Principals
Esteban Hernández
Biography
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Pronouns/ Social Media
He/him. @kekelindo
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Born
Guadalajara, Mexico
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Training
The Rock School for Dance Education
The Royal Ballet School
American Ballet Theatre (summer program)
Vaganova Academy (summer program) -
San Francisco Ballet
Joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2013
Promoted to soloist in 2017
Promoted to principal dancer in 2019
Q&A
What has been your proudest moment as a dancer? Why?
My brother Isaac and I organized a gala back in my hometown of Guadalajara—sharing the stage with my brother and my friends there was the most amazing feeling.
Do you identify with a particular community you would like to share?
Hispanic/ Latinx
If I weren't a dancer I'd be...
A concert pianist. Playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is a dream of mine.
I love San Francisco because…
There is a great variety and mix of different cultures, and there’s something for everybody.
What inspired you to keep dancing during the COVID-19 lockdown?
Dance was a form of therapy during the COVID 19 lockdown for me. I also felt like it was an opportunity to go back to the basics, to unlearn, relearn and remember why we dance. I couldn’t wait to share what I learned in that time with our audience.