Having noticed that her weight had increased, Joffrey insulted Barredo, telling her that she should pursue a nursing career instead of ballet like "most Filipino women" did.
[16] After a year of hard work, Barredo succeeded in proving Joffrey wrong and later received positive recognition in the form of a changed name.
Barredo remained with the Joffrey School until receiving an offer to dance with the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.
Renowned Cuban Prima Ballerina, Alicia Alonso, specially chose Barredo to perform on behalf of Canada at Cuba's International Ballet Festival.
She danced multiple times with the famous Mikhail Baryshnikov, toured with the Stars of the World Ballet upon special invitation, and performed the role of Giselle at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Competition in 1978.
After this career, Barredo returned to the United States to take the position of Prima Ballerina for the Atlanta Ballet where she would dance for twenty years before retiring.