Dirty Dancing

Samuel Pergande began his training at the Milwaukee Ballet School. He continued his training at distinguished schools such as San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi in Vail and the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow. In 1995, Mr. Pergande was accepted to the American Ballet Theater Studio Company and shortly acquired an apprentice contract with The American Ballet Theater. He toured extensively with the company nationally and internationally, dancing in Manon, Don Quixote, La Bayadere and Giselle. He later joined the Joffrey Ballet under the direction of Gerald Arpino. Mr. Pergande danced principal roles such as Lucencio in John Kranko's Taming of the Shrew, Romeo in Kranko's Romeo and Juliet, Cavalier in Robert Joffrey's Nutcracker, Faun in Nikiski's Afternoon of a Faun, Aston's Monotones II and Blue Pas in Jiri Kalian's Return to a Strange Land. His repertoire also includes leading pas de deux's from Gerald Arpino's Light Rain, Suite Saint Saens, Italian Suite, Reflections and Round of Angels. Mr. Pergande also danced in international festivals in The Netherlands, United Kingdom and New York. He is also a cast member in the movie The Company directed by the late Robert Altman.