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Mission & Values
As an Elite vocational dance school, we aspire to be at the forefront internationally, as providers of a unique, professional dance training program that produces dancers with a distinctive style.
We strive to balance technique and artistry with educational needs and holistic care to develop the artistic leaders of the future.
Our Vision
Ayala Royal Ballet creates a fun and loving atmosphere in their classroom. We believe in building strong self-esteem and inspiring the talent within you at an early age, which will carry over to the strong development of a child’s character in all aspects of their life.
Our Teachers
Mayrel Martinez Ballet Technique
Natalia Whalen Hip-hop & Pop Videos
Mayrel Martinez Ballet Technique
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 Ailed Flamenco & Gymnastics
Natalia Whalen Hip-hop & Pop Videos
Mayrel Martinez Ballet Technique
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 group on 2015 and 2016.
Natalia Whalen Hip-hop & Pop Videos
Natalia Whalen Hip-hop & Pop Videos
Natalia Whalen Hip-hop & Pop Videos
Natalia “Boogs” Whalen has been studying dance for nineteen years. She has experience in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, character, flamenco, belly dancing, Latin styles, Afro styles, breaking, and hip hop. Natalia trained at Darrell Pucciarello Dance, Berkshire Pulse, Boston Ballet summer intensives, and The Nutmeg Conservatory. At Berkshire Pulse she was given the opportunity to study closely with the choreographer Jennifer Weber and the talented bgirl Lu Frak Graciano. Natalia joined her first crew, “Fierce Fusion” run by Lisa Kapchinske, at age eleven, and began teaching dance at age fifteen. She spent several summers teaching dance and movement at the Art Omi summer camp in Ghent New York and an enrichment program for low income children at the Christian Center in her hometown Pittsfield, MA. She has taught at studios across the Berkshires such as Gymnastics Unlimited, the YMCA, Berkshire Salsa, Darrell Pucciarello Dance, and Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness from 2013-2018. At Berkshire Salsa and Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness Natalia held several advanced workshops for salsa, ladies styling bachata, and hip hop. She currently teaches ballet, contemporary, and hip hop with us.