About Principal Dancer
A principal dancer is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be male or female. The position is similar to that of soloist; however, principals regularly perform not only solos, but also pas de deux.
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... " Our Pierre left us at 4:00 am, " said his wife, retired Principal Dancer Ghislaine Thesmar...
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... " Before the war, he was the Principal Dancer for Kharkiv s National Opera and Ballet Theatre...
Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datsyshyn dies after Russian shelling
... Ratmansky, a former Principal Dancer in Kyiv and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, is now artist in residence at the American Ballet Theatre in New York...
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...A former English National Ballet Principal Dancer who used his " fame and prestige" to sexually assault his students has been jailed...
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... Also among the 15 stars on the front are also Boxer Ramla Ali, diversity advocate Sinead Burke, Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Francesca Hayward, and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie...
Claws out for Cats movie trailer
... He enlisted the help of Hamilton s Tony-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler and dance duo Les Twins to give his cats some street-smart dance moves, as well as introducing Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Francesca Hayward in a key role...
Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datsyshyn dies after Russian shelling
Leading Ukrainian ballet dancer Artem Datsyshyn has died, almost three weeks after being injured in Russian shelling in Kyiv, according to reports.
Datsyshyn, 43, a former soloist at The National Opera of Ukraine, died in hospital, friend Tatiana Borovik said.
She spoke of her " heartache" at The News .
Anatoly Solovyanenko, chief stage director at The National Opera of Ukraine, as " a great artist" and " a wonderful man".
Russian-American choreographer Alexei Ratmansky also expressed his Sadness .
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Ratmansky, a former Principal Dancer in Kyiv and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, is now artist in residence at The American Ballet Theatre in New York . Datsyshyn died from " Wounds received on February 26 when he got under Russian artillery fire".
" He was a beautiful dancer loved by his colleagues. Unbearable pain, " he added.
News of Datsyshyn's death follows reports that Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets died after a Russian rocket attack.
Shvets, 67, died after The Attack on attack on a residential building in Kyiv, according to The City 's Young Theatre, of which she was a company member.
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.She was reported to be a veteran of stage and screen for decades in Ukraine, and the recipient of one of the country's highest artistic accolades.
Source of news: bbc.com
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