Jeffrey Cirio

Cirio was raised in Philadelphia. His father immigrated to the US from the Philippines as a child, while his mother is of Irish and German descent. When he was seven, his family moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania as her sister, Lia, was training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Cirio himself started ballet at there two years later, and was homeschooled. The Cirios later moved to Boston when Lia became an apprentice at the Boston Ballet.[2] Cirio also trained at the Boston Ballet, and Orlando Ballet School.[1]

He joined the corps de ballet of Boston Ballet in 2009, and became a Principal at Boston Ballet in 2012.[1] In 2015, Cirio moved to the American Ballet Theatre company as a Soloist. He danced his first full-length role at the Metropolitan Opera House season was Colas in La fille mal gardée. His promotion to a Principal Dancer was announced by Kevin McKenzie in July 2016,[3] thus making him the first Filipino-American male principal in the company.[2] In 2018, Cirio joined the English National Ballet as a lead principal dancer, after spending four months with the company as a guest artist.[4]

Jeffrey and Lia Cirio, now a Principal Dancer at Boston Ballet, established an artistic collective called Cirio Collective in 2015.[5]

Cirio's repertoire with the Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and English National Ballet includes:[1][6]

Awards:[1]

• Junior Gold Medal YAGP (2006)
• Bronze Medal, USA Int’l Ballet Competition (2006)
• Silver Medal, Seoul Int’l Dance Competition (2008)
• Gold Medal, Helsinki International Ballet Competition (2009)
• Senior Grand Prix YAGP (2009)
• NFAA Silver Level Award (2009)
• Princess Grace Fellowship (2009)
• UK National Dance Award Nomination (2013)
• Benois de la Danse Nomination (2017)