2026-2027 Season

Camillo Cardenas

Principal

Camilo began dancing at the age of 10 in Colombia, South America, at the Colombian Institute for Classical Ballet. He obtained a dance degree from Ballet-Centered and secondary and higher-level institutions, where he was educated by ballet masters Gloria Castro, Helena Cala, and Maria Helena Llorente, as well as a teacher from the National Ballet of Cuba.

Upon graduation, he joined the Conservatorio de Valencia in Spain, where he studied for 2 years. In 2012, Camilo received a full scholarship with Miami City Ballet, and in 2011, he participated in the International Festival of Valencia, Spain.

Camilo has performed professionally with the National Ballet of Colombia, Atlantic City Ballet in New Jersey, Montgomery Ballet in Alabama, and the Hinsdale Ballet Theatre in Chicago. Camilo has worked with international choreographers such as Rafael Darder, Ramon Oller, Rolando Candia, Gonzalo Galguera, and Alicia Amatriain. He has toured Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Russia, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Germany, and
the USA.