Mikaela Guidice
Mikaela Guidice
1st Season | Massachusetts
MIKAELA GUIDICE grew up in Norfolk, Massachusetts where she started dancing at the age of three. She began her formal ballet training at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Ballet Conservatory and then went on to train in Boston Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program and Houston Ballet Academy’s Professional Program. In 2020, she graduated from high school and joined Orlando Ballet II. She returned to New England and danced with Ballet Rhode Island before becoming a member of Oklahoma City Ballet II where she danced for two seasons. In 2024, she performed as a guest artist with José Mateo Ballet Theatre. Her repertoire includes roles in George Balanchine’s Western Symphony, Serenade, and Walpurgisnacht Ballet; Mikko Nissinen’s Swan Lake; Stanton Welch’s Brigade; Marius Petipa’s Paquita; Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye’s Cinderella, Giselle, and Carmina Burana; and several choreographers’ versions of The Nutcracker. Mikaela is very excited for her first season with Ballet Spartanburg.
Carlos Agudelo, 2023 SC Governor's Award for an Individual
Ballet Spartanburg's Artistic Director, Carlos Agudelo, was awarded the South Carolina Governor's Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission on May 23, 2023, at the Chapman Cultural Center. The award was presented by Mr. David Platt, Executive Director of the South Carolina Arts Commission. "We recognize the unparalleled energy, enthusiasm, devotion and love for dance that Carlos has gifted to our community out of his passion for all to experience the arts for the past 32 years. We are overjoyed that Carlos has been recognized by the South Carolina Arts Commission, " Teresa S. Berline, Executive Director. "The South Carolina Arts Commission is an extraordinary organization in our state which promotes and advocates opportunities in the arts which values equality, access, diversity and inclusion. Ballet Spartanburg is honored by the support of the South Carolina Arts Commission and the recognition of Carlos Agudelo."