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Danseur étoile (for men) or danseuse étoile (for women), literally "star dancer", is the highest rank a dancer can reach at the Paris Opera Ballet.It is equivalent to the title "Principal dancer" used in English or to the title "Primo Ballerino" or "Prima Ballerina" in Italian.
Paul Marque was born in Dax, Landes [1] and began dancing at the age of four with jazz dance at the studio, "On Stage" in Dax, directed by Laetitia Michel. [2] Born to a father who is a radiologist and a mother who was a radiologist in the army, he is one of four children. [1]
José Carlos Martínez (born on 29 April 1969 in Cartagena) is a Spanish dancer and choreographer.He was a danseur étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet and artistic director of the Spanish National Dance Company.
In 2018, Diop joined the Paris Opera Ballet. [4] [10] In September 2020, in response to the Paris Opera's inaction following the George Floyd protests, Diop, along with the four other black dancers of the company, wrote a manifesto titled "De la question raciale à l'Opéra de Paris", which questioned certain practices within the opera house and called for urgent changes to address racial ...
The Italian derived term prima ballerina (female dancers) (primo ballerino for male dancers) or the French derived term [2] premier danseur (male dancers) have been used to denote similar levels of prominence to the Principal Dancer. In the Paris Opera Ballet, principal dancers receive the title of Danseur Étoile. [citation needed]
Patrick Dupond (14 March 1959 – 5 March 2021) [1] was a French ballet dancer and artistic director.. He made a name for himself in 1976 when he won the gold medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria.
The Paris Opera Ballet has always been an integral part of the Paris Opera, which was founded in 1669 as the Académie d'Opéra (Academy of Opera), although theatrical dance did not become an important component of the Paris Opera until 1673, after it was renamed the Académie Royale de Musique (Royal Academy of Music) and placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully.
Roberto Bolle. Roberto Bolle Ufficiale OMRI (born March 26, 1975, in Casale Monferrato) is an Italian danseur.He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet.