Xavier Ferla
Artistic Director, Principal Ballet Teacher

"Suddenly came "Faith" and the whole ballet was lifted to a higher level. Much of the exhilaration came from the dancing of Xavier Ferla"

"Ferla raises the bar with trim leaps and serpentine footwork"

"a ballet background has strengthened the line, elevated the center, enhanced the allure and upped the risk taking"

"alone would be enough to make this dance a gift of joy"
San Francisco Examiner

Mr. Ferla studied at the L'Ecole be L' Opera de Hamburg with Truman Finney. He was a principal dancer with Bejart Ballet in Switzerland, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal New Zealand Ballet, and Lines Ballet. He won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne World Ballet Competitions and was later invited to judge the competitions in 2000. He accepted an invitation to teach with Tokyo Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Ballet Philippines, and Sylvie Guillem's Tour Company in Japan.

Mr Ferla looks forward to sharing his wealth of knowledge with his students. Mr Ferla is the principal teacher for DTI's intermediate / advanced and pre - professional ballet levels.