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Benjamin Briones
Ballet
Biography:
Professional dancer, choreographer, teacher, director, designer and entrepreneur. A graduate of The National School of Classical Ballet, The National School of Contemporary Dance and The Royal Academy of Dancing in Mexico City. His eclectic educational background includes training in Cuban and Royal Ballet styles, as well as study of Graham, Cunningham, Limon and Francis modern dance styles.
As a soloist, he has appeared with many companies, among
them Ballet El Paso, Ballet Austin, Connecticut Ballet, Mid
Ohio Ballet, Ballet Theater of Annapolis, Granite State Ballet,
Southern New Hampshire
Ballet, New Haven Ballet, Staten Island Ballet and River
Ballet.
As a teacher, he has taught extensively throughout the NYC
including The Mark Morris Dance Center (Open professional
classes), The Joffrey
Ballet School, LEON Dance Arts & Southern New Hampshire
Dance Theater. Also Internationally for “Centro de Arte y
Ballet” en Mexico City. Benjamin was appointed Ballet
Master
At The Staten Island Ballet
in 2006-09. During that time, he also began his
choreographic career, serving as the Resident
Choreographer for both the Staten Island Ballet and Ajkun
Ballet Theatre (New York). In 2012, his numerous
choreographic endeavors culminated in the created
Benjamin Briones Ballet. He is also Founder and Co-Director
of Mid-Pointe project. Co-owner and co-founder of
UBCostumesDancewear.com, Benjamin has been designing
costumes for the past 18 years.