Global InformationHee Seo information
Hee Seo | |
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 Seo curtain call for The Moor's Pavane on 8 November 2013[1] | |
| Born | 13 March 1986[2][failed verification] Seoul, South Korea[2][3] |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Principal dancer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Career | |
| Current group | American Ballet Theatre |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서희 |
| Hanja | 徐姬[4] |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Hŭi |
Hee Seo (Korean: 서희; Hanja: 徐姬; born 13 March 1986) is a South Korean ballet dancer who is a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States.[5] She became the company's first Korean ballerina to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. She is also one of the youngest dancers in ABT history to be promoted to principal at the age of twenty-six. The New York Times has described her style and dancing to "exude an unhurried purity that sums up all that is lovely about ballet" and by Vogue as "unspeakably lissome".[3][6] Several critics have noted her style as "lyrical and open" and she has been critically acclaimed for her "humility" and "unique feminine strength".[7][8]
Seo began training in Russian ballet at the age of twelve; a relatively late start for a ballet dancer. Seo has stated on numerous occasions that she did not have aspirations of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Her teachers identified her skills and talents early on and within a short period of time she was offered full scholarships to study abroad at prestigious ballet schools. She gained further notice by winning a scholarship at the 2003 Prix de Lausanne as well as the Grand Prix at the 2003 Youth America Grand Prix.
She was rapidly promoted from the ABT Studio Company and joined the full company in May 2005. She was again quickly promoted into the corps de ballet in March 2006 and then to soloist in August 2010 before finally being named as principal dancer in July 2012 by Kevin McKenzie, the artistic director of ABT. During her time at ABT, she has performed numerous lead roles in classical and contemporary ballet.
- ^ "Fall Season 2013". Kent G. Becker. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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Kourlas2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "서희 등 한국 발레 꿈나무들 세계 유명무용단 줄줄이 입단" [Seo Hee and other promising young Korean ballerinas joining world-famous dance companies]. Simin Ilbo. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Jennings, Luke (18 February 2007). "One step closer to perfection: The best of Balanchine lights up London – but Stravinsky in Birmingham must not be missed". The Observer. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ Inglese, Elizabeth (23 October 2014). "Clinique, Lanvin, and Piaget Host the American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala". Vogue. New York, New York. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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