Ashley Ellis

Ashley Kristyn Ellis began her dance training at the age of five at the South Bay Ballet under the direction of Diane Lauridsen, other instruction included Alicia Head, Mario Nugara, Charles Maple, and Kimberly Olmos. In her last years of training Ashley attended summer intensive programs at the San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, and three years at the American Ballet Theatre, all places on full scholarship. She was the recipient of the Coca Cola scholarship award in 2000 and 2001, and won the first prize at the Los Angeles´ Music Center Spotlight Award in 1999.

Ashley began her professional career at the age of 18 by joining the American Ballet´s studio company, joining ABT the following year. While in ABT´s studio company Ashley performed the lead role in George Balanchine´s Alegro Brilliante, Corsaire Pas De Deux, and the world premiere of Robert Hill´s Toccare.

In 2007 Ashley came to Spain to dance with Angel Corella´s touring group and proceeded to join the Corella Ballet in 2008 as soloist.

Roles in the Corella Ballet include: Gamzatti, & 1st and 2nd act II variations in Natalia Makarova´s La Bayadere, Gulnar and 2nd odelisque in Le Corsaire, Balanchine´s Tchaikovsky pas de deux, Nutcracker pas de deux, Aqua couple in Clark Tippet´s Bruch Violin Concerto, stomper in Twyla Tharp´s In the Upper Room, Stanton Welch´s Clear, 2nd principal couple in Angel Corella´s String Sextet, Ana Bolena in Christopher Wheeldon´s VIII, George Birkadze´s Celaje, pas de deux girl in Jerome Robbins´ Fancy Free, Russell Ducker´s Epimetheus, and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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