Lucas Ataide

Lucas Ataide, a native of Brazil, started his training at the Escola Estadual de Dança Maria Olenewa in Rio de Janeiro. He continued his studies at Conservatório Brasileiro de Dança. In Rio, Lucas joined the Cia Brasileira de Ballet where he performed in full length ballets such as, Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Raymonda, La Sylphide and The Nutcracker.

Now in his 11th season with City Ballet of San Diego, Lucas has been featured in productions including George Balanchine’s Rubies, The Four Temperaments, Serenade, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, Danses Concertantes, Le Baiser de La Fée, and Divertimento 15 as well as Peter Martin’s Ash and Hallelujah Junction, Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses and The American, and most recently Annabelle Lopez’s Ecliptic. He has also been featured in principal roles choreographed by Betsey Wistrich such as Carmen, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Giselle, La Bayadere, Paquita, and Romeo and Juliet.