Holly Lynn Fusco, a native of West Bloomfield, MI, began her serious dance training at age seven under the instruction of Jacob Lascu, Cornelia Sampson, Christina Kammauller, and Patricia and Leif Lorenz. During this time she had the opportunity to perform with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera House and in numerous roles in The Nutcracker, both with local productions and with Ballet Internationale. In addition, she was a guest performer with American Ballet Theatre during their Detroit tour of Swan Lake.

Of the many summer programs Ms. Fusco has attended, she received a full scholarship to Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Chautauqua Institution, Miami City Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, and the Suzanne Farrell’s Cedar Island Program. Ms. Fusco was also a 2002 Youth American Grand Prix Regional Finalist.

Ms. Fusco continued her professional training at Miami City Ballet School under the direction of Edward and Linda Villella. In 2006, Ms. Fusco became a student apprentice with the main company. During her time at Miami City Ballet, Ms.Fusco had the opportunity to perform and tour in ballets such as Marius Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Raymonda, Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, Pas de Trois in Le Corsaire, variations from Paquita, Jules Perrot’s Giselle, Edward Villella’s Don Quixote and Quickstep: Unspeakable Jazz Must Go!, andTwyla Tharp’s Push Comes To Shove. Her Balanchine repertoire includes George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, Raymonda Variations, Glinka Pas de Trois, Diamonds in Jewels, Ballet Imperial, Pas de Dix, Divertimento No. 15, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stars and Stripes, Western Symphony, La Source, Symphony in C, Concerto Barocco, Seranade, and Symphony in Three Movements.

Ms. Fusco joined Pennsylvania Ballet as an Apprentice for the 2007-2008 Season and was promoted to the Corps de Ballet for the 2009-2010 Season. She has performed featured roles in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose, William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake (Pas de Trois), and George Balanchine’s Agon (First Pas de Trois), among others.