Italian dancer in New York City
A native of Italy, Maria Vittoria Villa began her studies with Ballet and modern dance at “Centro Studi Coreografici Teatro Carcano”, Milano, where she graduated in 2013.
She then was awarded with a scholarship at The Ailey School, where she performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a work by Matthew Rushing.
In 2014 she became a scholarship student at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance where she graduated in June 2016 after performing with Graham 2, at first as an understudy and during the second year of study as a full member.
With Graham 2 she performed ensemble and soloist roles in theaters as New York City Center, The Joyce Theater, Martha Graham Studio Theather and Salvatore Capezio Theater.
She now is a company member of Vanessa Long Dance Company, Alessandra Corona Performing Works and Curet Performance Project and previously worked with other companies such as Smashworks Dance Collective, Oniin/2 and LLMoves.
She also is a Trainer at the Tracy Anderson Studio and a Ballet and Modern dance teacher.