Growing up in La Verne, California, Lorenzo started his dance training at Inland Pacific Ballet Academy in Montclair, CA at the age of four. While training at IPBA he attended summer programs with Joffrey Ballet and ABT. For the ABT summer program in 2016, he was named a National Training Scholar with a Bender Foundation award. Lorenzo represented IPBA at the Youth America Grand Prix for three years, placing first in the semi-finals and attending the finals in New York. In 2017 he continued his training at Canada’s National Ballet School where he graduated in 2020. While at NBS, Lorenzo was one of two NBS students selected to represent the school at the 2020 Prix de Lausanne Choreographic Workshop. He debuted in the world premiere Andante Ballabile created on the students by Mauro Bigonzetti. After graduation, Lorenzo spent a transitional year training with the San Francisco Ballet School. For the 21/22 season, he trained in the Post-Graduate program at Boston Ballet. While in Boston, he was able to perform in the main company’s production of The Nutcracker as well as performances with Boston Ballet 2 and the PG program. His favorite memory in Boston is performing in the school’s Next Generation showcase, in Jorma Elo’s One with Mozart under the direction of the Nancy Euverink. In July 2022, Lorenzo worked with the Cirio Collective, founded and directed by Jeffrey and Lia Cirio, as an apprentice. Lorenzo is excited to begin his journey with Charlotte Ballet as a Charlotte Ballet II member this season.
