Vianca Palacios
Soloist
Ballet San Antonio
Instructor
School of Ballet San Antonio
Hometown:
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Joined BSA:
2019
Promotions:
Promoted to Soloist in 2023
Vianca Palacios began training at age three at Balleteatro Infantil de Nana Hudo in Puerto Rico. In 2015, she received a scholarship to attend the Summer Intensive of the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC and later in 2016 trained in the Cuballet summer intensive with the company Prodanza in Cuba under the direction of Laura Alonzo, where she got the opportunity to perform the Soloist role of Shade in Le Bayadère.
In 2016, she began her professional career with Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico as an Apprentice and was promoted to Corps de Ballet a year after. During her time with BNPR, she got to perform roles such as Soloist in Les Sylphides, Odalisque in Le Corsaire, Big Swan in Swan Lake, and many others.
Later in 2017, the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School offered her a full scholarship. There she got opportunities to perform in many classical and original contemporary works by Ariel Serrano, Tania Vergara, and Delia Ballart, which includes Principal in Flower Festival of Genzano.
In 2019, she joined Ballet San Antonio as Corps de Ballet, then promoted to Soloist by Sofiane Sylve in 2022. Her performance repertoire includes the Witch in Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast, Helena in Rafael Ferrera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cheshire Cat and Tweedle Dee in Brian Enos’s Alice in Wonderland, Harlot in Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet, Kitri’s Friend in Patrick Armand’s Don Quixote, Step Sister in Conny Mathôt’s Cinderella, and various other roles in The Nutcracker like Snow Queen and Arabian Coffee.
In addition, Palacios made her musical theatre debut in 2024 as Francesca in West Side Story with the San Pedro Playhouse. Besides dancing, Vianca Palacios is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She has been an Instructor for the School of Ballet San Antonio since its opening in January 2021 and Rehearsal Assistant for the children’s cast of BSA’s productions of The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Don Quixote
Get to know Vianca
When did you start dancing, and why?
I started dancing when I was three years old in Puerto Rico. What started as an activity my parents thought I would enjoy transformed into one of my biggest passions in life.
What inspires you to be a professional dancer?
There’re many dancers that I have admired while growing up and throughout my career. My biggest inspiration comes from all the hardships I went through to be where I am today and the hope of continuing to grow into the best dancer I can be.
Why did you choose Ballet San Antonio?
Ballet San Antonio has given me the opportunity to grow as a dancer while performing a repertoire I enjoy. I value the environment I dance in tremendously and being part of this company truly feels like being a part of a family. I’m also an instructor at SBSA since its opening in January 2021. I love teaching as much as I love dancing. Helping the next generation of dancers reach their maximum potential while being inclusive and kind is one of my life goals. School of Ballet San Antonio has always allowed me to fulfill these goals.