Lucia Lacarra was a recipient of what from one of the most prestigious ballet competitions?
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Lucia Lacarra Lucia Lacarra (born 24 March 1975) is a Spanish ballet dancer who has been a principal with the Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Opera Ballet) since 2002. A recipient of the Prix Benois de la Danse, she was named the Dancer of the Decade in 2011, at the World Ballet Stars Gala in Saint Petersburg.
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Prix Benois de la Danse The Benois de la Danse is one of the most prestigious ballet competitions. Founded by the International Dance Association in Moscow in 1991, it takes place each year on or around April 29 and is jury-based in its judging. The members of this jury change every year and consists of only top ballet personages.
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Eileen Keegan Eileen Keegan (died 22 October 2000, South Africa) was a South African ballet dancer and teacher. She initially trained in South Africa under Madge Mann and Nancy Hooper, before moving to London in 1932 to continue her training. She toured Europe with Molly Lake's company and went on a global tour with Dandre's Ballet Company. She qualified as a Cecchetti examiner after being examined by Cyril Beaumont. In 1936 she returned to South Africa to teach. She ran her own studio, with Dorothea McNair, opposite the old Theatre Royal in Durban before moving to Kloof. She taught in her private studio for over 50 years. She gave recitals in the Durban City Hall and in 1939 presented the first locally produced season of ballet in the city. In 1940 she formed Durban's highly successful "Ballet Club", which was based on the concept of the club begun by Dulcie Howes in Cape Town. Her notable pupils include: Nadia Nerina, Michael Maule, Joy Shearer, Colleen Scott, and Judy Gale-Brown. She died at her home on 22 October 2000.
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Belén López (flamenco dancer) Ana Belén López Ruiz (born 1986) is a Spanish flamenco and classical dancer. The prestigious Berklee College of Music called her "one of the most passionate and roots-driven rising stars of flamenco dance." She is the Prima Ballerina of the Arena di Verona and Il Cambroio, and the muse of film director Franco Zeffirelli.
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Vincenzo Celli Vincenzo Celli (4 May 1900 – 28 February 1988) was a noted Italian-American ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Celebrated as a performer and choreographer in Italy, he was renowned in America as a master teacher of the Cecchetti method of ballet training.
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Sara Renda Sara Renda is an Italian classic ballet dancer, on 15th December 2015 nominated Étoile at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, one of the youngest dancer to receive this recognition.
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Royal Ballet of Flanders The Royal Ballet of Flanders is a dance company based in Antwerp, Belgium, specializing in classical ballet, neoclassical ballet and contemporary ballet. In its current incarnation, the company was established in 1969. It tours internationally.
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Francisco Miralles Arnau Francisco Miralles Arnau (Valencia, August 2, 1871 - Paris, May 9, 1932) was a dancer, choreographer and Spanish and classical dance teacher. His solid training allowed him to develop a successful international career in which he emphasized playing the Bolero.
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Malavika Sarukkai Malavika Sarukkai is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer specializing in Bharatanatyam. A 2002 winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, she was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
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Ballet Review Ballet Review is a quarterly color print publication which covers all aspects of dance. It is published by the non-profit Dance Research Foundation, Inc.
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Nuria Pomares Nuria Pomares is a dancer. She was born in Madrid and studied Spanish and Classical ballet at the Royal High School of Dance. Her professional debut was at Lincoln Center in 1991. She has danced at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. She was a soloist with Jose Antonio y los Ballets Españoles for one year and danced with Joaquín Cortés in "Pasión Gitana" for 4 years. Since 2002, she has danced in the opera "La vida breve" by Manuel de Falla under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos throughout the United States and Europe, including with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Nuria Pomares directs her own school of dance, which she founded in 1983.
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Natalia Makarova Natalia Romanovna Makarova (Russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова , born 21 November 1940) is a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer. "The History of Dance", published in 1981, notes that “her performances set standards of artistry and aristocracy of dance which mark her as the finest ballerina of her generation in the West.”
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Lachhu Maharaj Pandit Lachhu Maharaj (1907–1978) was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer of Kathak. He came from a family of illustrious Kathak exponents in Lucknow, and also worked as film choreographer, Hindi cinema, most notably "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960) and "Pakeezah" (1972).
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Ballet technique Ballet technique is the foundational principles of body movement and form used in ballet. It is an important aspect of ballet performance because ballet (especially classical ballet) puts great emphasis on the method and execution of movement. The techniques found in classical ballet are a framework for many other styles of dance, including jazz and contemporary ballet.
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Maria Rivarola Maria del Carmen Rodriguez de Rivarola, better known by her artistic name Maria Rivarola (born in Buenos Aires, ca. 1957) is an outstanding professional dancer, social dancer, and choreographer of the Argentine Tango. She is known for performing a specific style of Argentine Tango known as Milonguero Tango. She is also known worldwide for being a cast member of the show "Tango Argentino", released in 1983, which resulted in her nomination, along with the rest of the dancers, for the Tony Award in 1986 for Best Choreography. Since her youth, Carlos Rivarola has been her dance partner. Together, they present themselves artistically as Maria and Carlos Rivarola. Maria was one of the founders of the Association of Teachers, Dancers, and Choreographers of the Argentine Tango (ATDCAT) in 2001.
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The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, UK. The largest of the four major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois, it became the resident ballet company of the Royal Opera House in 1946 and was granted a royal charter in 1956, becoming recognised as Britain's flagship national ballet company.
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Larissa Lezhnina Larisa Lezhnina (Russian: Лариса Лежнина ) is a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam. She was born on March 17, 1969 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. She graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad in 1987 and joined the Kirov Ballet (now the Mariinsky Ballet). In 1990 she became a First Soloist. She left the Mariinsky in 1994 and joined the Dutch National Ballet as a principal.
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Bella Ratchinskaia Bella Ratchinskaia (born in Vorkuta (Russia) on 22.11.1953) is a classical ballet choreographer and maÎtre de ballet. She attended and graduated with honours at the State Academy of Ballet in Perm. After her studies, she joined the USSR "All-Union Contest" for young dancers and moved to Leningrad (San Petersburg) where she started a classical dance career at the Theatre. In 1972 she began to work as a principal dancer in the company "Choreographical Miniatures" directed by Leonid Yakobson, she performed all roles of the classical repertory and Yakobson's own choreographical creations. She enjoyed critical acclaim during international tours for her interpretation of these roles.
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Xiomara Reyes Xiomara Reyes is a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Born in Cuba, Reyes trained at the Cuban National Ballet School. After graduation, she danced as a soloist with "La Joven Guardia", an offshoot of Cuba's National Ballet. After two years, she was invited to perform with the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium and danced with that company for seven years, rising to the rank of first soloist.
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Paul (dancer) Antoine Paul (21 December 1798, Marseille - November 1871, Anet) known as Paul, was a French ballet dancer. After dancing in Lyon and Bordeaux, Paul débuted at the Opéra de Paris in 1820 and quickly became one of the public's favourite premiers danseurs. Nicknamed "l'Aérien" due to his technical qualities, August Bournonville stated "Paul's superiority is his lightness, elasticity, speed, softness and precision. He knows how to combine daring and natural grace." He regularly performed in London, with partners including his sister Madame Montessu and Madame Anatole, as well as at Naples, where he was praised by Stendhal. He retired from the stage in 1831.
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Serenade (ballet) Serenade is a ballet by George Balanchine to Tschaikovsky's 1880 "Serenade for Strings in C", Op. 48. Students of the School of American Ballet gave the first performance on Sunday, 10 June 1934 on the Felix M. Warburg estate in White Plains, N.Y., where "Mozartiana" had been danced the previous day. This was the first ballet that Balanchine choreographed in America. It was then presented by the Producing Company of the School of American Ballet on 6 December at the Avery Memorial Theatre of the Wadsworth Atheneum with sets by the painter William Littlefield. Balanchine presented the ballet as his response to the generous sponsorships he received during his immigration to America. The official premiere took place on 1 March 1935 with the American Ballet at the Adelphi Theatre, New York, conducted by Sandor Harmati.
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Sonia Osorio Sonia Osorio de Saint-Malo (25 March 1928 – 28 March 2011) was a Colombian ballet dancer and choreographer. During her long career she became an important folklorist and promoter of the arts and culture having worked closely with and for the Carnival of Barranquilla and having founded in 1960 the Colombia Ballet, a national ballet company that incorporates the native dances, styles and rhythms of Colombia.