Izabelly began dancing at the age of four in Vila Velha, Brazil. She graduated in 2009 from the School of the Bolshoi Theater in Brazil and then in 2012 from the Escuela Nacional de Cuba. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Professionally, Izabelly has danced multiple lead and corp roles, and in 2015 she was brought on to Lake Erie Ballet in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a company artist and instructor. In 2017 she moved to Charlottesville to perform alongside Charlottesville Ballet's professional company and to be on faculty at CBA. Izabelly has since retired from dancing in 2024 and is now on faculty, as well as our Student Division & By Placement Program Manager.