Ernesto Quenedit (Ballet) completed his training at Havana’s National School of Ballet and then joined the National Ballet of Cuba, becoming a principal in 1990. He danced principal roles in classic ballets such as Swan Lake, Coppelia, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and other contemporary ballets. Ernesto later danced with both the National Ballet of Monterrey under the direction of Fernando Alonso and Fernando Bujones and the National Company of Dance in Mexico. He joined the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago under the direction of Gerald Arpino in 1996 where he danced in Mr. Arpino’s pieces L’Air d’Esprit and Kettentanz. Ernesto performed as a principal with Arizona Ballet in 1999 and the Don Quixote Pas de Deux introduced him to audiences of BalletMet in Columbus in 2000. Ernesto danced for three seasons with the Chicago Lyric Opera in performances such as Samson and Delilah and Romeo and Juliet. He has been a guest artist with many ballet companies nationally, including Tulsa Ballet, Peoria Ballet, Salt Creek Ballet and Ballet International in Indianapolis. Ernesto toured Latin America, Europe and Asia with the National Ballet of Cuba. Most recently, he has been a guest teacher with the Ballet de Monterrey Mexico under the direction of Robert Hill.