Luciana Ravizzi

Luciana Ravizzi (born 1982) is an Argentine retired ballerina who graduated from The Royal Ballet School and was a Soloist with Scottish Ballet until her retirement in 2015.

Luciana Ravizzi
Born
Maria Luciana Ravizzi

(1982-01-28) 28 January 1982
Buenos Aires, Argentina
EducationInstituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón (1994-1999) The Royal Ballet School (1999-2002)
OccupationBallet Dancer (2001-2015)

Ballet Teacher (2015-present)

Pilates Instructor (2022-present)
SpouseRoss Kennedy (m. 2014)
Children1
Websitewww.lucianaravizzi.com

Early life

Luciana Ravizzi was born in 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began dancing at the age of five and was accepted into the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in 1994 at the age of 12. In 1999, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School, in London, where she gained acceptance and a scholarship to attend the Upper School. She graduated in 2002.

Dancing career

While studying at The Royal Ballet School, Ravizzi was invited to perform with The Royal Ballet in several productions including "Giselle", "Swan Lake" & "Don Quixote", including an International tour on Australia in 2001.

Ravizzi joined the Scottish Ballet in 2002 under the directorship of Ashley Page, where she spent her entire professional career. She was promoted to coryphée in 2008 and soloist in 2014. During her time with Scottish Ballet she performed in the following ballets, including numerous international tours:

Ravizzi retired from dancing in 2015.

Teaching career

Following her successful career as a ballerina, Ravizzi returned to Buenos Aires in 2017 to begin teaching the next generation of Argentine dancers. She founded Luciana Ravizzi - Maestra de Danza[7] and has since become a prominent teacher in Buenos Aires.

In 2019, she moved to USA with her family where she continues to teach Ballet. In 2022, she became a fully trained Pilates Instructor.

References

  1. "Luke Ahmet and Luciana Ravizzi in Ashley Page's Fearful Symmetries. Photograph by Andrew Ross". Flickr. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. Scottish Ballet (2012-01-17), Scottish Ballet: Live Webcast - Sleeping Beauty 2011 Backstage, archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2018-07-06
  3. Hendry, Steve (2014-05-18). "Romeo & Juliet ballet star tells how leading role has brought her tears of joy rather than sadness". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. "Matthew Bourne's Highland Fling". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  5. "Luciana takes the good and the bad in ballet twin roles". www.whatson-north.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  6. "Luciana Ravizzi Archives - Dancing Times". Dancing Times. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  7. "Luciana Ravizzi - Maestra de Danza | Ballet Buenos Aires | Retiro |". Luciana Ravizzi - Maestra de Danza | Ballet Buenos Aires | Retiro |. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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