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Principal Dancer
Sae Eun Park is a South Korean ballet dancer. Following stints at ABT II and Korea National Ballet in her early career, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011. She is the company's first Korean female full-time member. In 2021, she became the first dancer from Asia to reach the rank of étoile at the company.
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Signature Roles
L'Histoire de Manon as Manon · Palais Garnier · Sep 26, 2026
From her early training in Seoul's rigorous ballet academies to her emergence as a soloist with the Korean National Ballet in 2010, Sae Eun Park charted a methodical ascent through the classical ballet world, dancing across multiple continents before joining the Paris Opera Ballet. Her technical precision and interpretive depth in the full classical repertoire—from Swan Lake to Manon—culminated in her historic promotion to Danseuse Étoile in 2021, making her the first Asian dancer to achieve this rank in the company's 352-year history. Today, she stands as one of ballet's most significant contemporary ambassadors, her career a testament to the globalization of classical dance and the dissolution of geographical barriers in the pursuit of artistic excellence.
Promoted to Danseuse Étoile (Principal Dancer) of the Paris Opera Ballet on June 10, 2021, following her performance as Juliet in Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet at Opéra Bastille—the first Asian dancer to achieve this rank in the company's history
Korea National Academy of Ballet; Korea National University of Arts
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