Torres, Dafne
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Dancers
Tapia Molina, Elizabeth
Mexican dancer, Elizabeth Tapia, joined San Diego Ballet in March 2022 as trainee, later that year, she joined the company as a core member. She has performed corps de ballet in Giselle, Romeo et Juliet, The Nutcracker, Opus Swing, Que Bonito Amor, Stabat Mater. Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book. Soloist roles in SDB includes …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Díaz Flores, Elena
Elena joined San Diego Ballet in 2022 and has performed roles in Bird Land, The Four Seasons , Giselle, The Jungle Book, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Viva Vivaldi, Stabat Mater, Eight to the Barre and Sleeping Beauty. Elena started dancing when she was a child and it was at the age of 13 that …
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 …
Taylor, Sophie
Sophie Taylor was born in Kirov, Russia and began dancing at the age of three, and immediately fell in love with ballet. Sophie performed in her first Nutcracker as a baby doll and sugar babe on the San Diego Ballet stage. In 2013, she and her family relocated to Orange County, CA. where she trained …