Leonardo Brito

was born and raised in Saquarema, RJ, Brazil and he started dancing when he was 14 years old at Projeto Primeiros Passo, before training at Escola Estadual de Danca Maria Olenewa, Center de Arte Nós da Dança, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Miami City Ballet School. In 2016, Leonardo was awarded the III Brazilian Modern Dance Congress Prize and soon after started training at The Ailey School, where he graduated in 2018.

Leonardo has performed with companies such as Mariinsky Ballet, Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Emotions Physical Theater, Dance Theater of Florida, Alvin Ailey, and Ailey II. He has performed works by Robert Battle, Jennifer Archibald, Troy Powell, Jae Man Joo, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Amy Hall Garner, Melanie Futorian, Ray Mercer and Bradley Shelver. He has also made appearances in Tommy Hilfiger Pride Campaign 2019, OUT Magazine May 2019 Issue and POSE FX Television series season 2. This is Leonardo’s first season Ballet Hispánico.

Find him on Instagram: @leonardobritom