Joan Boada - San Francisco Ballet

Born in Havana, Cuba, Joan Boada joined the San Francisco Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 1999. He studied in Cuba at la Escuela Cubana de Ballet, then joined Ballet Nacional de Cuba, where he quickly became a soloist.

Mr. Boada has also danced with Le Jeune Ballet de France, where he has toured Europe and the United States. He also danced with Ballet de Nancy, Ballet National de Marseille Roland Petit, The Australian Ballet, and Royal Ballet of Flanders.

He has performed the following roles for San Francisco Ballet Company: The Cavalier in Nutcracker, Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Prism, Pas de deux from Le Corsaire, Clarinet and Percussion in Fanfare, Flames of Paris, Etudes, Vestris, The Son in Prodigal Son, first movement principal in Symphony in Three Movements, principal in Bugaku, Solor in La Bayadère, Act II, Trio in Magrittomania, Red Man and Green Man in Celts. He has won numerous awards at international ballet competitions in Varna and Paris, 1994; Osaka and Shanghai, 1995