Born in Vibo Valentia, Italy, Vito Mazzeo trained at La Scala Ballet School in Milan. He danced with The Royal Ballet and Rome Opera Ballet prior to joining San Francisco Ballet as a soloist in 2010. Mazzeo was promoted to principal dancer in 2011. Throughout his career he has performed lead roles in variety of classical works, including Prince Desiré in The Sleeping Beauty, Albrecht and Hilarion in Giselle, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Basilio in Don Quixote, Birbanto in Le Corsaire, the Golden Slave in Sheherazade, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. His repertory also includes principal roles in Ashton’s Birthday Offering and Rhapsody, Balanchine’s La Chatte and Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Chalmer’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Fokine’s Les Sylphides, and Nijinska’s Les Biches.  Since joining SF Ballet, Mazzeo has performed  includes a diverse range of principal roles in works such as MacMillan’s Winter Dreams, McGregor’s Chroma, and Wheeldon’s Number Nine. In addition, he created a principal role in Tomasson’s Trio. In 2010, Mazzeo received the Premio Positano Leonide Massine Award for Best Italian Dancer, as well as the Danza & Danza Award for Best Dancer of the Year.