Conservatory Dancers step into the next stage of their careers and life as accomplished young artists. Many are now performing across the world’s most prestigious stages, and others have taken the discipline and confidence their training has instilled in them as they pursue other career paths.

Universities and Dance Programs

  • Alonzo King/LINES Ballet BFA
  • Alvin Ailey/Fordham
  • CalArts School of Dance
  • Columbia University
  • Duke University
  • Georgetown University
  • Harvard University
  • Point Park University
  • Point Park University
  • Princeton
  • Princeton University
  • SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance
  • The Juilliard School
  • The University of the Arts
  • Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
  • University of Michigan Musical Theater 
  • USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

 

Dance Companies

  • American Ballet Theater
  • Ballet Hispánico 
  • Ballet Quad-Cities
  • Ballet Zurich 
  • Bruce Wood Dance 
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
  • Gibney Dance 
  • Golden State Ballet 
  • L-E-V Sharon Eyal/Emanuel Gat
  • Lyon Opera Ballet 
  • Mark Morris Dance Group 
  • PBII Philadelphia Ballet
  • PHILADANCO! 
  • Rubberband Dance
  • San Francisco Ballet
  • Staatsballett Berlin
  • Studio Wayne McGregor
  • The Washington Ballet

 

Summer Intensives, Dance Schools, and Offers

  • ABT National Training Scholars: Ela Sevillia, Ella Berton, Eric Poor (2023)
  • Arts Umbrella
  • B12 in Berlin
  • Complexions Contemporary Ballet Academy
  • Dance Theater of Harlem
  • Gallim Dance
  • Houston Ballet
  • ImpulsTanz
  • The Juilliard School
  • Kansas City Ballet
  • Koresh Dance Company
  • LINES Ballet
  • Miami City Ballet
  • Nederlands Dans Theater
  • Orlando Ballet
  • Orsolina28
  • The Royal Ballet School
  • School of American Ballet
  • Spectrum Dance Theater
  • Springboard Dance in Montreal
  • Steps on Broadway
  • The Juilliard School
Diana Amalfitano

Diana Amalfitano

CityDance Alumna ‘11

Grace Cho (She/Her)

Grace Cho (She/Her)

CityDance Alumna ‘18

Dana Pajarillaga

Dana Pajarillaga

CityDance Alumna ‘13

Matthew McLaughlin

Matthew McLaughlin

Faculty, Conservatory

Mariano Zamora Gonzalez (He/Him)

Mariano Zamora Gonzalez (He/Him)

CityDance Alumnus '17

Mariano Zamora González (He/Him) is a Costa Rican artist residing in London. Mariano accepted a scholarship to pursue a BFA in Dance from the University of Southern California under the direction of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe, where he performed works by Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Alejandro Cerrudo, and Dwight Rhoden. Between 2021 and 2023, he toured with Ballet Hispánico of New York, performing at the Lincoln Center’s BAAND Together Dance Festival, as well as premiere in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Doña Perón” as part of the 2022 Fall for Dance festival of the NYCC. Mariano is currently touring the world with Company Wayne McGregor, and has since modeled for Moschino’s 40th anniversary collection at Milano Fashion Week; performed at Frieze London, Roberto Bolle and Friends Gala in Milano, and the 2024 edition of La Biennale di Venezia. He is soon to premiere McGregor’s “Deepstaria” at the 44th edition of the Montpellier Danse Festival in France. Aesthetically driven with a minor in Architecture, Mariano is interested in the intersectionality of fine arts, craftsmanship, fashion, and film. Discover him on social media @nanozamora and  follow his ever evolving career.
Nicole Liebeler (She/Her)

Nicole Liebeler (She/Her)

CityDance Alumna ‘19

Ryan Carlough (He/Him)

Ryan Carlough (He/Him)

CityDance Alumnus ‘17

Kevin Pajarillaga (He/His)

Kevin Pajarillaga (He/His)

CityDance Alumnus ‘12

Jade Diouf

Jade Diouf

CityDance Alumna ‘19

Makani Yerg

Makani Yerg

CityDance Alumnus '19

   
Corbin Holloway

Corbin Holloway

CityDance Alumnus '23

School of American Ballet Royal Ballet School 2021-2022 YAGP finals Hope award, Gold Medalist, & Silver Medalist USAIBC Jury encouragement award YAGP Gala x4
Rebecca Stewart

Rebecca Stewart

CityDance Alumna ‘21

Lucas Castro

Lucas Castro

CityDance Alumnus ‘19

Mackenzie Davis

Mackenzie Davis

CityDance Alumna ‘21

Mackenzie Davis grew up in Frederick, Maryland where she began her dance training at age 4. She started her love for dance at 24/7 Dance Studio in Frederick, Maryland where she learned all styles of dance such as jazz, contemporary, tap, hip-hop, ballet, and musical theater. She then trained at City Dance School and Conservatory in Bethesda, Maryland under the direction of Lorraine Audeoud Spiegler and Ballet Master Stanislav Issaev. Mackenzie performed many classical and contemporary works in her training, and participated in the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition where she placed 1st in the contemporary category and Top 12 in the classical category. To further her training and evolve her love for ballet, Mackenzie attended summer intensives at the Joffrey Ballet School in Chicago and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Mackenzie joined Grand Rapids Ballet under James Sofranko for the 2021/2022 season as a Trainee, and later as an apprentice in 2023. At her time in Grand Rapids she performed many roles in Val Caniparoli’s Nutcracker which include Snow and Flower Corps, Sugar Plum Doll, and Marzipan. She also performed in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, George Balanchine’s Serenade, George Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Isaac Aoki’s Soireé, and Little Red Riding Hood in Artistic Director James Sofranko‘s Spring Break for Kids. She is excited to join Golden State Ballet as a Corps De Ballet member for their 23/24 season.

CityDance Conservatory Alumni

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Testimonials

“I’m back in California to finish my last year of college, so I’ve been reminiscing about my past and my education and without the help and work of CityDance I wouldn’t be where I am. I just wanted to thank you so much for your support during my high school years! I really really appreciate all that you did for me and continue to do for so many children at CityDance!”

Nano Zamora

CityDance Class of 2017, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Class of 2021 Company Dancer with Ballet Hispánico, starting fall 2021

“I studied at CityDance because of its strong ballet and contemporary training. CityDance is special because of the lasting bonds I have made with fellow students and faculty. I have forged lifelong friendships with incredibly diverse people. Everyone in the Conservatory is so close that we are practically a family.”

Jade Diouf

CityDance Class of 2019, The Juilliard School

“I graduated in 2013 and I am now in Berlin working at the Staatsballett and also working on my own projects. After CityDance, I went to New York and trained at Juilliard for 4 years, and then after that, I was in Montreal dancing with RUBBERBAND. CityDance had prepared me for everything – a wide variety of techniques, performing anywhere and working with anyone. It was a lot of work and I feel like I am resilient because of this work. It’s really special.”

Dana Pajarillaga

CityDance Class of 2019, The Juilliard School Graduate, Staatsballett Berlin

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