Iris R. Dávila
Born in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, IRIS ROCÍO DÁVILA began her training at La Escuela Especializada en Ballet Julian E. Blanco and Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico.
After receiving a scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet School in 2018, she trained under the direction of Patrick Armand and has performed in various full-length ballets with the San Francisco Ballet such as Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tomasson’s The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote.
Upon graduation, she joined Tulsa Ballet II for the 2020-2021 season. In 2021 she joined BalletMet 2 and became a company member for BalletMet the following season. Since joining BalletMet she was named DanceMagazine’s Rising Star and has since performed soloist and principal roles in works by world-renowned choreographers including George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Edwaard Liang, Justin Peck, Ulysses Dove, David Nixon, Ma Cong, Martha Graham, among others.
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