JACOB BONOCINI

Jacob has been dancing with Dance Del Bello since 2019. Originally from San Antonio, TX, he started his training under the direction of Jacqueline Aguirre. After high school he was invited to join the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet performing soloist roles in various ballets and Regional Dance America Conferences.

He then went to train at Ballet Austin and danced professionally with Alamo Arts Ballet Theatre under Julie Simpson and Judith Gani.  Jacob was then invited to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre on full scholarship for the Graduate Program. While at PBT School, he danced in numerous classical and contemporary ballets such as Etudes, Giselle Peasant dance and works by Alan Obuzor. He also had the opportunity to learn and perform ballets from choreographers such as George Balanchine, Dwight Roden, and Kristofer Storey, amongst others.

Jacob also performed with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in numerous ballets such as Terrence Orr’s productions such as The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.  Jacob has been a Guest Artist with the New Castle Regional Ballet and Gwendolyn Bye’s Dance Fusion and most recently danced with Burgundy Blue Dance Company where he was an inaugural member since 2018 under the direction of Sevon Wright.

Jacob has danced leading and featured roles in Dance Del Bello productions such as "Franz" in Coppelia, "Ignorance" & “The Nephew” in A Christmas Carol, and most recently "Siegfried" in Swan Lake.