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MAURO VILLANUEVA Ballet Mr. Villanueva grew up in San Antonio, Texas. He began his dance training at the age of six with Shawn Knife. At age nine he joined the University of Incarnate Word Ballet School directed by Buddy and Susan Trevino, Co-Founders of The Joffrey Workshop Texas. He trained there for seven years and attended The Joffrey Workshop Texas in the summers. In 1998 he attended a summer course and consequently studied for two years at the Nutmeg Conservatory in Connecticut. In August of 2000 Mr. Villanueva joined the Joffrey Ballet as an apprentice and two years later received a full company contract. During his thirteen years at the Joffrey Ballet he danced many ballets throughout the world by renowned choreographers, was a union representative for the artists twice, and was one of two dancers chosen to participate in the search for the new artistic director. He has appeared as a representative for the Joffrey Ballet and on television and radio in Chicago, San Antonio, and Manila, Philippines. Mr. Villanueva retired from the Joffrey Ballet in May of 2013 to pursue a career as an independent artist. He is a dancer, educator, coach, choreographer and has been named Co-Director of The Joffrey Workshop Texas. Credits: Celebration. Arpino The Clowns. Arpino Confetti. Arpino Light Rain. Arpino Reflections. Arpino Round of Angels. Arpino Suite Saint Saens. Arpino Trinity. Arpino Viva Vivaldi. Arpino Cinderella, The Prince. Ashton Les Patineurs. Ashton A Wedding Bouquet. Ashton Square Dance. Balanchine Stars and Stripes. Balanchine Stravinsky Violin Concerto. Balanchine Motown Suite. Byrd To Know Her. Byrd Laurencia pas D'Action. Chabukiani Romeo and Juliet, Benvolio. Cranko The Taming of the Shrew. Cranko Creative Force. Dean Sometimes it Snows in April. Dean Giselle, Albrecht. Franklin after The Ballet Russe Petrouchka. Fokine The Merry Widow, Camille. Hynd Postcards. Joffrey The Nutcracker, The Prince. Joffrey The Green Table, Young Soldier. Jooss Pretty Ballet. Kudelka Forgotten Land. Kylian Crossed. Lang Age of Innocence. Liang Woven Dreams. Liang Billy the Kid. Loring Smile with my Heart. Lubovitch Othello, Iago. Lubovitch Les Pressages. Massine Rodeo. de Mille Les Noces. Nijinska Le Sacre du Printemps. Nijinsky Tensile Involvement. Nikolais Bells. Possokhov Don Quixote. Possokhov The Concert. Robbins In the Night. Robbins Opus Jazz. Robbins Cloven Kingdom. Taylor 9 Sinatra Songs. Tharp Deuce Coupe. Tharp Waterbaby Bagatelles. Tharp Valses Poeticos. Tomasson Dark Elegies. Tudor Lilac Garden. Tudor Offenbach in the Underworld. Tudor Son of Chamber Symphony. Welch After the Rain. Wheeldon Carousel: A Dance. Wheeldon Also appeared in Robert Altman's film, "The Company".
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