Juliana Sakowsky - Navarro

Greetings: I am replying to those of you who have been trying to either locate Gene Marinaccio or get in touch with him. As mentioned, Gene turned 90 years old in 2021. He does live in Santa Barbara, CA. I and four other American Concert Ballet alumni visited Gene in the summer of 2015. I have been loosely in touch with Gene on and off ever since this visit and had kept in touch with him over the years even prior to that visit through mutual dance colleagues who continued to work for many years with Gene in the Los Angeles Area Gene became very reclusive after the death of his partner and has struggled with some serious physical problems due to the demands of his dance career and the effects of advanced age. If anyone is interested in communicating directly with me about Gene, you can email me at: JulianaSN@aol.com I danced for and studied with Gene during the early 1960’s, having joined his group at the tender age of 14. I also studied with Michael Brigante during this period. I performed and toured with Gene’s American Concert Ballet. This before joining the San Francisco Ballet Company. Juliana Navarro ( aka: Juliana Sakowsky)