Steve Trounday | ART VIEWS Contributor

Steve Trounday has been the senior vice president of marketing at many of northern Nevada’s most prominent casino resorts, including the Grand Sierra Resort, the Reno Hilton, and the statewide casino properties for the Navegante Group. Active in community events, Trounday is the past president of the Great Reno Balloon Race (he was president for nine non-consecutive years) and served as the advertising and P.R. chairman for the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition. 

Trounday is a tremendous supporter of arts and culture in northern Nevada. He is currently the media, marketing and business advisor for A.V.A. Ballet Theatre -- the resident ballet company for the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts – and is the chairman of the advisory board for the Center for Basque Studies program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Trounday is a published author of three mystery/thriller books: The Biggest Game of Chance;Taking a Chance on the Lucky One; and It Just Happened by Chance. He is the owner of the College Courtyard Apartments, a 60-student apartment complex located one half block west of the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Trounday is a Reno native and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in managerial sciences.

Learning Ballet from Miss Miriam by Steve Trounday — October 25, 2024

A Wonderful Collaboration of Performing Arts by Steve Trounday — September 13, 2024

Skye’s the Limit by Steve Trounday — August 2, 2024

Get Ready for Vortex, the Ballet that Rocks! by Steve Trounday — July 5, 2024

Shining a Light on Ballet by Steve Trounday — May 29, 2024

Higher for Hire: Ballet Benefits a Résumé by Steve Trounday — March 22, 2024

Classic Fairytale Cinderella Takes the Stage at the Pioneer Center by Steve Trounday — March 22, 2024

Bené Arnold - Legendary Ballet Dancer and Instructor by Steve Trounday — February 16, 2024

A.V.A. Ballet Theatre's 2024 Season by Steve Trounday — January 12, 2024

Behind the Scenes of The Nutcracker by Steve Trounday — December 8, 2023

Dance: The Most Physically Active Job in America by Steve Trounday — October 27, 2023

Don’t Miss Coppélia This Weekend by Steve Trounday — September 15, 2023

Step by Step: Ballet Basics by Steve Trounday — August 11, 2023

Vortex, the Ballet that Rocks by Steve Trounday — July 7, 2023

Heart and Soul by Steve Trounday — June 2, 2023

The Cost of Performing Arts by Steve Trounday — April 28, 2023

Do You Want to Go See Frozen? by Steve Trounday — March 24, 2023

Choreography Elevated by Steve Trounday — February 17, 2023

2023 Performances Featuring A.V.A. Ballet Theatreby Steve Trounday — January 13, 2023

The Nutcracker Takes the Stage  by Steve Trounday — December 9, 2022

Look Forward to Giving Back by Steve Trounday — November 4, 2022

For the Love of Costumes by Steve Trounday — September 30, 2022

Swan Lake Takes Flight in September by Steve Trounday — September 2, 2022

Dancers Near and Far Share the Stage by Steve Trounday — August 5, 2022

Vortex, the Ballet that Rocks 2022 by Steve Trounday — July 8, 2022

Ballet with a Live Orchestra by Steve Trounday — June 10, 2022

En Pointe by Steve Trounday — May 13, 2022

Local Dancer’s Rise to the Top by Steve Trounday — April 15, 2022

Back on Stage with Beauty and the Beast by Steve Trounday — April 1, 2022