THE NUTCRACKER

dancer, where she performed many lead roles. Paris joined American Ballet Theatre as a member of the corps de ballet in October 2001. She was appointed a Soloist in August 2015. Her repertoire with the Company includes lead roles in Don Quixote, La Bayadère, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Fancy Free, Gaîté Parisienne, Giselle, Coppélia, Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker; The Sleeping Beauty, George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Theme and Variations, Symphonie Concertante, Symphony in C, Ballet Imperial and Ballo della Regina, Merce Cunningham’s Duets, James Kudelka’s Désir; in Harald Lander’s Études; in Jorma Elo’s Glow – Stop; in Mark Morris’ Gong, Aszure Barton’s One of Three, Irina Kolpakova and Kevin McKenzie’s Raymonda Divertissements, Liam Scarlett’s With a Chance of Rain and Frederick Ashton’s Symphonic Variations. Paris also toured Spain as a guest dancer with Angel Corella’s Company several times, dancing George Balanchine’s Who Cares? with Herman Cornejo, among other other roles. In 2012 American Ballet Theatre designated Paris as a Certified Teacher.

Wexler left home and began intensive year-round training at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. Wexler joined the Orlando Ballet second company and later Texas Ballet Theater under the directorship of Ben Stevenson O.B.E., where he performed numerous leading roles in Ballets such as the The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, Theme & Variations, Rubies, Dracula, and The Merry Widow. In 2013, Wexler was promoted to the rank of First Soloist and in 2015 promoted to the rank of Principal. Wexler then moved to New York City to join American Ballet Theatre, performing over 100 shows per year both domestically and internationally. In 2017, Wexler decided to leave ABT and transition his focus to freelance dancing and academic studies. In May 2020, Wexler graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Economics.

of maestro William Herrera and launched his professional dance career with the Compañía Ballet de Nicaragua where he became a principal dancer. He was later invited to be part of the contemporary company Danza Contemporánea Universitaria UNAN-Managua. In 2015, Ulloa launched the first-ever ballet and neoclassical ensemble at the Nicaraguan University, where he became the Cultural Promoter for the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, as well as Director for the “Taller de Líneas Clásicas”. Later that year, he also became co-producer, teacher, and choreographer for Compañía Ballet de Nicaragua, as well as a ballet and contemporary teacher at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet de Nicaragua. Ulloa has danced for Gainesville Ballet, Danse Etoile in Costa Rica, Connecticut Ballet, Island Moving Company, Neglia Ballet, Ajkun Ballet Theatre, Connecticut Ballet Center, New Haven Ballet, among others. He has also participated in many festivals, such as Jacob’s Pillow Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts, APAP Festival in New York City, Bitef Theater and Terazije Theater in Serbia, the International Ballet Gala in Nicaragua, the 50th anniversary of Universidad de Campeche-Mexico, Fundacion Ballet de El Salvador, and Great Friends Dance Festival in Newport, Rhode Island among others. Ulloa is currently a member of Thomas Ortiz Dance Company, Ballets with a Twist and Kathryn Posin Dance. He is also a dance instructor for New Haven Ballet, New England Academy of Dance, Karissa’s House of Movement, and Goodman Performing Arts Center. Ulloa is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of East Coast Contemporary Ballet.