Preston Swovelin

Preston Swovelin (he/him) is a native to Los Angeles. He has trained with the Pasadena Dance Theatre and Miami City Ballet School on full scholarship under Cynthia Young, Lawrence Blake, and Edward Villella. He is the recipient of various awards including 2nd place for Hip-Hop at the USA Nationals. Preston has worked with over 90 organizations including as a Principal at Eugene Ballet Company, California Ballet, and Golden State Ballet, Troy University as a professor, Golden State Ballet as Rehearsal Director, Smuin Contemporary Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Setsuko Kawaguchi Ballet in Japan, Boulder Ballet, San Diego Opera, CalArts, National Choreographers Initiative, Disney, Harley-Davidson, Audi, Bad Boys of Dance throughout Europe (as Romeo in Romeo & Juliet), and performed and choreographed in collaborations with Cirque du Soleil. He is a desperado by day, a connoisseur of Netflix by night, and enjoys the occasional skydive.