Hometown: New York, New York
Petra Love was born in New York, N.Y. and began dancing at age three. She received her training at Ballet Academy East, The School of American Ballet and Miami City Ballet. She spent summers training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Boston Ballet. In 2017, she spent her final summer at the Miami City Ballet School before moving to join Miami City Ballet School’s Pre-Professional Division and was also hired as a company apprentice.
As an apprentice, Love was given many opportunities to dance with the company and was promoted to the corps de ballet for the 2018/19 season.
Roles since joining MCB
George Balanchine
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Coffee, Demi-Flowers, Snow, Flowers)
Jewels
La Valse
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
George Balanchine/Jerome Robbins
Firebird (Prince’s Bride)
Alexei Ratmansky
Swan Lake
Jerome Robbins
I’m Old Fashioned
* Miami City Ballet School Alumni