Mr. Laurence Gonzalez | Ballet, Pas de Deux, Mens Technique

Laurence Gonzalez began his classical ballet training at the age of 9 in the Elementary Ballet School in La Habana, Cuba. At the age of 18 he graduated as a professional ballet dancer from the School National Ballet of Cuba. He began his professional career at Laura Alonso Ballet in Havana, Cuba where he had the opportunity to dance in large production ballets such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Dracula, Swan Lake, and Le Corsaire, where he danced both Principal and Corps de Ballet roles. He also danced various Pas de Deux including Spartacus, Don Quixote, Diana and Acteon, and White Swan, just to mention a few. He currently resides in San Diego, California, where he dances for California Ballet company, and guests with various local studios and companies in Southern California. Mr. Gonzalez has also performed with the San Diego Opera multiple times, and as a lead dancer in the productions of Maria de Buenos Aires, Carmen, Great Scott. He has traveled worldwide during his professional career, and looks forward to bringing his expansive knowledge of ballet and the performing arts to the students of The Ballet Company.