Francesco was born in Catania, Italy, in 1988. He began his dance training at the age of 10 at "Nuova Accademia Arte Danza" under the direction of Fia Distefano. He started his training in jazz and he continued with ballet, contemporary and Hip-hop. He started to perform at the age of 15 at Teatro Metropolitan, Massimo Bellini and Palasport. Francesco appeared in many dance festivals and fashion runways throughout Sicily, he appeared in "INSIEME", a local TV Channel and performed for the singer Massimo Di Cataldo. He attended numerous workshops and mastersclasses throughout Italy and the US with choreographers such as Michelle Assaf, Clarissa Mucci, Wes Veldink, Jason Parsons, Mandy Moore, and Brice Mousset to name a few. During his years of training he received several scholarships from Fia Distefano, Naike Negretti, Michelle Assaf, Brice Mousset and Wes Veldink. In 2008, he moved to New York City to work with Axis Danz and HaitiDansCo.He is currently a member of Michiyo Tanaka, Ballet Hispanico Ensemble and Steps on Broadway Repertory Ensemble.
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