Past Performances Order Western Ballet Photos Western Ballet Slide Shows View our press release. Danzón! Friday, July 23rd, 2010 @ 8 PM Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Debuting under Artistic Director Alexi Zubiría, the distinguished former member of San Francisco Ballet whose path to eminence began in his native Venezuela, Western Ballet Company presents "Danzon" on July 23, 2010, at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Western Ballet's "Danzon" is classical ballet at its best, danced to the stirring rhythms, expressive style, and captivating energy of musical classics from Zubiría's heritage. Famous orchestral pieces by Latin American composers, such as Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Arturo Marquez (Mexico) and Astor Piazzolla (Argentina), form a passionate backdrop to ballet choreographed by Latin Americans, including the renowned Venezuelan Vicente Nebrada (“Fiebre,” staged by Western Ballet's David Fonnegra); the acclaimed dancer, director and choreographer Yanis Pikieris, who originates from Venezuela (“Not a Tango”); and dancer, choreographer and director Zubiría himself, who spent his formative years in Colombia and Venezuela (“Teresita” and "Danzon"). Western Ballet Spring Gala 2010 Sunday, May 16th, 2010 @ 5 pm Foothill College Smithwick Theatre Western Ballet Children's Recital 2010 Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 @ 5 pm Woodside High School Performing Arts Center ORDER DVDs The Nutcracker Choreography by Yanis Pikieris Music by Peter Tchaikovsky December 4th, 5th, 6th 2009 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts     Spring Gala Choreography by Alexi Zubiria & Yanis Pikieris Plus Excerpts from La Bayadère Thursday, June 4th, 2009 7 PM The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts       The Nutcracker Choreography by Yanis Pikieris Music by Peter Tchaikovsky Friday, December 12th, 2008 7 pm Saturday, December 13th, 2008 1 & 7 pm Sunday, December 14th, 2008 1 & 6:30 pm The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts     Photos of the 2007 Nutcracker   Western Ballet Presents Spring Gala Performance   June 2nd, 2008 7 pm Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Western Ballet Presents The Nutcracker   December 7th, 8th, 9th 2007 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts 2007 Spring Show Excerpts from Don Quixote & the World Premiere of New Works by Gonzalo Espinoza and Heather Cooper   June 8th, 2007, 7:00 pm The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts The Nutcracker Choreography by Gonzalo Espinoza Music by Tchaikovsky   December 8th, 9th, 10th 2006 The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts