Ailey II's Grace Bergonzi. Photo by Kyle Froman
Grace Bergonzi (Westport, CT) began her dance training at Westport’s Academy of Dance and graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. She has attended summer intensives at Alonzo King LINES Ballet and The School at Jacob’s Pillow. Ms. Bergonzi performed works by choreographers Robert Battle, Stephanie Batten Bland, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jae Man Joo, Ray Mercer, and Matthew Rushing and appeared in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2016 New York City Center season. In 2017, Ms. Bergonzi was featured in Dance Spirit magazine’s May/June issue. This is her second season with Ailey II.