Gabriela Gonzalez

Biography

Born in Mérida, Mexico, Gabriela Gonzalez trained at Miami City Ballet School, School of American Ballet (summer program), Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes in Mexico, Encuentro Internacional de Ballet in Cuba (summer program), and the Cuban National Ballet School. She danced with Tulsa Ballet, Balletto del Sud in Italy, and Miami City Ballet before joining San Francisco Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2017. 

Snapshot
  • BORN 

Mérida, Mexico  

  • TRAINING 

Miami City Ballet School 

School of American Ballet (summer program) 

Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes, Mexico 

Encuentro Internacional de Ballet, Cuba (summer program) 

Cuban National Ballet School 
 

  • SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 

Joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2017 

  • OTHER COMPANIES 

Tulsa Ballet  

Balletto del Sud (Italy) 

Miami City Ballet 

Repertoire - SF Ballet
  • BALANCHINE 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Divertissement Ensemble, Titania’s Retinue/Fairies, Hippolyta’s Hounds, Courtiers) 

Serenade 

Symphony in C (1st & 2nd movement Demis) 

  • BARTON

Mere Mortals (originated Ensemble) 

  • BOURNONVILLE 

La Sylphide (Reel Couples, Sylphs) 
 

  • CANIPAROLI 

Ibsen’s House (Ellida Wangel in “Lady from the Sea”) 

  • FORSYTHE 

Blake Works I 
 

  • GARLAND 

Haffner Serenade (originated) 

  • LANDER  

Études (Ladies in White, Sylphides) 

  • MACMILLAN 

Song of the Earth 

  • MARSTON

Mrs. Robinson (originated Ensemble) 

Snowblind (originated) 

  • MORRIS

Sandpaper Ballet  

  • NEUMEIER

The Little Mermaid 

  • OISHI

Bolero (Principal, originated Corps) 
 

  • PECK

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (originated Principal Couple) 

  • PITA 

Björk Ballet (originated) 

  • POSSOKHOV 

Magrittomania 

The Rising (originated Corps) 

Violin Concerto (originated Ensemble Couple) 

  • RATMANSKY  

Shostakovich Trilogy 

The Seasons (Snowflakes, Cornflowers) 

  • RHODEN 

The Promised Land (Soloist, originated Ensemble) 

  • ROBBINS

The Cage 

  • SCARLETT 

Die Toteninsel (originated) 

Frankenstein 

Hummingbird 

  • SMITH

Carmen (Josephina) 

  • TOMASSON 

Don Quixote (Seguidilla, Gitano Woman, Driads, Fandango) 

Giselle (Giselle’s Friends, Wilis) 

Nutcracker (Maid, Mrs. Stahlbaum, Gertrude, Party Guests, Snowflakes, Spanish, Arabian, Mirlitons, Flowers) 

Prism 

Romeo & Juliet (Citizens of Verona, Ballroom Ladies) 

Swan Lake (Aristocrat, Peasant, Swan Ensemble, Spanish Princess) 

The Sleeping Beauty (Garland Dance, Ladies of the Court, Nymphs, Polonaise) 

Trio 

  • WHEELDON 

Cinderella (Summer/Generosity Corps, Courtiers) 

Repertoire - other companies
  • ANGELINI

Nutcracker (Arabian, Snow Soloist Couple, Party Guests, Spanish) 

The Sleeping Beauty (Puss in Boots) 
 

  • BALANCHINE 

Apollo (Calliope) 

The Four Temperaments (Melancholic, Phlegmatic Corps) 

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Snow, Spanish, Flowers) 

Jewels (“Emeralds”, “Diamonds”) 

Serenade (Angel) 

Swan Lake, Act 2 (Swans) 

Symphony in Three Movements 

La Valse 
 

  • BRUCE

Rooster (“Ruby Tuesday” Solo, “Lady Jane” Woman) 

  • CERRUDO 

Extremely Close  

Second to Last (Lead) 

  • CONG 

Blue Flame 

Flight of Fancy (Lead Couple) 

Uniko (“Warhorse” Woman)   

  • CRANKO 

The Taming of the Shrew (Pas de six) 

  • DUATO 

Remansos (3rd Pas de deux) 
 

  • EKMAN 

Cacti (Improv Woman) 

  • FONTE 

Bolero 

  • FORSYTHE 

in the middle, somewhat elevated (Isabelle) 

  • FRANZUTTI

Carmen (Micaela) 

Edipo Re (Giocasta) 

Firebird (Princess Tsarevna) 

Mozart (Lead Couple) 

Swan Lake (Big Swans) 

  • GORSKY after Petipa 

Don Quixote (Gitana Woman, Gitanos, Driads, Fandango) 

  • HOUGLAND

Rite of Spring 

  • HUE 

Contrast 

  • KYLIÁN

Petit Mort (3rd & 5th Pas de deux) 

  • LIANG 

Romeo and Juliet (Lead Harlot) 
 

  • MCGREGOR

Infra (2nd Pas de deux) 

PreSentient 

  • PAGE 

The Grammar of Ornament (Lead Couple) 

  • RHODEN 

Ballad Unto… (Lead Couple) 

Honors
  • Won the gold medal, Professional Category, at VII Concurso de la Confederación Interamericana de Profesionales de la Danza in 2010.  
  • Received scholarships from the Institute of Culture of the Yucatán Government in 2004–2008.  
  • Received the Youth Award of the Arts (Yucatán, Mexico) in 2003. 
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