Originally from Fairfax, California, Lucas Priolo began dancing in order to
stay fit for baseball. He discovered a love for dancing as he trained at Dance
Theatre Seven in Fairfax. Before joining Texas Ballet Theater in 2004, Mr.
Priolo was a Company Member at Houston Ballet. Since becoming a member
of Texas Ballet Theater, he has enjoyed dancing the principle roles in Ben Stevenson's Swan Lake, Romeo and Juilet, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Dracula, Don Quixote, Peer Gynt, Cleopatra, Three Preludes, Mozart Requiem and Four Last Songs. Lucas also performed principle roles in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon and Gloria, William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Christopher Bruce's Sergeant Early's Dream, Paul Taylor's Company B and In the Beginning, Natalie Weir's Steppenwolf, Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and Theme and Variations, Trey McIntyre's Second Before the Ground and The Shadow, Julia Adam's Ketubah and Nacho Duato's Without Words. Mr. Priolo is also a jewelry designer and craftsman, and his company Sofia Jewelry, sofiajewelry.com, is collaboration with his father. Lucas is married to former Company member Julie Gumbinner.