Deborah de Farias

Deborah de Farias grew up in Lubbock, Texas as a first generation immigrant from Brazil. She has trained at Ballet Lubbock under the guidance of Yvonne Racz-Key and is a former Ballet Lubbock instructor. She has attended Texas Tech University as a Dance and Russian Language double major. She continued her professional training at Ballet Hispánico as part of the inaugural Pa'lante Scholars Program and trained under the mentorship of Rodney Hamilton. She also continued her teaching experience with Ballet Hispanico, having been on faculty with the Pasitos Program throughout the academic year. She currently dances professionally with Neville Dance Theatre under the leadership of Brenda Neville, and Calpulli Mexican Dance Company under the leadership of Grisel Pren. Additionally, Deborah has recently had the opportunity to work with Daniel Catanach on his new film project, and has guested for Thomas/Ortiz Dance and for The Dance Connection NJ.