Katherine Ochoa

Born: Cuba 

Joined: 2025

Trained: Cuban National Ballet School

Other companies: Cincinnati Ballet (2022-2025), National Ballet of Cuba (2018-2022)

Awards: 1st Place/Grand Prix in Havana International Ballet Competition, Grand prix YAGP Chicago Semi-finals 

Favourite BRB ballet: Don Quixote - I love its energy, humour and vibrancy. It also allows dancers to demonstrate both strong technique and artistic expression.

Ballet heroine: Natalia Osipova - I admire her extraordinary artistry, fearlessness, and emotional intensity on stage. She is proof that exemplary technique and passion together create unforgettable performances.

Dream role: Manon, because of the complexity of her character and emotional depth of the story. 

REPERTORY

With Cincinnati Ballet

Devon Carney:Giselle (Title role)
Septime Webre:Alice in Wonderland (Alice)
William Forsythe: In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Blake Works
George Balanchine:Rubies (Principal)
Anna Marie Holmes:Don Quixote (Kitri)
Val Caniparoli: Ibsen's House (Hedda Gabler)
Jiri Kylian: Petite Mort
Ohad Naharin:Minus 16
Twyla Tharp:Nine Sinatra Songs
Nicolo Fonte:Carmina Burana
Cathy Marston:Moving Still
Dwight Rhoden:Evermore
Victoria Morgan:Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy)
Tyler Peck:Balderrama
Garret Smith: Façades
Houston Thomas: In The Smoke

With Cuban National Ballet

Alicia Alonso:The Nutcracker (Clara, Snow pas de deux)
Alexei Ratmansky:Trio in Concerto DSCH
Ricardo Amarante:Love Fear Lost
Cathy Marston:Prospera
Alberto Mendez: Suite Generis, Flower Festival in Genzano, Grand Pas de Quatre, Le Papillon, Stepsisters in Cinderella