Natalia Garcia

Originally from Coral Gables, Florida, Natalia trained at Miami City Ballet School for 14 years, where she also participated in numerous prestigious summer and choreographic intensives. She was a three-time attendee of the selective Chautauqua Dance Festival (2018, 2019, 2022), studying under renowned artists Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. There, she thrived in an immersive, company-like environment that offered rigorous training and professional-level performance opportunities. Natalia continued her training at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where she studied under esteemed faculty including Kyra Nichols, Michael Vernon, and Sarah Wroth. While at IU, she performed featured roles in several world premieres, including Sasha Janes’s The Nutcracker as Marie/Sugarplum and A Star on the Rise by Doug Fullington and Phil Chan. She graduated in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance and an Outside Field in Art History.

Natalia joined GRB as an apprentice for the 2024–2025 season and was later promoted to company dancer. She is thrilled to begin her second professional season with GRB.