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A life in the ballet: How Fort Worth’s Andre Silva built a career at Texas Ballet Theater
11/7/2026 | 13m 29s
Andre Silva moved to the U.S. at 14 to become a professional dancer and at 17, he joined the TBT.
For 40-year-old Texas Ballet Theater principal dancer Andre Silva, ballet has always felt a little like destiny. Silva moved to the United States at 14, already driven by the dream of becoming a professional dancer. At 17, he auditioned for Texas Ballet Theater, where he was offered him a corps de ballet contract. It was unusual to join a professional company at that level so young.
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KERA Arts Docs is a local public television program presented by KERA
KERA Arts Docs
A life in the ballet: How Fort Worth’s Andre Silva built a career at Texas Ballet Theater
11/7/2026 | 13m 29s
For 40-year-old Texas Ballet Theater principal dancer Andre Silva, ballet has always felt a little like destiny. Silva moved to the United States at 14, already driven by the dream of becoming a professional dancer. At 17, he auditioned for Texas Ballet Theater, where he was offered him a corps de ballet contract. It was unusual to join a professional company at that level so young.
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