Norbert De La Cruz III | Birds Eye View
Norbert De La Cruz III, born in the Philippines and raised in Los Angeles, California, received a BFA in Dance from the Juilliard School and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. He is a NY and LA based freelance artist. He was a soloist with Ballet Torino, Aszure Barton, the Metropolitan Opera, Complexions, and was cast as a dancer for Warner Bro’s In The Heights movie. De La Cruz has been commissioned by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Barak Ballet, Hubbard Street, BalletX, Peridance, Grand Rapids Ballet, the Juilliard School, and Olympic Ballet Theater. He was a finalist of Hubbard Street’s National Choreographic Competition, a Princess Grace Foundation-USA award recipient, Alvin Ailey New Directions Choreography Lab, Joffrey Academy of Dance’s Winning Works, the National Choreographic Initiative, and a recipient of the New York City Ballet’s NY Choreographic Institute. He was formerly on the dance faculty at the Juilliard School. De La Cruz’s honorable mentions include the Asian Arts Alliance Jadin Wong Award, McCallum Theatre Choreography Festival Award, and being featured in Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch”.
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