Tanya Howard: First Soloist with The National Ballet of Canada
A native of Uitenhage, South Africa, Ms. Howard trained at The National School of the Arts in South Africa and Canada’s National Ballet School. She joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1998 and became a First Soloist in 2007.

Ms. Howard’s repertoire includes featured roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Four Seasons, La Ronde, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Elite Syncopations, Voluntaries, Song of the Earth, Balanchine’s Don Quixote and Opus 19/ The Dreamer.

Ms. Howard created the featured role of Twig in James Kudelka’s Cinderella, the female lead in Matjash Mrozewski’s Monument and a featured role in Mr. Mrozewski’s Wolf’s Court. She also performed in the world premieres of Jorma Elo’s Pur ti Miro and Aszure Barton’s Watch Her

(Source: theballetblog)

Marianela Nunez as The Lilac Fairy

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Bolshoi Dancers pt.2

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