Our Team.
Here is a brief description about our teachers and staff.
Laura Macias
Artistic Director & Choreographer,
Pasodos Dance Company
Teacher: Contemporary,Ballet & Stretch
Originaria de Palma, la directora artística Laura Macias completó su formación en danza en la Rambert Ballet School y la Royal Ballet School de Londres. Comenzó su carrera con el Ballet Clásico de Madrid antes de mudarse a Alemania, donde permaneció durante 9 años bailando en varios teatros estatales, incluyendo Lübeck, Flensburg, Kaiserslautern, Aachen y Schwerin. Laura es miembro fundador de Pasodos y ha creado muchas producciones completas para la compañía en los últimos 14 años con gran éxito de crítica, incluyendo: Romeo y Julieta, 7 Pecados Capitales, Islas y El Mal Amor. BaRockBallet, El Principito, La Vuelta al Mundo y Tango Woman Ballet. De 2013 a 2016, Laura dirigió la Temporada de Ballet en el Teatro Principal de Palma coreografiando ballets completos, galas de ballet y el ballet en varias óperas.
Gavin De Paor
Managing Director & Choreographer,
Pasodos Dance Company
Teacher: Ballet, Duet & Repertoire.
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Gavin De Paor estudió ballet en el Instituto Coreográfico Estatal de Perm, Rusia. Comenzó a bailar en el Teatro Chelyabinsk y realizó giras con el Ballet de la Ciudad de Moscú. Es miembro fundador de Ballet Ireland, la compañía nacional de ballet de Irlanda, donde nació. Gavin ha interpretado papeles de solista y principal en todos los principales ballets clásicos y ha creado numerosas producciones para Pasodos, incluyendo: El Cascanueces, Tarzán y Jane y El Mal Amor. En 2014, Gavin estrenó varios ballets y galas de ballet, como Don Quijote, en la temporada de ballet del Teatro Principal de Palma entre 2013 y 2016. Gavin es regisseur en todos los ballets creados por Pasodos Dance Company. Es profesor titular de ballet en Palma Dance Center y profesor invitado del Conservatorio de las Islas Baleares.
Guest teachers for MIDS 2023
Mar Bonet
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GUEST TEACHER: Classical Ballet
Mar began dancing at 7 years of age at the Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Palma De Mallorca where she graduated with a professional diploma in dance. When she was 12 Mar took class at the School of American Ballet (SAB) where she developed her Balanchine technique. When she was 15 Mar received a scholarship to study at the English National Ballet School in London and during her final year of study there she had the opportunity to perform with the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet Company. Mar then embarked upon her professional career as a dancer with English National Ballet before moving to Warsaw, where she currently lives and dances with the Polish National Ballet.
Xisca Busquets
MIDS
GUEST TEACHER: Classical Ballet
Born in Mallorca, Xisca began her training at the Conservatory of Music and Dance in Palma de Mallorca. In Madrid she continued her education at the Royal Conservatory Mariemma. At the age of 14 she joined the Vienna Opera Ballet School to continue her studies. Xisca completed her training at Carmina Ocaña (Madrid), the Het National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam and at Pasodos - Palma Dance Center. She began her professional career in Berlin at the Deutsche Oper Theater. As guest soloist with Ballet Blanc Berlin, Xisca expanded her classical repertoire in ballets such as Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. In 2019 she joined Friedrichstadt Palast Theater in Berlin where she dancing in ballets by choreographers such as Ohad Naharin and Alexadra Georgieva. In 2022 she joined the Bulgarian State Theater under Serguei Bobrov’s leadership where she is currently a soloist. Her repertoire includes Coppélia, Libertango, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet amongst others.
Emma Ibañez
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GUEST TEACHER: Contemporary Dance
A student of the BaTanz programme at HfMDK in Frankfurt, Emma's studies focused on ballet, contemporary, improvisation techniques, contact improv and somatic practices. Previously formation she was part of the apprentice programme from Pasodos – Palma Dance Center and also danced and created a number of independent choreographies for the company between 2014 and 2020. Emma has worked under international choreographers such as Dieter Heitkamp, Regina van Berkel, Lucyna Zwolinska, Gabriel Galíndez, Zaida Ballesteros, Eva Baumann, Norbert Pape, Jean-Hugues Assohoto, Kristina Veit and Victoria Söntgen. She participated as a soloist in SchauFenster 2.0 with Co-Op Dance Company. Emma's interest in dance education and mental health drives her classes which constantly question ingrained tradition and strive for an inclusive evolution of the dance education field.
Mar Bestard
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GUEST TEACHER: Classical Ballet & Contemporary Dance
Mar Bestard began her dance education at the Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Palma De Mallorca where she graduated with a professional diploma in dance. In 2018 she entered the Apprenticeship Program at Pasodos – Palma Dance Center where she continued to refine her classical technique and truely discovered her love for contemporary dance and jazz. Mar toured Spain with Pasodos Dance Company productions such as Tango Woman Ballet, BaRock Ballet y Beethoven Ballet. In 2021 she lives in New York where she received a full scholarship to attend The Ailey School specialising in Horton and Graham techniques as well as developing her Jazz, and Hip Hop including courses with the Complexions Academy y Steps on Broadway.
Jose Lis received his dance education at the Conservatoire of Dance in Valencia where he received the Honorable Mention of Merit. Currently he is director of the EntreTantos Dance Company and creator of works such as "Refugios Habitados" and "Trastámara". He is the assistant director at the Festival Circuito Bucles.
Jose Lis has worked with reknowned choreographers such as Gustavo Ramírez, Carmela Garcia, Asun Noales, Marcos Morau, and Francesco Curci, amongst others.
Previous Guest Stars…
Here are some guest dancers who have worked with Pasodos Dance Company. Click on an image to enlarge.
 Ryoko Yagyu |  Daniil Simkin © Daniel Jackson |  Andrei Batalov & Sabina Yapparova |
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 Yulia Makhalina |  Ivan Putrov & Yanelis RodrÃguez |  Marat Urtaev & Yanelis RodrÃguez |
 Daria Sukhourokova & Cyril Pierre |  Karin Fouz Johansson |  Kieran Stoneley |
 Sascha Pieper |