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It is also used as a description of the place of a particular dancer within a company. "Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets ...
Bettie de Jong (born 1933), ballet dancer, lead dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company; Igone de Jongh (born 1979), former ballet dancer, principal dancer, Dutch National Ballet; Susanna van Lee (c. 1630–1700), actress, ballet dancer, also performed in Sweden; Alexandra Radius (born 1942), ballerina, Dutch National Ballet, American Ballet ...
Caron's mother, the ballet dancer Margaret Petit, on the front cover of Theatre Magazine in October 1921.. Caron was born in Boulogne-sur-Seine, Seine (now Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine), the daughter of Margaret (née Petit), a Franco-American dancer on Broadway, and Claude Caron, a French chemist, pharmacist, perfumer and boutique owner. [1]
Sharon Savoy and Ben Vereen chat at the Dancer's Hall of Fame event in 2011. Sharon Savoy is an American dancer, choreographer and author. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began studying dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts at age 15, and later moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet until the age of 19.
Antonia Franceschi (born March 30, 1960) is an American dancer, choreographer and actor. Franceschi was one of the last generations selected by George Balanchine to join The New York City Ballet. She is a Time Out Award winner for Outstanding Achievement In Dance. She is also known for her dance performances in the film musicals Fame and Grease.
Alicia Amanda Vikander [1] (/ v ɪ ˈ k æ n d ər /; [2] Swedish: [aˈlǐːsɪa vɪˈkǎnːdɛr] ⓘ; born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress.She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards.
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It is usually a ballet company that bestows the title, however some dancers have had the title officially sanctioned by a government or head of state, sometimes for political rather than artistic reasons. Less common is for a dancer to become identified as a prima ballerina assoluta as a result of public and critical opinion.