Eric Figueredo was born in Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro and began his dance training at age ten in Brazil. He had the opportunity to participate in several national and international competitions where he won and had the opportunity to represent Brazil in the 2016 Prix de Lausanne Competition in Switzerland. He received a scholarship to continue his training at Houston Ballet Academy for the 2017/18 Season. He then joined Texas Ballet Theater in 2018 as an Apprentice and proceeded to join The Sarasota Ballet as Corps de Ballet in 2020.

This is Eric’s first season with Milwaukee Ballet.