Alberto Pretto

Alberto Pretto (born 1985) is an Italian ballet dancer and fashion designer. He is currently a soloist with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

Alberto Pretto
Born1985
Vicenza, Italy
EducationAcadémie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace
Occupationballet dancer, fashion designer
Years active2008 - present
Current groupLes Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Former groupsEnglish National Ballet
Stadtheater Koblenz
Les Ballet Grandiva

Biography

Alberto Pretto was born in 1985 in Vicenza, Italy. He started training in classical ballet when he was fourteen, studying under Maria Berica Dalla Vecchia. In 2004 he moved to Monaco and enrolled at the Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo.[1] He graduated in March 2008 from the academy. Upon graduating, he competed in the International Dance Competition in Spoleto and won the third place prize in classical ballet after dancing a variation from Bournonville's Napoli Pas de Six. Later that year Pretto danced with the English National Ballet in their production of Strictly Gershwin and with the Fondazione Arena of Verona in the opera Aida.[2]

In 2008 Pretto danced as a member of the company at Stadtheater Koblenz in Koblenz, Germany for two seasons. In 2010 he joined Les Ballets Grandiva, an all-male comedy ballet company, and went on tour with the company in Japan. He danced solo roles with Les Ballets Grandiva in Westward Symmetry, Gottschalk Pas de Trois, Pas de Quatre Noveau (Brian Norris), Paquita Pas de Trois, and Night Crawlers (Peter Anastos).[2]

Pretto joined Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in January 2011 and performs with the company under the stage names Nina Immobilashvili and Stanislas Kokitch.[3][4] With the Trockaderos he has danced soloist roles including La Tarantella Pas de Deux, Paquita, Walpurgishnacht, Esmerelda, and Les Sylphides, as well as the Dying Swan.[2]

Pretto is a fashion designer, and was a finalist in an international shoe design contest in 2000 that was organized by Sammauro Industria. He designs a line of dancewear called Albypretty.[2][3][5]

References
  1. "Alberto Pretto – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo". Trockadero. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Alberto Pretto". VKIBC. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Inside Trocks Dancer and Self-Proclaimed "Bag Lady" Alberto Pretto's Dance Bag". Pointe. 21 December 2018.
  4. Grady, James (2 February 2019). "Men in Tights ... Trocks Bring Comedy Ballet to TPAC".
  5. "Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo dancer Alberto Pretto talks dancing en pointe, make up and creating his own dance wear range". 24 August 2018.
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