This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first.
"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, along with their male counterparts".[1]
List of prima ballerinas
See also
References
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- ^ "Eleonora Abbagnato". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (May 21, 2002). "City Ballet Review; Alexopoulos Bows Out With Two Balanchine Works". New York Times.
- ^ "Alicia Amatriain". Stuttgart Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Dores André". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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- ^ "Elisa Badenes". Stuttgart Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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- ^ "Caroline Baldwin". Royal Danish Theatre. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ "Léonore Baulac". Opéra national de Paris (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Leanne Benjamin". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Skylar Brandt". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Alicja Boniuszko". Culture PL. Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Alicja Boniuszko (1937-2019)". Portal Miasta Gdańska (Portal of the City of Gdansk) (in Polish). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Ashley Bouder". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Isabella Boylston". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Darcey Bussell". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Maria Calegari". Oxford References. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Elisa Carrillo Cabrera". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Frances Chung". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Lia Cirio". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Simone Clarke | SEBS". www.southeast-balletscholars.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Alina Cojocaru". English National Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Valentine Colasante". Opéra national de Paris (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Petra Conti". Los Angeles Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Misty Copeland". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Artistic Staff". Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "J'aime Crandall". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Lauren Cuthbertson". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Sasha De Sola". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Holly Dorger". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Jurgita Dronina". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Aurélie Dupont". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "I Don't Miss 'Swan Lake': A Ballerina's Role on 'The Americans'". New York Times. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Madeleine Eastoe on Retiring from The Australian Ballet". Dance Magazine Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Ellis, Ashley (October 17, 2018). "Boston Ballet Prima Ashley Ellis Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self". Dance Spirit.
- ^ Ulrich, Allan (April 11, 2017). "Feijoo taking her final steps at SF Ballet". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Singer, Toba (December 18, 2018). "Inside Acosta/Danza, Where Risk Meets Reward". Pointe Magazine.
- ^ "Mathilde Froustey". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Mara Galeazzi". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Dorothée Gilbert". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "The grit and the glory: French ballet star Marie-Agnès Gillot looks back on stunning career". France 24. 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Céline Gittens". Birmingham Royal Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Results for '"goldwyn"' | Between 1st Jan 1950 and 31st Dec 1959 | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 2021-08-17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bolshoi Ballet". www.bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Ballerina Sylvie Guillem bows out with Boléro in Japan". The Guardian. 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Francesca Hayward". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Robyn Hendricks". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Paloma Herrera". Teatro Colón. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Greta Hodgkinson, O.Ont". National Ballet of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
- ^ Macdonald, Moira (May 26, 2017). "Their last dance: Pacific Northwest Ballet stars will twirl one more time before retiring". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Farewell Lana and Leanne". Dance Australia. 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Yuriko Kajiya". Houston Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Kang Sue-jin: 'This will be my last performance in Korea'". The Korea Herald. 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Бернара Кариева: Признания В Любви К Юбилею Знаменитой Балерины" [Bernarda Karieva: Declarations of Love for the Anniversary of the Famous Ballerina]. Darakchi (in Russian). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Julie Kent". The Washington Ballet. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Daria Klimentova". Royal Ballet School. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Maria Kochetkova on Freelance Life, Her New Show at the Joyce Theater and More". Pointe Magazine. 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Carla Körbes, at 33, Announces Retirement From Ballet". New York Times. 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Ako Kondo". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Maria Kowroski". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Macaulay, Alastair (October 8, 2017). "A Farewell and Other Dramas at New York City Ballet". New York Times.
- ^ "Misa Kuranaga". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "A Bold Leap: Lucia Lacarra Refuses To Settle For Anything Less Than Her Dream Career". Dance Magazine. 30 November 2016.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford University Press 2010, p. 170.
- ^ "Sarah Lamb". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Lane". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Howard, Rachel (January 11, 2009). "Tina LeBlanc to leave S.F. Ballet". San Francisco Chronicles.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (December 9, 2020). "Sara Leland, Ballerina of Passion and Abandon, Dies at 79". New York Times.
- ^ Escoyne, Courtney (July 2, 2020). "News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in May and June 2020". Dance Magazine.
- ^ "Lauren Lovette". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Svetlana Lunkina". National Ballet of Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Maia Makhateli". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Roberta Marquez". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Sophie Martin". Scottish Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Kizzy Matiakis". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Kay Mazzo". Oxford Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Sara Mearns". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Laura Morera". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Gillian Murphy". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Yasmine Nagdhi". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Kyra Nichols – Oxford Reference". Oxford Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Nina Novak, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
- ^ "Marianela Nuñez". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Baby in the wings for Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks". Evening Standard. 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Fernanda Oliveira". English National Ballet. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Natalia Osipova". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Clairemarie Osta". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Park, Jae-eun (11 June 2021). "Korean ballet dancer Park Sae-eun named "star" dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet". Korea Herald.
- ^ Clarke, Mary (1 February 2010). "Georgina Parkinson obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Annette av Paul | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Artistic – Ballet masters". Atlanta Ballet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Ана Павловић" [Ana Pavlović]. www.narodnopozoriste.rs (in Serbian).
- ^ "Tiler Peck". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Ida Praetorius". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Last rise of the curtain". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Reichlen". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Alice Renavand". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Ritz, Rebecca (February 28, 2014). "Dancing Through It My Journey in the Ballet By Jenifer Ringer". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Sonia Rodriguez". National Ballet of Canada.
- ^ "Tamara Rojo". English National Ballet. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "About". Danielle Rowe. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Serchuk, Barnett (February 11, 2014). "BWW Interviews: Stephanie Saland". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ "Iana Salenko". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Amber Scott". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre: About "Angels" | Dance In Israel". 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Hee Seo". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Christine Shevchenko". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Trucco, Terry (October 1, 2015). "20 Years, 70 Roles and Several Injuries Later, a Star Ballerina Bids Farewell to the Spotlight". Playbill.
- ^ "Abi Stafford". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Laurretta Summerscales". Bayerische Staatsoper. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno and Marcelo Gomes to Join Dresden Semperoper Ballett". Pointe Magazine. 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Akane Takada". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Erina Takahashi". English National Ballet. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Bauer, Claudia (October 23, 2017). "Janie Taylor's Second Chapter—In Sneakers". Dance Magazine.
- ^ "Devon Teuscher". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Cassandra Trenary". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Anna Tsygankova". Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Van Patten". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Ulrich, Allan (February 7, 2010). "Waldo retiring after 22 years with S.F. Ballet". San Francisco Chronicles.
- ^ Weinstein, Tresca (July 14, 2016). "Former City Ballet dancer still has moves". Times Union.
- ^ "Wendy Whelan". New York City Ballet. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Untitled Document". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Zenaida Yanowsky". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Miyako's last dance". Royal Opera House. 29 June 2010.
- ^ "SF Ballet's royal couple retire with a magical 'Swan Lake'". San Francisco Chronicle. 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Bolshoi Ballet".