The famous New York City Opera has an ambitious Latin American namesake - a classical ballet company in Buenos Aires. Ballet Metropolitano de Buenos Aires was founded in 2001 on the basis of the youth team, but now it joins the dancers of the famous Argentine theaters Colon and Argentino de La Plata. High professional class company argues that in Argentina, not only can dance tango, and classical and contemporary choreography. In foreign concert tours and individual projects are often invited world stars from Europe and Latin America.
 
The team has successfully performed in Spain, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, shone at the International Festival in Scotland. With artists Ballet Metropolitano work eminent choreographers, such as Alberto Mendez (Cuba), Salim Gaulus (USA), Marco Pele (Italy), Maria Rovira (Spain), Andrea Bйrangиre (France), that extends and enriches the culture of young choreographic troupe gives her the opportunity to prove himself as a classic, and in the ultra-modern repertoire. The results of such cooperation have been clear: Ballet Metropolitano is today one of the best in Argentina, received several national awards, and in 2011, it is supported by the Ministry of Culture and President of Argentina.