Antoinette
Peloso
was a long-time member and principal dancer with the
Metropolitan Opera Company at
New York’s Lincoln
Center. During her tenure, she had the
opportunity to work with opera’s brightest stars as well
as many ballet luminaries, including; George Balanchine,
Alvin Ailey, Antony Tudor, Natalia Makarova, Fernando
Bujones and Antony Dowell.
Born and raised in New Mexico, at age thirteen
Antoinette auditioned for and won admission to England’s Royal
Ballet School. Over the next five years she
received extensive training in classical and character
techniques. Working with
the Royal Ballets’ top
coaches and teachers, she was schooled in the Vaganova
and Cechetti methods. After
graduating with Honors she returned to the United States
and began dancing professionally in New York. In addition to her seasons at
the Metropolitan Opera, Antoinette has been a guest
artist with numerous ballet companies, dancing roles in;
Giselle, Swan Lake, Cinderella. The
Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Spartacus and Les
Sylphides, among others. In recent years she has been
teaching Technique & Pointe classes in New York. |
