Mr. Roland is from New York City, where he began dancing at a young age and trained with the youth theatre company, TADA. He attended the High School of Performing Arts, now called Fiorello H. LaGuardia, while studying on scholarship at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, and The School of American Ballet. Mr. Roland has worked with Les Ballet Grandiva touring extensively in Japan, as well as Pennsylvania Ballet, Boulder Ballet, David Taylor Dance Theatre, and The Longmont Dance Theatre, touring and dancing in many classical and neo-classical roles. In 2002, he relocated to Milan, Italy to train, perform, and model, where he taught master classes in various techniques all over the country. Mr. Roland is currently an adjunct professor of Ballet at Pace University, works with Project Plié, a program affiliated with American Ballet Theatre, and teaches the Pa'lante Scholars, the top level professional studies students at Ballet Hispánico. We are so excited to welcome Mr. Roland to the Ballet Hispánico family!