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 Paloma Herrera
American Ballet Theater
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ms. Herrera began
her dance studies with Olga Ferri at age seven and trained at
the Institute of Art at the Colon Theatre. In 1985 she won first
prize at the Latino American Ballet Contest in Lima, Peru, and
Best Feminine Interpretation of Classical Dancing, at the Coca-Cola
Contest in 1986. She then studied at the Minsk Ballet School
in Russia. She received a scholarship from the Colon Theatre
and Antorchas Foundation. She was awarded the Finalist Diploma
at the XIV International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria,
in 1990 and then took ballet classes with Principals at the English
National Ballet in London. She continued her studies at the School
of American Ballet where after six months she was seleted to
dance the leading role in Raymonda at the school's annual workshop
performance. She joined the American Ballet Theatre in 1991 at
the age of fifteen and was promoted to Soloist two years later.
In 1995 she was promoted to Principal Dancer.
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