Lucas Segovia

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lucas Segovia began his dance training at 16. Three years later, he joined Ballet Argentino as a Soloist under the direction of Julio Bocca, quickly rising to Principal Dancer and performing a solo in Bocca’s farewell performance for an audience of over 300,000. Lucas has danced with The Washington Ballet, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company (under Christopher Wheeldon), and The Joffrey Ballet, performing as a Soloist or Principal Dancer in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky, and William Forsythe, among others. His musical theatre credits include Bernardo in Drury Lane’s West Side Story and the Broadway productions of An American in Paris and Brigadoon. He has performed in over 400 cities worldwide and received the Premio Clarín, one of Argentina’s highest arts honors. As an educator, Lucas has taught master classes across the U.S. and internationally, including in Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, and Amsterdam, and has served as a guest teacher at Northwestern University and Point Park University. He holds ongoing faculty roles at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago and Boca Ballet Theatre in Florida. As Chief Ballet Master at Yorkville Performing Arts Center, he led a student program with 100% retention.