Lis Sayao

VOCATIONAL TRAINING    Started her training in 1997 at Escola Estadual de Danças Maria Olenewa, the school of Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theater. By the age of 10 was invited to join Grupo Thalhe’s Ballet School where met Professor Jorge Texeira and followed him until 2010. Has competed in several Awards around Brazil and EUA. In 2009 won the special award of "Best female dancer" in the Spinelli Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). In the year of 2004 became trainee of Cia. Brasileira de Ballet and a year later was promoted to permanent dancer in the same company. Since then has performed in prominent roles. In September of 2010 joined The Israel Ballet after a summer course in Austria.   PRINCIPAL ROLES   Gamzatti (La Bayadère) - 2009 Myrtha (Giselle) – 2009/2008 Waltz of Flowers soloist (The Nutcracker) - 2009 Spanish dance (The Nutcracker) - 2009 Flower Girls (Don Quixote) – 2010/2009/2008/2007 Demi-Soloist (Raymonda) – 2007 Serenade (Noir et Blanc) - 2007 Pas de cinq (Noir et Blanc) -2007/2006 Pas de trois (Paquita) -2006/2005 Soloist of the 2nd Act (The Pharaoh’s Daughter)- (NY) 2005 Pas de six of the 3rd Act (The Pharaoh’s Daughter) – 2004 Pas de trois (The swan lake) – 2008/2004/2003 PERFORMANCES IN EVENTS   Dom Quixote with Lorena Feijó and Rolando Sarabia – Miami 2010 Monaco Dance Forum - Monte Carlo 2010 The Nutcracker with Marianela Nuñez (Royal Ballet of London) and Thiago Soares (Royal Ballet of London) - 2009 Don Quixote with Renata Pavan (ABT) and Herman Cornejo (ABT) – 2007 Youth America Grand Prix Gala – New York 2005 Don Quixote with Ana Botafogo and Marcelo Misailidis (principal dancers of Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro)- 2005 Gala ‘Stars of dance’ with Ana Botafogo and Marcelo M More...

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

  

Started her training in 1997 at Escola Estadual de Danças Maria Olenewa, the school of Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theater. By the age of 10 was invited to join Grupo Thalhe’s Ballet School where met Professor Jorge Texeira and followed him until 2010. Has competed in several Awards around Brazil and EUA. In 2009 won the special award of "Best female dancer" in the Spinelli Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). In the year of 2004 became trainee of Cia. Brasileira de Ballet and a year later was promoted to permanent dancer in the same company. Since then has performed in prominent roles.
In September of 2010 joined The Israel Ballet after a summer course in Austria.

 

PRINCIPAL ROLES

 

Gamzatti (La Bayadère) - 2009

Myrtha (Giselle) – 2009/2008

Waltz of Flowers soloist (The Nutcracker) - 2009

Spanish dance (The Nutcracker) - 2009

Flower Girls (Don Quixote) – 2010/2009/2008/2007

Demi-Soloist (Raymonda) – 2007

Serenade (Noir et Blanc) - 2007

Pas de cinq (Noir et Blanc) -2007/2006

Pas de trois (Paquita) -2006/2005

Soloist of the 2^nd Act (The Pharaoh’s Daughter)- (NY) 2005

Pas de six of the 3^rd Act (The Pharaoh’s Daughter) – 2004

Pas de trois (The swan lake) – 2008/2004/2003

PERFORMANCES IN EVENTS

 

Dom Quixote with Lorena Feijó and Rolando Sarabia – Miami 2010

Monaco Dance Forum - Monte Carlo 2010

The Nutcracker with Marianela Nuñez (Royal Ballet of London) and Thiago Soares (Royal Ballet of London) - 2009

Don Quixote with Renata Pavan (ABT) and Herman Cornejo (ABT) – 2007

Youth America Grand Prix Gala – New York 2005

Don Quixote with Ana Botafogo and Marcelo Misailidis (principal dancers of Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro)- 2005

Gala ‘Stars of dance’ with Ana Botafogo and Marcelo Misailidis – 2007