Mission & Values

   Mayrel began her training in 1998 at the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba at the age of 7. During her training there, she had ballet masters such as Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso, Aurora Boch, Loipa Araujo, Lazaro Carreño, Azari Plissetski, Ramona de Saa, Maria Elena Llorente, Marta Iris Fernandez, among others. In 2006 she joined the Cuban National Ballet Company and danced there for 10 years, under direction of Alicia Alonso, where she danced up the ranks to become a soloist.

She graduated with honors in 2015 at the Art Superior Institute in Cuba, achieving a Bachelors in Fine Arts with a Major in Dance. Now she dances Principal Soloist roles with the Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami and with Dimensions dance 

Theater of Miami.

Mayrel has performed featured roles in much of the company’s rich classical repertoire including; Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Nutcracker, 

Carmen, among others.

Mayrel worked as a ballet teacher for two years at National Ballet School of Cuba. She joined Ayala Royal Ballet last year and she is super happy to share her love of dance with you!

Rommy, from La Habana, Cuba, studied at the Cuban National Ballet School where she learned classical ballet and flamenco. Upon graduating she  was selected among the best graduates of the school to join”The Ballet Español de Cuba” one of the best flamenco and ballet companies in Habana, where she danced for 6 years as a soloist. 

Romy studied a “Bolero and Flamenco Specialty” at Amor de Dios in Spain where she learned the Flamenco Technique in their Home Country Spain.

Later on Romy joined the “Sahara Layla Company” in Japan the most recognized and important dance school and dance company in the city of Nagoya and who allowed her to go to competitions in New York, Miami and Spain where she obtained many medals and first place as dance

 the group in 2015 and 2016.

Ella Isabelle Titus was born in Clearwater, FL. She started ballet training at the age of three with Maureen Gibson. As a young girl she began performing with Florida West Youth Ballet under the direction of Pavel Fomin and began intensive ballet training with Haydee Gutierrez. Titus received scholarships to attend summer programs with American Ballet Theatre, the School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School and Miami City Ballet School. At age 14, she moved to Miami to attend MCB School full-time as a scholarship student, and was offered an apprenticeship at age 16. Two years later, in 2015, Titus graduated from Miami Beach High School and joined Miami City Ballet’s corps de ballet has been 

dancing with the company ever since!

In 2015, Titus was featured in season two of Teen Vogue’s documentary series “Strictly Ballet,” which followed six MCB School students in their final year of training.

Ryan Nicolas DeAlexandro, was born and raised in Akron, Ohio where he studied ballet at the University of Akron Dance Institute. His training continued at the School of American Ballet in NYC, followed by a Trainee position with Ballet San Jose. In 2015, under the direction of José Manuel Carreño, Ryan was promoted to Ballet San Jose’sCorps de Ballet. He continued to work for many prestigious companies including Smuin Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Company C, Verb Ballets, and is currently a company member with Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami. His experiences on the stage include repertoire by George Balanchine, Alicia Alonso, Twyla Tharp, Jorma Elo, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ohad Naharin, Trey McIntyre, Roland Petit, Ben Stevenson, and Heinz Poll. 

Throughout his ballet career, pilates has always been part of our founder’s cross training to increase body awareness and to ensure a long and healthy dance career. In 2016, Ryan found his passion for STOTT PILATES® and began his journey to becoming a STOTT PILATES® certified instructor. He is committed to sharing his passion for movement and exercise by providing a knowledgeable and welcoming environment where clients can achieve their health and fitness goals.