Patricia Perez began her classical ballet training at the School of Alejo Carpentier in Havana, Cuba at the age of ten, and continued at the school of Prodanza directed by Laura Alonso. At 17, she was invited to the Ballet Festival in Peru. Ms. Perez graduated as a ballerina and teacher of classical ballet from Prodanza in Havana, after which she became a member of Compania de Ballet Clasico de la Havana. In 1998, she went to International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi where she met Artistic Director Dennis Nahat, who offered her a contract with the company.

Ms. Perez has been a guest dancer with Canton Ballet, Ashland Ballet and Jefferson Ballet Theatre of New Orleans. During her career, Ms. Perez has worked with many notable choreographers, including Dennis Nahat, Albert Mendez, Ivan Monreal Alonso, Juregi Bonino, and Paul Abrahanson.

She has been a principal dancer in Swanilla, Coppelia, and The Nutcracker and has performed in Les Sylphides, Apollo, Blue Suede Shoes, Carmen, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Four Temperaments, Napoli pas Classique, Giselle, Carmen, and many more.