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Polina Semionova
Principal Dancer
Born September 13, 1984 in Moscow, Russian-German (42 years old)
Ballet
Polina Alexandrovna Semionova is a Russian ballet dancer and model for Uniqlo who was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York and with the Berlin State Ballet. She is a professor at the Berlin State Ballet School.
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Signature Roles
4 Signature Roles2 Principal Houses
Spotlight
Career Trajectory
Trained in the rigorous Vaganova tradition at the Bolshoi Ballet School, Semionova made her professional debut in 2002 at Berlin State Ballet, where she became the youngest principal in the company's history. Over the ensuing two decades, she has danced the great classical roles—Odette/Odile, Aurora, Giselle, Nikiya—across the world's premier companies, including American Ballet Theatre, Maryinsky Ballet, and Bolshoi Ballet, earning recognition as one of the finest classical ballerinas of her era.
Career Highlight
Benois de la Danse (2014); youngest principal dancer in Berlin State Ballet history (2002, age 17–18)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Principal Dancer
- Nationality
- Russian-German
- Born
- 1984 · Moscow
- Active since
- 2014
Training & Education
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Russia (graduated 2002, top honors)
Principal Houses
Engagements
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