Andrew Pontius

Andrew Pontius, originally from Bremerton, Washington, started studying ballet at the age of 11 with Pacific Northwest Ballet. At 15 he left for Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Kirov Academy of Ballet in 2010. He began his professional career with the Dresden SemperOper Ballet in Germany, where he spent two seasons, before moving to Madrid to dance for the Victor Ullate Ballet. He is happy to be home dancing in the Pacific Northwest in his 7th season working with Donald Byrd at Spectrum Dance Theater.