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Past Dancers

San Diego Ballet company dancer

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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San Diego Ballet company dancers

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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San Diego Ballet company dancers

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

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San Diego Ballet company dancer

Gian Carlo Vargas

As a kid in Lima Peru, Gian Carlo Vargas first dream was to be in the circus. One day he discovered that his grandfather was a ballet dancer and after that he dreamed of being a ballet dancer instead. He started his training at the National Ballet School of Lima, Peru, despite not having what

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San Diego Ballet company dancer

Parfitt, Georgie

Georgie was born in Surrey, England and started ballet at the age of 3. She then moved to California and trained at San Ramon Valley Dance Academy, until moving back to England at the age of 14 to begin her professional training at a vocational dance boarding school, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts,

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San Diego Ballet company dancer

Zoe Marinello-Kohn

Zoe received her ballet training at the San Francisco Ballet School and the Academy of Ballet in San Francisco. Since then, Zoe has worked professionally with the San Diego Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota, Elle Vie Dance Company and the Osage Ballet. Zoe joined the San Diego Ballet in 2011 and is currently a company

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