ART | CHOREOGRAPHY | DANCE

A New York native, Ava Desiderio is a mover, educator, and choreographer. In the past, they have performed with Alabama Ballet and Eglevsky Ballet and have worked with choreographers such as Gabrielle Lamb, Rena Butler, Lavy/VERBAL ANIMAL, Maleek Washington, Mike Tyus, and Garrett Smith. Ava is currently an artistic associate at NYC Emerging Artists Project.

Ava has had choreography shown at Kaufman Music Center, Syracuse City Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, the Philadelphia Youth Ballet, Steps on Broadway, and Columbia University. Other choreographic credits include assisting Lauren Lovette’s staging of Win/Win (WGruv Dance), commissions by Norte Maar (Counterpointe 12+13), movement direction for film (Off Center), and film assist for the inaugural film of the Jacob's Pillow Winter Intensive at Jacob's Pillow.

Ava is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. They are currently on faculty at Edgewater Performing Arts and Ballet Academy East. 

Training includes Ballet Academy East with Darla Hoover and Miami City Ballet School with Arantxa Ochoa, RUBBERBAND Dance, Jacob’s Pillow, San Francisco Ballet, The Royal Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre, New Chamber Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Orsolina28 working with Jacob Jonas The Company. Ava also directs, choreographs and produces dance films, the most recent edition being WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER.

Ava’s choreography has been described as “Superbly expansive while being firmly classically rooted, felt like a hero’s journey.” Read the full review here.

Photos 1,2: Michael Marlons

Photo 3: Nicole Maria Creative, courtesy NYCEAP