Английская Википедия:Erica Cornejo

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox dancer Erica Cornejo (born 1978/79)[1] is an Argentine ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet.

Early life

Cornejo was born in San Luis, Argentina[2] and raised in Buenos Aires. Her younger brother, Herman Cornejo, is currentlyШаблон:When a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She started ballet at age four, and later trained at the Colon Theater Superior Institute of Art.[3]

Career

In 1994, she joined Julio Bocca's touring troupe, Ballet Argentino, where she became a principal ballerina and one of Bocca's dance partners.[2] In 1998, when the company was performing in New York, the Cornejos siblings performed a tango titled El Chamuyo, and took classes with the American Ballet Theatre. After that, the two were invited to join the Studio Company.[4][5] She became a member of the corps de ballet the same year and was promoted to soloist in 2003.[2] She left ABT in 2006 to join the Boston Ballet as a principal dancer.[4] She retired from the company in 2017.[1][6] In 2019, to celebrate Herman Cornejo's 20th anniversary with ABT, Erica returned to ABT to dance El Chamuyo.[4]

Cornejo opened a dance studio in Boston called Integrarte with her husband and former Boston Ballet principal dancer Carlos Molina.[1]

Personal life

Cornejo is married to Carlos Molina, a fellow Boston Ballet principal dancer, whom she met in ABT. They have a child.[1][7]

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