Hometown: Canton, OH

Cameron Catazaro was born in Canton, OH and began his dance training at the School of Canton Ballet under the tutelage of Cassandra Crowley, Angelo Lemmo and his mother, Jennifer Catazaro Hayward. In 2017, he began training with Darla Hoover at Ballet Academy East in New York City on full scholarship. There he was awarded the prestigious David Howard Foundation Scholarship and performed the lead in George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht. In 2018, Cameron was accepted into Miami City Ballet School on a full scholarship, where he had the opportunity to perform a lead role in George Balanchine’s Serenade.

He joined MCB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2019.

Roles since joining MCB

George Balanchine
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Aria II)
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Cavalier)
Prodigal Son
Jewels (“Emeralds” and “Diamonds”)

George Balanchine/Jerome Robbins
Firebird (Prince Ivan)

Jerome Robbins
I’m Old Fashioned

Alexei Ratmansky
Symphonic Dances
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart)

Justin Peck
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

Christopher Wheeldon
After the Rain Pas de Deux

* Miami City Ballet School Alumni