Lorna Feijóo

Lorna Feijóo (born ) Her mother was a dancer with the Cuban National Ballet and later a ballet teacher, and her father was an actor. Her sister, Lorena Feijóo, would later be a principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet. Her mother initially discouraged her from pursuing ballet, fearing competition between the sisters, and advised her to choose modern dance instead, though at age ten, Lorna sneaked into a Cuban National Ballet School audition and was accepted. Lorena left Cuba while Lorna was a student. She made her company debut in Swan Lake at the National Theatre of Cuba. She rose through the ranks, and received critical acclaim for her performances in both Cuba and on international tours, including in Swan Lake and Giselle. In return, she was allowed to perform with a ballet company abroad. In 2000, she was coached by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Merrill Ashley for Balanchine's Ballo della Regina. In 2004, Lorna and Lorena Feijóo performed together for the first time, in a one-night-only Boston Ballet performance of Swan Lake, with Lorna as Odette and Lorena as Odile, roles normally performed by the same dancer. Madrigal partnered both of them. In 2008, the Feijóo sisters appeared on Sesame Street, dancing Caniparoli's Lambarena. In 2011, the Feijóos and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer José Manuel Carreño performed a specially choreographed version of Swan Lake on Dancing with the Stars. Alonso gave Feijóo an open invitation to perform in Cuba.

Personal life In 1997, Feijóo began dating fellow Cuban dancer Nelson Madrigal, who would also be a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. They married in 2000.