From: Ballet Tucson <operations@ballettucson.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:07 AM
Subject: An international ballet star is coming to our school! ⭐
An international ballet star is coming to our school!
Artistic Director Margaret Mullin shares, "Ingrid Silva is one of the world's most celebrated Ballerinas and her impact on the ballet world is profound through her work as a dancer, author, teacher, founder and more. Just last month she spoke at the United Nations for the second time in her illustrious career! I'm thrilled that my longtime friend is coming to Tucson to offer a special ballet masterclass for our School of Ballet Tucson students and dance students from across the region. They will also be able to ask their career questions and gain guidance from this remarkable mentor. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for emerging dancers that we are so proud to be able to offer right here at The School of Ballet Tucson."
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About Ingrid Silva
Ingrid Silva was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of 8, she began her ballet training at Dançando Para Não Dançar, a social project in the Mangueira slum. A few years later, Silva joined thee Escola de Dança Maria Olenewa and Centro de Movimento Debora Colker on a full scholarship. At 17, she was also an apprentice with Grupo Corpo, one of the most prestigious Brazilian dance companies. Following High School, Silva began her studies at Centro Universitário da Cidade (Univercidade) and then moved to New York to attend the Dance Theatre of Harlem Summer Intensive, in 2007 on a full school scholarship. Soon after, she was invited to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem Professional Training Program. Ingrid was part of the Dance Theatre Of Harlem's Dancing Through Barries Ensemble in 2008, which led her the opportunity to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem as a professional in 2013. She is currently on her 7th season with the company.
As a guest artist, Silva has performed with Dançando Para Não Dançar Company (Brazil), Armitage Gone! Dance (USA), and The Francesca Harper Project (USA), Performed Romeo & Juliet Balcony Pas de Deux by Keneth MacMillan with Thiago Soares in a Gala "Thiago and Friends" in Brazil 2019. She has worked with renowned choreographers including Arthur Mitchell, Donald Byrd, John Alleyne, Darrel Grand Moltrie, Francesca Harper, Robert Garland, David Fernandez, Carol Arrmitage, Deborah Colker, and Rodrigo Pederneiras, among others.
Silva has served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. While performing and participating in community outreach initiatives in Jamaica, Honduras and Israel. In 2014, she performed at the Brazil Foundation Gala at Lincoln Center and was featured in the movie "Maré, nossa história de amor" by Lucia Murat. In 2018 She was invited by the United Nations to speak at Social Good Summit. She shared the stage with Padma Lakshmi and Achim Steiner to talk about "How women are leading the call to leave no one behind." She spoke at the United Nations again in 2025 for International Women's Day.
She has been featured in Vogue, Glamour, Teen vogue, Alure Magazine, Refinary29, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Dance Magazine, People Magazine, Essence, ESPN Women, Bustle, Claudia, Health, BET, O Globo and more. In 2017 she was the the first African Brazilian to ever grace the cover of Pointe Magazine. Also in 2017, she worked with Alicia keys as part of her "She is a King" campaign. In 2020, Ingrid appeared in a Nike advertisement celebrating Black History Month narrated by Serena Williams. She was featured by Dove in 2020 in their #MyHairMyWay campaign, introducing Amplified Textures celebrating the importance of diversity and curly hair. In March of 2021, Animale Brasil invited Ingrid to be the face of their International Women's Day campaign called "Portas", alongside Brazilian actresses Giovana Ewbank and Leticia Colin.
In 2017 she founded podHER, an organization created to foster the will for change within. The platform's goal has always been to create a safe environment for people to share their history in a judgment-free zone, encouraging dialogue in empathetic terms and generating opportunities for education and networking for those aspiring to claim their own path. She is also the Cofounder of Blacks in Ballet, with the purpose of highlighting black ballet dancers and sharing their stories. Every black ballet dancer has a different background, a different path, a different story to tell, and that's what BIB wants to share with the world.
In 2020 Ingrid made history by having her hand-painted pointe shoes exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington D.C. In January 2021, Ingrid spoke at Harvard University Latina Empowerment & Development Conference and was recognized with the Latina Trailblazer Award for her accomplishments. Forbes Brazil magazine recognized her in their 20 Successful Women in Brazil list, published in February 2021.
Ingrid became the Activia brand ambassador in 2017. The cornerstone of their campaign was an internationally lauded online film about Ingrid's life and how she found strength from within to achieve her goals. The broader campaign included a 360-degree video experience and editorial content. Ingrid's JOURNEY TO YOUR DREAM won a Cannes Silver Lion award for Film Craft and many more international awards.
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