Joaquin de luz biography of william

Spanish ballet dancer (born 1976)

Joaquín De Luz^[1] (born 1976, Madrid, Spain)^[2] is a Spanish ballet dancer. He was formerly^[3] with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet^[4] (NYCB). He is currently director of Spanish National Dance Company.

Background

He received his training at the Víctor Ullate School of Ballet. This a ballet and Spanish dancing, Madrid-based school that started the careers of many of Spain's most sought after dancers. He danced with the Víctor Ullate Ballet Company from 1992 to 1995. In August 1996, he auditioned in New York and joined the Pennsylvania Ballet as a soloist. He danced leading roles in La Bayadére, Diana and Acteon, Don Quixote, Paquita, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake, as well as Allegro Brillante, Theme and Variations, and Who Cares? while performing with Pennsylvania Ballet. In 1997 De Luz left Pennsyl