Shani Peretz

Soloist dancer

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Born in Israel, 1992. In 2006 she entered the Thelma-Yellin Higher School of Arts, with teachers including David Dvir, Rose Kassel, Jay Augen, Dalia Dvir and Meira Bar-Natan, among others.

In 2010 she joined the Israel Ballet directed by Berta Yampolsky, Ido Tadmor and Mate Moray. She has danced solo roles in Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Cinderella, and in contemporary works such as Hikarizatto, Slash, And the Earth Shall Bear Again, by the Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili, and in Moon over Jupiter, by Dwight Rhoden.

In September 2015 she joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza, directed by José Carlos Martínez. In September 2019 she was promoted to soloist under the artistic direction of Joaquín De Luz. Since in the CND, she has danced in Carmen, Por vos muero, Enemy in the figure, Artifact suite, Les noces, Hikarizatto, Minus 16, The Vertiginous thrill of exactitude, The Show must go on, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Arriaga, Grosse Fuge, Bella Figura, Barber violin concerto and The Sylphide. She has also danced in ballets by renowned choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Itzik Galili, Ohad Naharin or Johan Inger, Andonis Foniadakis, José Carlos Martínez, Mar Aguiló, Mario Bermúdez.

Shani continues as a soloist under the direction of Muriel Romero.

Instagram: @shani.peretz