Jekyns Pelaez jekynspel@aol.com
 
 
  DANCE    
  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  Diablo Ballet, 2003-Present
    Repertoire: La Vivandiere Pas de Six, by Arthur Saint-Leon
    Amadeus, by KT Nelson and Nikolai Kabaniev
    Le Boutique Fantasque, by Nikolai Kabaniev after Leonide Massine Oldbaid
    Lady of the Camellias, by Val Caniparoli
  Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, 2001-2003
    Repertoire: Starlight, Blue Suede Shoes, Rivulet, Prince Igor,
  Nutcracker, Graduation Ball, set by Dennis Nahat





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Who Cares?, by George Balanchine
  Carmen, by Roland Petit
    The Tempest, by Michael Smuin
      Death & Eros,House of Tears,District Storyville, by Donald McKayle
  Ohio Ballet, 2000-2001
    Repertoire: Pygmalion and Galatea, Quest, Shaken not stirred,
With a Vengeance, by Jeffrey Graham Hughes
    Earth, by Laura Dean
    Playball, by Christopher Fleming
    Light Breeze (pas de deux), by Heinz Poll
  Hymn for Her, (pas de deux), by Jennifer Muller
    Ellington Fantasia, by Donald Byrd


  Chautauqua Ballet Company, 1996
    Director: Jean Pierre Bonnefoux
    Faculty: Patricia McBride, Violette Verdi, John Clifford, Jerry Kumery, Mark Diamond, Patrick Hinson
    Repertoire: Le Corsaire, ( pas de deux )
    The Four Seasons, by John Clifford
Emerson Piano Concerto, by J.P Bonnefoux
  Ballet Arizona, 1993-1997
    Repertoire: Giselle, "Wilfred, Albrecht" by Frederic Franklin
      Nutcracker by John Clifford, "Prince" by Michael Uthoff
      Rodeo, by Agnes de Mille ( staged by Terry Orr )
      Coppelia, Alice in Wonderland, Romeo and Juliet, "Romeo" by M.Uthoff
      Calcium Light Night, by Peter Martins
      Cinderella, by Ben Stevenson
      Serenade, "Elegy" by George Balanchine
      Lilac Garden, "Lover" by Anthony Tudor ( staged by Donald Mahler )
      Esplanade, by Paul Taylor ( staged by Linda Kent )
      Carmina Burana by Ernst Uthoff
 
  Ballet de Cali, COLOMBIA, 1991-1993  
    Repertoire: Nutcracker, Coppelia, Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardee, Giselle, CarminaBurana, DonQuixote
      ( Staged by the Ballet Nacional de Cuba faculty )
 
  EDUCATION AND TRAINING  
  Ballet Arizona, 1993-1997  
    Kee Juan Han, Michael Uthoff, Maria Simonetti
  International Summer Dance, 1994-1995  
    Faculty: Roberto Munoz, Laura Alonso, Wilhelm Burmann, Alexander Filipov, John McFall, Karen Brown, Anthony Salatino, Michael Uthoff, Miguel Campaneria, Maria Simonetti, Ron Tassone ( jazz )
  Performances:   La Fille Mal Gardee (pas de Deux), Flames of Paris (pas de Deux), Napoli West Side Story "Bernardo," by Ron Tassone
       
  New York, 1994-1995  
    Wilhelm Burmann ( Steps ) and Hector Zaraspe ( Julliard )
  Instituto Colombiano de Ballet Clasico, Incolballet, 1983-1991  
    ( in consortium with Ballet Nacional de Cuba )  
 
  RELATED EXPERIENCE  
  1998 - 2004 Teaching and choreographing. NC, SC, GA, CA.  
  1999 - 2001 Co-Founder of Histrion Theatre of Art. A Dance and Drama Non-Profit Organization.  
  Performances:   The man of the suitcase, by Salazar Bonti, The marriage proposal, by Anton Chekov.  
  1992 XIII International Ballet Festival of La Havana, Cuba.  
  1992 Performed in Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.  
  1991 Performed in Tampa and Miami with Ballet de Cali.  
  1990 The International Children's Festival, Virginia, USA.  
  1983 - 1985 Drama, Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes, Colombia.  
 
  GUEST APPEARANCES  
  Nutcracker Pas de Deux, with Charlotte Youth Ballet, Western Ballet, South Bay Dance Center, Ballet Fantasque, San Jose Dance Theatre
  Nutcracker Snow King Pas de Deux, with Charlotte Youth Ballet and Ballet Spartanburg  
  Swan Lake "Siegfried", after Petipa with South Bay Dance Center  
  Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz, by Gay Porter with Charlotte Youth Ballet  
  Lazos, Tango by Jekyns Pelaez with Histrion Theatre of Art  
  Labyrinth and The Art of Dreams by Margaret Wingrove, with Margaret Wingrove Dance Company  
  Huapango, by Gloria Contreras with Oakland Ballet  
  Passion, by Mark Foehringer with Mark Foehringer Dance Project San Francisco, Summmerfest/Dance SF
     
  TEACHING CREDITS  
South Bay Dance Center, Ballet and theatre Arts, Pam East Dance, Charlotte School of Ballet
Ballet Spartanburg School, Dance Academy USA, Dance Connection
   
    























                                                        





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