Ciro Tamayo

He began his dance studies at the Ateneo de Música y Danza in 2001 and at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Málaga in 2004.

In 2006 he moved to Madrid and continued his studies at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma.

Finally, he moved to England in 2010 and graduated from the Royal Ballet School in London in 2011, participating in the Royal Ballet’s 2010/2011 Season productions of ‘Sylvia’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘Giselle’, and ‘Manon ‘ at the Royal Opera House and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the O2.

In August 2011 he began his professional career at the Ballet Nacional del SODRE (Uruguay) invited by Artistic Director Julio Bocca, dancing solo and principal roles from the beginning.

For the 2013 Season he was officially promoted as a soloist and for the 2014 Season he was promoted to principal dancer.

He has danced with the BNS in its numerous National and International Tours in Paraguay, Guatemala, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Oman, Spain, France and Italy.

He participated as Guest Artist in numerous Ballet Galas and Festivals including China (2013), Brazil (2014), Cuba (2014 and 2022), Colombia (2015, 2016 and 2022) Chile (2017), Korea (2018) and Argentina (2018).

He was also invited as guest principal dancer by the English National Ballet in ‘La Sylphide’ on their 2017 National Tour and at the London Colliseum in 2018. He was recently invited by the National Ballet of Cuba to participate in their 75th Anniversary Jubilee in ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘Coppelia’ in 2023.

He has been praised by the media for his charisma, “soaring leaps”, “exquisite musicality” and “moving interpretations”, among others.