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   Company Dancer:  André Silva

Hometown
Brasilia, Brazil

Joined the Company
2003

Dance Training
Academia de Dança Royal of Brazil
The Harid Conservatory
Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy

Past Companies
Houston Ballet

Favorite Ballets
Peer Gynt, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Mozart Requiem

Point of Interest
When he’s not onstage, Mr. Silva enjoys shopping for the latest fashions.

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. Mr. Silva 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. Mr. Silva earned the Silver Medal at the 4th Annual Shanghai International Ballet Competition in August 2007.  This is his fifth season with Texas Ballet Theater.