Alone in an unfamiliar world, 15-year-old Leopoldino was forced to work through the struggles of learning a new language and converting currency when her parents sent to her, on occasion, to pay for ballet lessons. After graduating, Leopoldino moved to Syracuse and joined Syracuse City Ballet, Inc., the only professional ballet company in the Central New York community.
Manuela Leopoldino, a professional ballet dancer at the Syracuse City Ballet studio, develops her choreography for her upcoming show, the Nutcracker. Leopoldino, immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 from Brazil. She has been doing classical and contemporary ballet all her life. On the weekends she instructs ballet to children at the studio she trains at. Manuela's Nutcracker performance will premiere December 4th, 2019.
Manuela Leopoldino, a professional ballet dancer at the Syracuse City Ballet studio, develops her choreography for her upcoming show, the Nutcracker. Leopoldino, immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 from Brazil. She has been doing classical and contemporary ballet all her life. On the weekends she instructs ballet to children at the studio she trains at. Manuela's Nutcracker performance will premiere December 4th, 2019.
Manuela Leopoldino, a professional ballet dancer at the Syracuse City Ballet studio, develops her choreography for her upcoming show, the Nutcracker. Leopoldino, immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 from Brazil. She has been doing classical and contemporary ballet all her life. On the weekends she instructs ballet to children at the studio she trains at. Manuela's Nutcracker performance will premiere December 4th, 2019.
