Erica Pereira
Erica Pereira was born in Northport, New York. She began studying ballet at the age of 8 and enrolled at Ballet Academy East from the age of ten.
In 2005, Ms. Pereira began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet. She attended summer programs at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Ms. Pereira became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in December 2006.
While an apprentice, Ms. Pereira danced the role of Juliet in Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet as part of the 2007 spring season. She joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet that May.
In December 2009, Ms. Pereira was promoted to soloist.
Portrait © Paul Kolnik
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- Allegro Brillante
- Ballo della Regina
- Chaconne
- Coppélia (Swanilda, Waltz)
- Danses Concertantes
- Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée'
- Divertimento No. 15
- Harlequinade (Pierrette)
- Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies)
- La Source
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hermia, Butterfly)
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Sugarplum Fairy, Dewdrop, Marzipan, Dolls)
- Raymonda Variations
- "Rubies" from Jewels
- Serenade
- Scotch Symphony
- Square Dance
- Stars and Stripes
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Symphony in C (Third Movement, Fourth Movement)
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Tarantella
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
- Vienna Waltzes
- Walpurgisnacht Ballet
AUGUST BOURNONVILLE
- Bournonville Divertissements (Ballabile from Napoli)
MATTHEW NEENAN
- The Exchange
PETER MARTINS
- Bal de Couture
- Jeu de Cartes
- River of Light
- Romeo + Juliet (Juliet)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Eloquence, Ruby, Princess Florine)
- Swan Lake (Pas de Quatre, Pas de Trois, Neapolitan)
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
JEROME ROBBINS
- 2 & 3 Part Inventions
- The Four Seasons (Winter)
- Interplay
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
- Mercurial Manoeuvres
Peter Martins
- Mirage
Alexei Ratmansky
- Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
