Cavan Conley

• BORN 

Bozeman, Montana  

• TRAINING 

The Harid Conservatory, 2009–2012, with ballet training from Victoria Schneider, Olivier Pardina, and Svetlana Osiyeva 

Nutmeg Conservatory 

• SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 

Joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2018 

Promoted to soloist in 2019 

Promoted to principal in 2025 

• OTHER COMPANIES 

Tulsa Ballet 

Tulsa Ballet II 

• BALANCHINE 

Diamonds (Finale, Demis) 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Divertissement Ensemble, Puck) 

Symphony in C (4th Movement) 

• BOURNONVILLE 

La Sylphide (Gurn) 

• FORSYTHE

Blake Works I (Featured Role) 

• GARLAND 

Haffner Serenade (originated Principal) 
 

• LANDER

Etudes (Principal, Gentlemen) 

• LIANG  

The Infinite Ocean 

• MCINTYRE 

The Big Hunger (Principal) 

• MORRIS 

Sandpaper Ballet (Trumpeter, Ensemble) 

• OISHI

Bolero (originated Principal) 
 

• POSSOKHOV

Violin Concerto (originated Principal Couple) 

• RATMANSKY

The Seasons (Satyrs) 

• THATCHER 

COLORFORMS 

• TOMASSON

7 for Eight 

Concerto Grosso 

Don Quixote (Espada, Gitano Leader) 

Giselle (Peasant Pas de cinq) 

Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince, Grand Pas de deux, Dancing Nutcracker, King of the Snow, Spanish, Chinese, Russian) 

Prism 

Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio, Acrobats) 

Swan Lake (Pas de trois, Neapolitan Principal) 

Trio 

• WELCH

Bespoke  
 

• WHEELDON

Cinderella (Autumn Soloist) 

Finale Finale (originated Principal) 

• ANGELINI

Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince, Snow Soloist, Waltz, Russian) 

The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird, Jewels, Fairy Cavalier, Waltz) 

Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried) 

• BALANCHINE

Serenade (Waltz Couple) 

• BRUCE

Rooster (“Fade Away,” “Paint It Black,” “Rooster”) 

• CANIPAROLI

Going for Baroque (Red Man) 

Lady of the Camellias (Friend 1, Marguerite’s Suitor) 

• CANNITO 

Romeo (originated Mercutio) 

• CERRUDO

Extremely Close  

Second to Last (2nd Pas de deux) 

• CONG

Blue Flame (originated 2nd Pas de deux) 

Carmina Burana (Bird Trio, Pas de quatre) 

Just Be[autiful] (originated)  

Uniko (originated) 
 

• CRANKO

Onegin (Lensky) 

The Taming of the Shrew (Lucentio, Hortensio) 

• DAWSON

A Million Kisses to My Skin (2nd Couple) 

• DUATO

Remansos (Yellow) 

• EKMAN

Cacti (Pas de deux) 
 

• ELO

Creatures of Prometheus (originated Soloist) 

One/End/One (Couple 2) 

• FONTE

Axis Mundie (originated) 

Bolero  

Love Notes (Soloist) 
 

• HOAGLAND

The Cripple and the Starfish (originated Ghost Couple) 

Rite of Spring 

• HOLMES 

Don Quixote (Basilio) 

• HUE

Contrast (originated) 

• KYLIÁN

Petite Mort (4th and 6th Pas de deux)
 

• LIANG

Age of Innocence (4 Men) 

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo) 

• LOPEZ OCHOA

Shibuya Blues (originated 3rd Pas de deux) 

• MCGREGOR

Infra (Soloist) 
 

• POSSOKHOV

Classical Symphony (Soloist, 4 couples) 

• PROKOVSKY

The Three Musketeers (D’Artagnan, Aramis) 

• RHODEN

Ballad Unto (originated) 

• STEVENSON

Cinderella (Dragonfly, Waltz Couple, Prince’s Friend) 

Dracula (Peasant) 

• TAYLOR

Company B (Johnny) 

• WHEELDON

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Male Fairy, Wedding Couple) 

• Received the Jeannot B. Cerrone Award in 2011. 

• Received the Brian Tippen Award in 2009.