Sofiane Sylve
French ballet dancer
Sofiane Sylve (born 1976) is a French ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer and ballet master with the Dresden Semperoper Ballett. She was previously a principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. She was previously the artistic advisor and school director of Ballet San Antonio.
Biography
Sylve was born in Nice, France. She started ballet at the age of 4 and trained at Académie de Danse. After she was discovered at a competition, she joined the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany, when she was 14. Shortly after that, Patricia Neary cast her as the lead in the George Balanchine ballet Allegro Brillante. Neary then recommended Sylve join Dutch National Ballet, which had more Balanchine repertoire. At age 17, she danced the title role in Cinderella.
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