The Little Mermaid - June 08 - June 09, 2019
The Kintz-Mejia Academy of Ballet
Upper-Level Students & Guest Artists
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Gillian Dewsbury
Gillian was born in Falls Church, Virginia, and has been with KMAB since 2010. She currently resides in Falls Church and is in the eighth grade. She has danced Ocean and Pearls (The Little Humpbacked Horse); as well as Spanish Dance, Mirlitons Dance (The Nutcracker); The Dying Swan; and a variety of roles in original KMAB performances.
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Amr Farouk
Mr. Farouk was born in Giza, Egypt, and studied at the Higher Institute of Ballet in Cairo, graduating "with Excellence" before continuing on to the St. Polten School of Ballet. He has danced with the Cairo Opera House (as Principal Dancer); Victor Ullate Ballet (Spain), Vienna Staats Oper and Festspielhaus (both in Austria), and Manassas Ballet Theatre in Virginia. He teaches and performs locally as a guest artist and has been performing with KMAB for more than 5 years.
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Ariela Koffler
Ariela was born in Washington, D.C., and has been with KMAB since 2008. She currently resides in Vienna, Virginia, and is in the eighth grade. She has danced Jewels (The Sleeping Beauty); Odalisque Pas de trois (Le Corsaire); Dance of the Little Swans Pas de quatre (Swan Lake); Mirlitons, Russian, Clara (The Nutcracker); Ugly Duckling (The Ugly Duckling); Étude Pas de deux; Princess Florine’s variation (The Sleeping Beauty); female variation (The Flower Festival in Genzano); and a variety of roles in original KMAB performances.
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Aleksey Kudrin
Mr. Kudrin was born in Perm, Russia, and trained at the Perm State Choreographic Academy. He danced with Siktivkar Theater Opera & Ballet and Grigorovich Ballet of Russia. After coming to the US, he danced with Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Columbia Classical Ballet, and Manassas Ballet Theatre. He teaches and performs locally as a guest artist and has been performing with KMAB since 2005.
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