Luiza Bertho

Place of birth: 
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

With Dutch National Ballet since: 
2017

Career with Dutch National Ballet: 
Grand sujet (2024), Coryphée (2018), corps de ballet (2017)

Previously danced with: 
Companhia Brasileira de Ballet (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Bayerisches Staatsballett (Munich, Germany)

Training: 
Petite Danse Ballet School (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian Conservatory of Dance (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Awards: 

• 2008: Prix de Lausanne, semi-finalist
• 2005 and 2006: Youth America Grand Prix, New York, finalist
• Gold medals at dance festivals in Brazil
• Bronze medal at the 2nd International Ballet Competition in Beijing (China)