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. 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: The Nutcracker (Snowflake, Courgette Flower), Page Cinderella (Godmother, Winter), Page Fearful Symmetries, Page The Sleeping Beauty (The Lilac Fairy, Snow White), Page Pennies From Heaven, Page Cheating, Lying, Stealing, Page Alice (Duchess, Cheshire Cat), Page Dangerous Liaisons, Alston The Four Temperaments, Balanchine Apollo, Balanchine Episodes, Balanchine Rubies, Balanchine Agon, Balanchine Five Rückert Songs, Darrell Othello (Emilia), Darrell Artifact Suite, Forsythe Workwithinwork, Forsythe Petrushka, Spink Ride the Beast, Petronio Façade, Ashton Scènes de Ballet, Ashton Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), Pastor In Light and Shadow, Pastor Carmen (Mercedes), Alston Still Life, Caniparoli Song of the Earth, MacMillan Chasing Ghost, Loosmore Five Tangos, Van Manen Kings 2 Ends, Jorma Elo A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), Meckler/Lopez Ochoa Run For It, Lawrence Dark Full Ride, Lawrence Highland Fling, Bourne Oxymore, Laplane Elite Syncopations, MacMillan Cheri, Darrell Silhouette, Hampson The Rite of Spring, Hampson Hansel & Gretel, Hampson The Crucible, Pickett Ten Poems, Bruce 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 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 Argentine ballerinas Argentine dancers Ballet teachers 1982 births Living people Pilates instructors