BALLET
A native of Seattle, Washington, Crystal Serrano began her dance training with John and Helen Wilkins at Olympic Ballet. She was encouraged to attend The School of American Ballet and would go on to continue her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet on full scholarship.
As a professional, she has danced with Oregon Ballet Theatre, guested in Seoul Korea, and earned leading roles with Ballet San Antonio and Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) under the direction of Virginia Johnson. During her five-year tenure with DTH, she traveled the world with her most memorable moments including Brazil, Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. She continued her career dancing with Boston Ballet.
Her repertoire includes Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote, Ulysses Dove's Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth, Balanchine’s Donizetti Variations, Valse Fantasies, The Four Temperaments, Allegro Brillante, La Source, Serenade, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake, William Forsythe's Approximate Sonata, Défilé. Justin Peck’s, “Everywhere we go”, Annabelle Ochoa’s Balamouk, and Jorma Elo’s Carmen.
Today, Crystal is based in New York City and continues to perform while sharing her distinguished knowledge and experience with her clients in private ballet lessons.