and projects throughout
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James LaRose Powell is a San Diego based contemporary dance artist recognized for his musicality, grounded presence, and versatility across contemporary, modern, and ballet repertoire. James began his dance training with his father, Spencer Powell, developing an early foundation in tap and musical theatre before expanding his training into modern, contemporary, and ballet. A longtime
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Carey Hodovanich was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She began dancing at Dublin Dance Center and trained in many styles, including ballet, jazz, contemporary, and modern. She pursued higher education at the University of Alabama, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. During her
Henry Hobson is a 16 year old junior from Encinitas California. When he was 7 years old, he took his first ballet class at the Encinitas Ballet. At age 11, he began doing Irish dance as well as hip-hop. It wasn’t long after he took his first men’s ballet classes, with Ben Houk and Ron
Anya Lopez is a Filipino-American born and raised in San Diego. When she was 6, she began her training under Felicia Alvarez at Inspire School of Ballet in Chula Vista. After attending the San Diego Ballet Summer Intensive in 2023, she transferred to San Diego Ballet School where she continued to develop her technique under
EXPLORING THE ASIAN COLLECTION Artistic director Javier Velasco takes inspiration from The San Diego Museum of Art’s world-class Asian art collection to create an evening of evocative dance. “Evocative is the word,” says Velasco. “I’m not trying to simulate Asian dance styles. I want to make something that can exist in harmony with these beautiful
A San Diego institution takes the stage with another San Diego institution in an unforgettable celebration of dance and live music. “Beloved by jazz aficionados, swing dancers and San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, Sue Palmer—The Queen of Boogie Woogie—burns up center stage surrounded by some of San Diego’s finest classical dancers.. The second half of the
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San Diego Ballet celebrates the Latin soul with the return of two audience favorites on one program. Audiences will be swept away by the evocative and romantic QUE BONITO AMOR, set to a rapturous score of mariachi music, and MAMBOMANIA, one of artistic director Javier Velasco’s sizzling signature works. The San Diego Museum of Art,
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