Jeffrey Cirio Promoted to Principal Dancer at ABT

Well, that was fast. After less than a year, Jeffrey Cirio — the former Boston Ballet principal who joined American Ballet Theatre as a soloist at the start of this season—is walking into summer with a promotion to ABT’s highest rank. The company now has two Filipino-American principals, the other being Stella Abrera.

We’re not surprised. Twenty-five years old and already a consummate artist, Cirio impressed in roles all season, like Colas in La fille mal gardée, one of the King’s unlucky sons in The Golden Cockerel and the virtuosic slave Ali in Le Corsaire. Cirio’s ambitions extend beyond the Met stage, too. He’s the leader of his own touring troupe, Cirio Collective, which has performances scheduled at the Cape Dance Festival and Vineyard Arts Project this summer.

Artistic director Kevin McKenzie also announced corps member Blaine Hoven‘s promotion to soloist. These two well deserving male dancers are sure to have a spring in their step this holiday weekend!