David Alvarez (born May 11, 1994) is a Tony Award-winning Canadian dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billys in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical.
Alvarez was born in Montreal, Canada, to Cuban parents. His father, David Alvarez-Carbonell, is a professor of chemistry, while his mother, Yanek, is an actress and director of theater. His first languages were French and Spanish. He moved to San Diego with his ...
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David Alvarez (born May 11, 1994) is a Tony Award-winning Canadian dancer and actor, best known as being one of the original Billys in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical.
Alvarez was born in Montreal, Canada, to Cuban parents. His father, David Alvarez-Carbonell, is a professor of chemistry, while his mother, Yanek, is an actress and director of theater. His first languages were French and Spanish. He moved to San Diego with his family when his father took a job at the Scripts Research Institute.
David began taking classical ballet more seriously at the California Ballet. In 2005, Alvarez received a full merit scholarship to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre and his family relocated to New York City. While at ABT, Alvarez danced feature roles in The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center Opera House and The Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House
In 2008, Alvarez was listed as one of the top 10 young ballet dancers to watch by...
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