In 1988, at age eighteen, Feijóo joined the
Cuban National Ballet. After spending a year in the
corps de ballet, she was cast in solo and principal roles, but less often than she expected, In 1990, at age 20, she left the company and Cuba as Alicia Alonso restricted Feijóo's opportunities to perform abroad. She recalled Alonso telling her, "Lorena, either you're in or you're out. You choose." She chose to leave Cuba, and was granted a visa by the Ministry of Culture to leave the country without defecting. Despite other dancers' efforts, she had not perform in Cuba since, even though several other Cuban dancers who went abroad were able to return. She added Alonso's preference of classical ballets is also a reason for her departure, but not politics. In 1995, Feijóo moved to the United States to join the
Los Angeles Ballet, but never performed with the company as it went bankrupt and disbanded. DeAngelo, who had become the associate artistic director of the Chicago-based
Joffrey Ballet, recruited Feijóo. She remained in the company for four years, and left when she found herself "repeating the same repertory." Outside of the San Francisco Ballet, Feijóo had performed with the
Bolshoi Ballet,
American Ballet Theatre and Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami. In 2005, Lorena acted for the first time in
Andy García's film
The Lost City as a Cuban nightclub dancer, with the dance sequence choreographed by herself with her mother's assistance. In 2008, the Feijóo sisters appeared on
Sesame Street, performing Caniparoli's
Lambarena. In 2011, the sisters and José Manuel Carreño performed a rendition of
Swan Lake on
Dancing with the Stars. In 2017, her final year in the San Francisco Ballet, Feijóo was also tasked with coaching other dancers. Later that year, she performed in two
San Francisco Opera productions, in Verdi's
La traviata and the world premiere of Adams'
Girls of the Golden West as
Lola Montez. ==Personal life==