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Sebastian Vinet Summer Intensive Artistic Director - Ballet Technique • Pointe • Repertoire • Ballet History
Born in Santiago, Chile, Sebastian Vinet began his training at the Escuela de Ballet del Teatro Municipal de Santiago before continuing on full scholarship at Houston Ballet Academy under Ben Stevenson. He joined Houston Ballet in 2009 and San Francisco Ballet in 2010, performing principal roles by renowned choreographers including Kenneth MacMillan, William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, Helgi Tomasson, Stanton Welch, Mark Morris, and John Cranko.
Vinet has appeared at international galas worldwide and was a prize winner and apprenticeship recipient at the 2009 Prix de Lausanne. He has served as a juror for prestigious competitions including Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix, becoming one of the youngest invited judges in their histories.
In addition to his performing career, Vinet has directed international ballet projects and is an international guest teacher for institutions including ABT, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, San Francisco Ballet, and Princess Grace Academy. His teaching work inspired the creation of the Bailarines del Mañana scholarship program and his artistic leadership of the Westchester Ballet Company Summer Intensive this year. We welcomed Sebastian at the beginning of the year and he fell in love with our area. He is happy to come back and provide this opportunity for dancers in Southwest Virginia. / Available for Private classes or coaching.
Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Andrea Salazar began her training at the Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey before graduating from the John Cranko Schule in Germany. She danced professionally with Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Compañía Nacional de Danza in Mexico City, and Ballet de Monterrey.
Throughout her career, Salazar has worked with choreographers including Ben Stevenson and Demis Volpi, performing classical and contemporary repertoire. She has performed and taught internationally across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
Salazar is a certified coach and PBT instructor currently teaching in New York City. In addition to her ballet career, she is co-founder of the Bailarines del Mañana scholarship program and maintains a parallel career as a professional makeup artist.
Giuseppe Bausilio is a multifaceted actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, cinematographer, and producer born and raised in Switzerland. He began his dance training at the age of three under the guidance of his parents and quickly rose to international recognition, earning top placements at the Youth America Grand Prix Finals. At just eleven years old, he made his Broadway debut in the title role of Billy Elliot the Musical.
His Broadway credits include Newsies, Aladdin, Cats, Hello, Dolly!, Hamilton, and most recently serving as Dance Captain for Sunset Boulevard. In addition to his stage career, Bausilio has appeared as Alfie in The Next Step and in the films Ode to Passion and Dead Man Down.
Beyond performing, Bausilio is an active judge and faculty member for Youth America Grand Prix. Proudly Brazilian-Italian-Swiss, he speaks seven languages and brings a uniquely international perspective to his work as both performer and educator.
More instructors to be announced!
SCSB Summer Ballet Intensive Week of July 2025 - 27 - 31st of July 2026
9am to 4:30pm with one hour lunch break.
The full cost for the 32 hours of the program is $960 dollars.
Star City Dance Collective will have limited scholarships available. Please reach out directly to apply.
Full weeks only, no individual days. More instructors being announced soon!
For any questions contact us at (540) 206 28 56 or communication@starcityschoolofballet.com
SCSB
Commercial Dance
Convention 2026.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements and surprises coming to Roanoke!. Mark your calendars on the week of July 13 to welcome amazing teachers, speakers and experiences for those dancers who want to learn how to navigate the world of commercial dance wether your style is Hip Hop, Contemporary, Classical Ballet or anything in between.
Star City School of Ballet
(540) 206-2856