San Diego Ballet

Dancers

Schroeder, Vanessa

Vanessa Schroeder began dancing at Coronado Community Center at age three and joined San Diego Ballet School when she was ten years old under the direction of Robin Sherertz-Morgan. She has trained in multiple technical methods including Balanchine, Vaganova, and French technique. Since joining SDBS, Vanessa has also trained in the styles of jazz, contemporary,

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Whiteley, Marshall

Born in Fairbanks, AK, and raised in San Diego, CA, Marshall was a nationally ranked ice hockey player by the age of 11. At 13, he began formal ballet training at the San Diego Academy of Ballet, under Sylvia and Max Tchernychev, and later continued at the Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy. At 16, he

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Lutz, Jacqueline

Jacqueline Lutz was born in San Diego and began her ballet training in RAD at three years old with the Chula Vista Dance Academy under the direction of Paz Soriano before joining the San Diego Ballet school under Robin Sheretz-Morgan at eight years old. She later returned to the Chula Vista Dance Academy at fourteen

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Norris, Alexia

Alexia joined San Diego Ballet in 2022. Since joining, she has performed soloist and principal roles, including the Firebird in Firebird, Lilac Fairy from Sleeping Beauty, Moyna in Giselle, Juliet’s Friend in Romeo et Juliet, and Spanish in the Nutcracker. She was previously an artist with English National Ballet in London, where she performed a

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Lister, Joseph

Joseph Lister embarked on their dance journey at California State University, Channel Islands at age 19. During their time there, they founded and led Breaking Pointe, CI’s inaugural dance team. Later, Joseph transferred to the University of California, Riverside, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Dance in 2015. While at UCR, they were honored with

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Banuet, Emily

Emily Banuet Fiol was born in San Diego and raised in Ensenada, Mexico where she first started her ballet training at the age of 3. She danced at Ballet Del Mar under Alfredo Blancarte and Nubia Gutierrez until moving to the states. Emily continued her dancing career while attending different studios until finding San Diego

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Osoria, Jared

Jared was born and raised in San Diego, and began his ballet training with the San Diego Ballet School, under Robin Sherertz-Morgan and Igor Yurlov. While only recently beginning his professional career, he has attended various programs around the world for ballet. He has attended summer intensives at the San Francisco Ballet School, the Royal

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