Ms. Gloria Kutternig
Gloria (della Casa) Kutternig was born in Manila, Philippines. She started taking ballet class at the age of 8. In 1978, she moved to New York City and was granted a full scholarship at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She later joined the Ballet Internacional de Caracas in 1979 which later became Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas under the directorships of Vicente Nebrada and Zhandra Rodriguez. She performed two seasons with the company at the City Center in 1979 and 1983.
She now lives in Davis California, owns and operates Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café, Inc. since 1990 together with her Master Pastry Chef / husband Albert Kutternig. They have three daughters and one granddaughter.