Biography:

Eloy Barragán was born in Mexico City, Mexico and began his ballet training at the age of fifteen at the National Ballet School of México, Boston Ballet School and Joffrey Ballet School. His career has spanned over thirty years and consists of experience in the dance world as a performer, choreographer, professor, director, tour manager, entrepreneur, and founder of City Ballet of Iowa scholl.

As a ballet dancer he performed in companies such as Joffrey II, and Washington Ballet under the direction of Choo San Goh. He then became a soloist for Compañía Nacional de Danza in Mexico City.  His career led him to Europe where he was a soloist for the Ballet Royal de Wallonie, and Mainz Stattheater.  Eloy then returned to Mexico to perform as a soloist for Ballet de Monterey and Compañía Nacional de Danza. He then became a Principal dancer, regisseur, and Ballet Master for Eugene Ballet and Ballet Idaho from 1996-2002. 

Mr. Barragan repertoire work as a solo and principal dancer includes choreography by Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Lynn-Taylor Corbett, Toni Pimble, Charles Bennett, Anne Marie De Angelo, Alberto Alonso, Youry Vamos, Jorge Lefebre, and Vicente Nevrada.

Mr. Barrragan  has choreographed a number of works. In 2000, he received a choreographer’s fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Boise Arts Council to create DANZA DANZÓN for the Eugene Ballet Company and Ballet Idaho.  Mr. Barragán was awarded the 2000 Lifetime Career Fellowship by the Idaho Commission of the Arts.

Mr. Barragán has been invited to choreograph original works for The Beijing Dance Academy, Richmond Ballet, National Ballet Company of Mexico, National Ballet de Puerto Rico, American Dance Repertory Company, Utah Ballet, Ballet Real de Costa Rica, Dance Theater of Oregon, Ballet Theater of Spokane, and American Festival Ballet and Apoc – Apoc from Mexico City.

In October 2009 The National Ballet of Mexico commissioned Mr. Barragán to re-stage his contemporary ballet Y POR TI… to be part of the National Celebration of the Bi-Centennial of the Independence and Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. In 2010 and 2011 the Ballet Pro/Musica Festival in Albuquerque commissioned Mr. Barragán to choreograph original ballets for the National Ballet of Mexico.