André Silva
Instructor, Fort Worth Campus
Dancer with Texas Ballet Theater.
A native of Brasilia, Brazil, André Silva trained at the Academia de Dança Royal of Brazil, The Harid Conservatory and Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. He has performed with National Ballet of Cuba, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Houston Ballet, TITAS and the Dance Salad Festival in Houston. His favorite performances include principal roles in Peer Gynt, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Ben Stevenson’s Mozart Requiem. André was the recipient of the inaugural Ben Stevenson Rising Star Award, an international honor given for excellence in dance. He also received the Outstanding Choreographer Award at the 2007 Youth America Grand Prix regional competition. He was recently profiled in the April/May issue of Pointe Magazine. André earned the Silver Medal at the 4th Annual Shanghai International Ballet Competition in August 2007. This is his fifth season with Texas Ballet Theater and his first season with the School.
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Photo Credit
Dancer: Lonnie Weeks, Michelle LeBoeuf. Photo: Warren McCoy.