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ART & DESIGN

CHRISTINA

LYON

Acclaimed, Applauded
And Admired

L yon was born in Newport
Beach, California and began
dancing at the age of twelve.
She studied with Yvonne
Mounsey, former principal dancer with the
New York City Ballet and Rosemary Valaire
formerly of the Royal Ballet.

At age thirteen, she was invited to train at the
prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow,
Russia. She was awarded the Friends of Joffrey
Scholarship and was the first place winner
of the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight
Awards.

At sixteen, Lyon was invited to join the
American Ballet Theatre where she toured
internationally with the company. She has
been a guest artist with the National Ballet in
London and the Bavarian National Ballet in
Munich and worked with such luminaries as
Margot Fonteyn, Mihkail Baryshnikov,and
Natalia Makarova, Twyla Tharp and Gelsey
Kirkland.

Today, Lyon continues to coach and train
dancers all over the world. She is the artistic
director and founder of Gala de Danza, an
organization true to its motto, “Beautiful
artistry in an extraordinary place” which
invites the finest dancers in the world to share
their virtuosity on-stage in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Photos: Kusha Alagband

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