Ingrid Silva

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM | SUMMER GUEST TEACHER

Ingrid Silva (she/her), a Rio de Janeiro native, began training at 8 through the social project Dançando Para Não Dançar. She later trained at Escola de Dança Maria Olenewa and Centro de Movimento Deborah Colker on full scholarships and apprenticed with Grupo Corpo. In 2007, she moved to New York to join the Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) Professional Training Program, becoming a company member in 2013. With DTH, Silva has performed principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, and Ulysses Dove, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Garland and William Forsythe. 

Silva founded PodHer and co-founded Blacks in Ballet, advocating for inclusivity in ballet. Her pointe shoes are exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in 2020. Featured in Vogue, The New York Times, and Forbes Brazil's 20 Successful Women List. She authored the bestseller The Pointe Shoes That Changed My World and The Ballerina Who Painted Her Pointe Shoes. Currently, Silva is expanding her work as a choreographer. Her choreographic projects have been presented at the Fire Island Dance Festival, the Joyce Fall Gala, and Orsolina28, as well as at Carvalho Art Gallery in New York. She has created work for leading institutions including Chattanooga Ballet and Ballet Nacional Dominicano, bringing a distinctive voice that blends classical foundations with contemporary expression. Through her choreography, Silva continues to explore identity, community, and cultural dialogue across disciplines and borders.