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Turley, Elizabeth

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 […]

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Gomez Ibarra, Itzel

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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LaRose Powell, James

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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Rasmussen, Savannah

Savannah Rasmussen began her dance journey at Dunamix Dance Project in Temecula, California, where she trained throughout her middle and high school years. At 16, she traveled to Ecuador to both teach and perform, bringing the power of dance to new communities. During college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she also performed in

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Castro, Alfonso

Alfonso Castro was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he began his ballet training at the age of fifteen. A year later, he joined San Diego Ballet School, studying under the guidance of Igor Yurlov and Karen Foster. Alfonso began his journey with San Diego Ballet Company in 2022, joining the company for

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Olivera, Jonas

Jonas Olivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. Since a young age, he’s been a big part of the sports community where basketball became a huge part of his life, playing it for over 11 years and getting him the chance to travel around the country and get a strong education. In 2017, as he was

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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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