Aitor Marquez Mijan

Spanish-born Aitor started dancing at the age of 8 in his home city of Madrid. His first experience   was at a local school before he moved on to the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Fortea. Here in Madrid he completed 6 years of serious training before joining Junior Ballet Antwerp.

Along the way he had heard about JBA but gained a much deeper knowledge of the company and program when Altea Nuñez came to conduct a workshop at the Conservatory; he fell in love with her style and manner of working.

AITOR: “An important part for me was to find out how JBA helped their dancers in their search for professional work. I understood that I needed much more experience in different styles of dance and how necessary this is for my future. It is clear that these essential opportunities are what JBA has to offer.”

In the future, Aitor would very much like to dance with a classical or neo-classical company and a big dream of his is to join the San Francisco Ballet.

As for favourite choreographers, one he greatly admires is Goyo Montero.

His dream ballet however is very classical: Romeo and Juliet, a ballet which moves him greatly as he is inspired by the music and the emotional elements in the story.

Later on in his career, Aitor is thinking perhaps of teaching ballet, as well as studying something  history-related, which are subjects which interest him greatly.