Meet Cato

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Cato Berry began his training in 2005 at Pacific Northwest Ballet School on full merit scholarship. He continued his studies at the International School of Classical Ballet, the Rock School for Dance Education, Tanz Akademie of Zurich, and the Nationale Balletacademie of Amsterdam. In addition, Cato attended numerous summer intensives, including the Royal Ballet School, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Kirov Academy of DC. He was also a finalist in the Youth American Grand Prix in New York in both 2013 and 2016.

Cato joined Philadelphia Ballet as a member of PBII for our 2016/2017 season, was promoted to apprentice for the 2017/2018 season, and was promoted to corps de ballet for the 2019/2020 Season. His performances with the company include George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® and Western Symphony, as well as Angel Corella’s Le Corsaire.