Sasha De Sola

Sasha De Sola is the Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer of the San Francisco Ballet. With the company, she has danced many leading roles and has originated roles in works by Christopher Wheeldon, Helgi Tomasson, Bridget Breiner, and Val Caniparoli, among others. She has appeared as a guest artist with notable companies, as well as in several galas around the world. 

Born in Winter Park, Florida, De Sola trained at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. on full merit scholarship and was awarded a scholarship for studies at the Paris Opera Ballet School. A standout at competitions around the world, De Sola received the junior division bronze medal at the Youth America Grand Prix, best junior couple prize at the USA International Ballet Competition, and junior division bronze medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition. She was nominated for Dance Europe’s Dancer of the Year in 2020 and was recognized for excellence in classical ballet by the Petipa Heritage Foundation in 2023. Passionate about expanding her career, De Sola was San Francisco Ballet‘s inaugural Raising Leaders fellow. She graduated summa cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California and completed Harvard Business School’s “Crossover into Business” program.