Israel Del Rosario

Israel Del Rosario is 17 years old and making his Broadway debut in West Side Story. Israel has trained in all forms of dance, but especially enjoys hip hop, ballet and acting. Born in Florida and of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, Israel moved near Memphis, TN with his family in 2010. In Tennessee, Israel studied dance at NVS Studio and Subroy Studios; he then focused his training on ballet under the tutelage of the Collage Dance Collective (CDC). Israel danced with the Memphis Grizzlies Blue Bunch dance team from 2013-16, performed in the Hattiloo Theater's 2015 production of In the Heights and was recognized as the CDC Student of the Year in 2016. Upon relocating back to Florida with his family in 2016 Israel also received dance scholarships from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miami City Ballet, Performance Edge and a Fine Arts Scholarship from American Heritage.