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About
From the ages of six to eighteen, Natalie Dellutri trained in classical ballet at the Milwaukee Ballet School and Academy in Milwaukee, WI. While at the school, she supplemented her classical training with modern, jazz, and hip hop. In order to more fully develop her contemporary technique, Dellutri spent each summer doing workshops and summer intensives around the country, such as those offered at Point Park University, Alonzo King LINES, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Now, Dellutri's main focus is contemporary dance.
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As a young girl, Dellutri annually danced student roles in Michael Pink's The Nutcracker. After eight seasons of doing so, she moved on to other performance opportunities and was awarded both principal and soloist roles in four full-length ballets. Dellutri then attended the University of Utah, joining the renowned School of Dance, to pursue a BFA in Ballet and BS in Psychology. Within the School of Dance, she performed stand alone variations and was given soloist and lead roles in six major contemporary works. She has mainly been recognized for her performance in Roderick George's F.E.M. Queen (2017) and Anouk van Dijk's Surge (2019). Following the success of his first work for the school, Dellutri collaborated with George again on a solo extending the piece, entitled "The Feminine" (2019), which was performed in May, 2019.
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Having grown up watching Milwaukee Ballet's Genesis competition semi-annually, Dellutri also developed a passion for choreography. As the first student in her high school's history to be on artistic staff, her 3-year tenure as Assistant Choreographer earned numerous Tommy awards, helping to springboard the careers of many young actors and actresses. Since then, she has choreographed thirteen original works, and assisted in creating a departmental piece at the University of Utah's School of Dance with faculty member, Jay Kim. Choreographically, Dellutri is commended for her ability to connect to audience members and work with controversial concepts and ideas. She ended her college career directing the class of 2019's senior show, entitled "Reverence," in which she also performed in as well as had two of her own works featured in.
Dellutri is often recognized for her musicality, artistic maturity, and presence on stage. Following her education, she began freelancing in both Milwaukee and Chicago. She has spent time as a company member for both Banks Performance Project and Kaley Pruitt Dance, and has been a recurring Guest Artists for Winifred Haun & Dancers and UWM Peck School of the Arts. In 2022, Dellutri was invited to join Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy as a Part-Time Faculty Member, and in 2023 was awarded a Full-Time Faculty position and made the school's Administrative Assistant, where she currently works teaching students from ages 2 to 22.