BALLET
A former soloist for the Joffrey Ballet, Ms Bustillo, performed roles that ranged from the classical repertory to the more contemporary ballets such as Jerome Robbins’ Moves and Gerald Arpino’s Clowns, Incubus, and Ropes. She was also soloist with the London Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet), the National Ballet of Washington, Ballet de Luis Fuente and Ballets Clasicos y Contemporaneos de Madrid. During her distinguished performing career, she worked with such renowned choreographers as Gerald Arpino, Frederick Franklin, Robert Joffrey, Jerome Robbins, Ben Stevenson, Glen Tetley, and Hector Zaraspe. Ms. Bustillo has organized and directed dance programs at the Nicolas Salmeron Cultural Center in Spain and the University of Dramatic Arts Dance Department in Madrid, Spain in affiliation with Kent University in Canterbury, England. She was Co-Director of the Luis Fuente Estudio de Danza in Madrid, Spain and has taught at numerous institutions in the U.S., including the Joffrey Ballet School, Adelphi University, Connecticut College, Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Before returning to the Joffrey Ballet School as the Director of the Children’s Department, Ms. Bustillo spent many years as the Artistic Director of the School at Ballet Hispanico.
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