
07 May Serenella Sol Argueta (She/Her)
Serenella Sol Argueta started dancing ballet when she was three years old in
her home country Venezuela. At seventeen, she moved to Canada where she
studied ballet and contemporary in Vancouver and Calgary. While attending
university, Serenella took part in summer intensives at the Alicia Alonzo
Institute (Spain), Alonzo King Lines Ballet (USA), The San Francisco
Conservatory of Dance (USA), SIBA (Salzburg), The Dutch Summer Intensive
(Holland) and Blueprint Summer Intensive (USA). In 2013, she graduated from
the University of Calgary with a B.A in Political Science and a Minor in Dance.
She has danced for La Caravan Company (2011), Jeunesse Company (2012) and
W&M Physical Theatre (2013-2019). Serenella presented her choreographic
work in the Alberta Dance Festival (Dancers’ Studio West), Fluid Festival,
Montage and produced and choreographed her own show Coming of Age in
2016. Most recently, Serenella is co-directing a new project called Ballet Bodies
which aims to create an inclusive and welcoming space to ballet dancers
regardless of age, body shape and background. Serenella has also worked in
the non-profit sector for more than 7 years providing social programming to
vulnerable children and youth. She has worked for Immigrant Services Calgary,
Inn from the Cold and she is currently working at the City of Calgary. Serenella
is thrilled to bring her diverse experience as a board member for Dancer Studio
West.