Ballet Hispánico is one of America’s leading Latino dance organizations. The Contemporary Dance company hosts a dance school, “Diálogues” talks, and social dance lessons at its studios in the Upper West Side.
The company was founded in 1970 by Venezuela-born Puerto Rican Mexican American Tina Ramirez. She was born while traveling with her Mexican bullfighter father. Her vision was to build a company for Latin dancers. The National Medal of Arts winner led the company until 2009. 🇵🇷🇲🇽🇻🇪
Cuban American Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro carries on the legacy. According to Vilaro, the Ballet Hispánico logo was inspired in part by New York Latin Culture Magazine’s logo. 🇨🇺
Famous alumni include actors Jennifer Lopez, Nancy Ticotin, and Michael DeLorenzo.
Thank you Ballet Hispánico for sponsoring New York Latin Culture Magazine!
Ballet Hispánico Tickets
Tickets are sold through hosting theaters.
Ballet Hispánico
167 West 89th St
(between 89th & 90th St)
Upper West Side, Manhattan
Subways
(1)(2) to 86th St
(A)(B)(C) to 86th St
Performances
The BAAND Together Dance Festival 2022 Brings Ailey, ABT, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and City Ballet to Lincoln Center for Free!
Tuesday-Saturday, August 9-13, 2022
LINCOLN CENTER
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The BAAND Together Dance Festival Presents NYC’s Iconic Dance Companies Outdoors at Lincoln Center
DAMROSCH PARK
Lincoln Center
Tuesday-Saturday, August 17-21, 2021
Workshops 4pm, Shows 7:30pm
FREE
Ballet Hispánico 50th Anniversary 2020
50TH ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday-Sunday, April 7-19, 2020
JOYCE THEATER
Chelsea, NYC
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America’s leading Latino dance organization celebrates 50 years with Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, William Forsythe, Graciela Daniele, Vicente Nebrada, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Nacho Duato, Eduardo Vilaro, Andrea Miller, Pedro Ruiz and Ramón Oller.
Ballet Hispánico at the Apollo Theater
Fri-Sat, November 22-23, 2019
HARLEM, NYC ~ The leading Latino dance organization in the U.S. explores Latin identity through female choreographers Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Andrea Miller and Michelle Manzanales at the Apollo Theater
October 2022
Ballet Híspanico performs at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York on October 1, 2022 at 7:30pm. From $25. riverarts.org
September 2022
Ballet Hispánico founder Tina Ramirez passed away on September 6, 2022 in the Upper West Side at age 92. The Venezuela-born, New York Puerto Rican Mexican founded the company in 1970 and ran it until 2009. Ramirez was a 2005 winner of the National Medal of Arts, America’s highest cultural honor. We stand on the shoulders of giants like Tina Ramirez. 🇵🇷🇲🇽
August 2022
Ballet Hispánico performs at the BAAND Together dance festival at Lincoln Center, August 9-13, 2022. Free.
May 2022
The Ballet Hispánico Gala 2022 Noche Tropicana, honors Thalía with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, at The Plaza Hotel in Midtown on Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:30 with dinner and dancing. From $1,500. ballethispanico.org 🇨🇺🇲🇽🇵🇷
April 2022
Ballet Hispánico presents the world premiere of its first full-length commission, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Doña Perón at the City Center Dance Festival at New York City Center in Midtown on Apr 1-3, 2022. From $35. 🇨🇴
May 2021
Ballet Hispánico celebrates its 50th Anniversary with company performances and guest appearances by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton) and Rosie Perez (Soul Train, Do the Right Thing) on ballethispanico.org and the company’s Facebook and YouTube channels on Thursday, May 28, 2021 at 6:30pm ET. Free
May 2018
Ballet Hispanico’s 2018 Gala is in the Grand Ballroom at The Plaza Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 6:30 pm.
Ballet Hispanico performs at the United Palace in Washington Heights, Manhattan on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 2 pm.
April 2018
Ballet Hispanico presents a week-long Spring season at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan, Monday – Sunday, April 9 – 15, 2018.
December 2017
Ballet Hispanico presents three new works that explore marginalized communities at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, Friday – Saturday, December 1 – 2, 2017.
- Espiritu Vivo, with Brooklyn-based choreographer Ronald K. Brown, explores the intersection of Black and Latino in the Caribbean and Latin America.
- Bury Me Standing by Spanish choreographer Ramón Oller considers the Roma or “Gypsy” people. Spanish Flamenco is their music.
- In Con Brazos Abiertos, Mexican-American choreographer, Michelle Manzanales explores the Tejano experience of growing up here and being reluctant to embrace your heritage from there.
March 2017
The company presents an En Familia matinee at the United Palace in Washington Heights, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 2 pm. $15-25 (children under 12 Free)
The company’s Spring Season at the Joyce Theater is Tuesday-Sunday, April 18-23, 2017. $51-$66