Lazaro Francisco Ortega Avila

Lazaro Francisco Ortega Avila was born in Havana, Cuba, and graduated from the Cuban National School of Ballet, where he earned his diploma in Ballet Performance and Teaching. In 2019, he joined the Cuban National Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet, performing numerous roles in the classical repertoire, including Alicia Alonso’s Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Coppelia, and Don Quixote, as well as Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. He also danced neoclassical works such as Alberto Mendez’s Munecos Pas de Deux, Poema de Fuego, and Suite Generis; Anabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Celeste; Uwe Scholz’s Seventh Symphony; and James Kelly’s Symphony for Nine Men. During his tenure with the company, he participated in several galas and festivals. In 2022, he joined the Sibiu Ballet Theatre in Romania as a company dancer, performing roles including the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker, the Golden Idol in La Bayadere, Flames of Paris Pas de Deux, The Slave and Merchant Pas de Deux, Marcello Algeri’s Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, and Cinderella. He toured extensively with the company both nationally across Romania and internationally throughout Europe. He was also invited as a guest artist to perform the role of Franz in Coppelia at the Ballet Gala Teatro Comunale Mesagne in Italy. In 2025, he joined Kentucky Ballet Theatre in the United States as a company dancer.