Blanca Huertas

Blanca Huertas’ journey in the world of ballet began with training in Puerto Rico under the tutelage of her mother, Blanca E. Cortés. She later joined Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico as an apprentice and became a ballet corps member. She joined Ballets de San Juan, where she was a Principal Soloist under the direction of Ana García. She danced lead roles such as Lise in Fille Mal Gardée, Swanilda in Coppélia, Princess Tsarevna in Firebird, and Myrtha in Giselle. During her years at Ballets de San Juan, she performed Balanchine's repertoire with lead roles as Polyhymnia in Balanchine's Apollo and Who Cares? As a soloist and corps of ballet, she performed Serenade, Valse Fantaisie, Rubies, and Concerto Barocco. As a corps de ballet member at Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, she learned classics such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, and Nutcracker from ballet masters such as Nicolas Beriozoff and José Parés. Autochthonous repertoire from Puerto Rican choreographers includes Los Soles Truncos, Amores, Julieta, Pas de Quatre Criollo, and Misa Criolla. She had guest appearances with the Ballet Municipal de San Juan under her father's direction, Victor Huertas. 

Blanca is an ABT® Certified Teacher, in Primary through Level 7 & Partnering of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Her students have been accepted to the Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Summer Programs as well as national programs such as the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, The School of Ballet Hispánico, The School of Pennsylvania Ballet, Joffrey Academy, Chicago, English National Ballet Trainee Programme, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Graduate Program, and The Washington School of Ballet. Blanca was the founder and Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet Arts in Chalfont, PA. Blanca completed her certification in CUBALLET with Laura Alonso at the primary and advanced levels.

She was part of the faculty of the Philadelphia Ballet (formerly Pennsylvania Ballet) and served as an adjudicator on their national audition tour. Additionally, she served as the lead teaching artist for the Pennsylvania Ballet's Community Engagement Programs.  Blanca earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Temple University, with a concentration in Risk Management & Insurance and a second concentration in Real Estate. She completed her M.F.A. in Choreography from Jacksonville University. Blanca is the Founder and Director of the Puerto Rico Classical Dance Competition. Additional Directorship positions include the Dance Program Director at Drexel University in Philadelphia and the Academy Director at the Cincinnati Ballet. Blanca served at the faculty of Ballet Hispánico and is excited to return and serve as Director of The Ballet Hispánico School.