Master Class Series with Mirella & Sergio

Mirella Costa Neto

Mirella Costa Neto is from São Paulo, Brazil and began her classical ballet training at the age of eight. At the age of 16, she was invited to join Miami City Ballet School and moved to the U.S. Throughout her career, she has participated in several acclaimed Ballet competitions world-wide including Youth American Grand Prix, where she placed Top 12 in the U.S.; Festival de Dança de Joinville, which earned her a Gold Medal; and the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in Finland. In 2013, she joined Sarasota Ballet where she performed works by Masters including Sir Frederick Ashton, Michael Fokine, Anthony Tudor, Sir Peter Wright and August Bournonville, as well as modern and contemporary choreographers such as Paul Taylor and Christopher Wheeldon. She has also danced many ballets by George Balanchine including Jewels, Stars and Stripes, Who Cares? and Apollo.

Since joining Nevada Ballet Theater in 2017,…