Leonardo (he/him) is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has trained at Projeto Primeiro Passo, Escola Estadual de Danca Maria Olenewa, Center of Art Nós da Dança, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Miami City Ballet School, and The Ailey School. Leonardo has performed with the Mariinsky Ballet, Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Emotions Physical Theater, Dance Theater of Florida, and Alvin Ailey. In 2016, Leonardo was awarded the III Brazilian Modern Dance Congress, performing works by Robert Battle, Jennifer Archibald, Jae Man Joo, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Amy Hall Garner, Melanie Futorian, Ray Mercer, and Bradley Shelver. He has appeared in Tommy Hilfiger’s Pride Campaign, OUT Magazine, Hong Kong Dance Magazine, Glossier Campaigns, FX’s POSE, and Willy Chavarria’s Safe From Harm film. This is Leonardo’s fifth season with Ballet Hispánico.