William Agliata
Guest Dance Instructor
Former soloist William Agliata spent his professional career dancing in ballet and contemporary companies, and motion pictures, from the Rome Opera in Italy, to the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He served as ballet master for the new NYC Opera, danced in the Royal Ballet’s production of Cinderella for the Lincoln Center Festival at the Met, and was a guest artist for Nevada Ballet Theater’s Beauty and the Beast. As ballet master for the Nevada Ballet Academy, he choreographed the boys’ piece for their performance of La Fille Mal Gardée.
He travels extensively training actors for film, performers for theater, as well as teaching classical ballet, contemporary ballet, contemporary dance and jazz classes.
“The focus/goal of my class is positioning and mechanics, working towards speed and lines. It’s about working with the right muscles with the help of the music, enhancing the artistic aspect of ballet.”