- Tamara Rojo
Infobox Person
name = Tamara Rojo
caption = Tamara Rojo after dancing "Tzigane ",Royal Opera House , March 2008
birth_date = 1974
birth_place =Montreal ,Canada
known_for =
occupation = Ballet dancer
nationality = SpanishTamara Rojo (born in 1974) is a Spanish
prima ballerina , and is currently a Principal Dancer with theRoyal Ballet inLondon .Tamara was born in
Montreal ,Canada to Spanish parents who moved back toSpain when she was four months old. She started dancing at 10 years of age inVíctor Ullate Dance Centre inMadrid (1983 -1991 ), and completed her training under David Howard and Renatto Paroni. Tamara continued to work with the Ullate Company from 1991 to1996 . At 20 years of age she was offered a contract with theScottish Ballet , by Galina Samsova. On her arrival at Scottish Ballet Tamara has jokingly said "I spoke no English at this time but it did not matter; neither did they." She would dance with them until her move to theEnglish National Ballet in June1997 , and promoted to Principal Dancer in January 1998. She officially joinedRoyal Ballet as a Principal Dancer at the start of the 2000/2001 season, although she danced Giselle with the Royal Ballet at the end of the previous season in July 2000, at short notice and as a replacement forDarcey Bussell , who was injured [http://www.ballet.co.uk/may98/interview_tamara_rojo,htm] .Awards (selected)
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2005 Premio Principe de Asturias a las Artes
*2004 Premio Positano "Leonid Massine"
*2002 Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes - Consejo de Ministros del Reino de España.
*2002 Critic's Circle Dance Awards
*2001 Sherringtons Awards Best Female Dancer of the Year
*1996 First Price of Italian Critics as Best Dancer of the Year
*1994 Grand Prix Femme et Medaille Vermeille de la Ville de Paris (à l'unanimité) - Concour International de Danse de ParisReferences
External links
* [http://www.tamara-rojo.com/marcos.htm Official Website]
* [http://info.royaloperahouse.org/ballet/index.cfm?ccs=247&cs=117 Official Website at the Royal Ballet site]
* [http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/04/23/btmyweek23.xml&sSheet=/arts/2005/04/23/ixartright.html My week: Tamara Rojo Interview]
* [http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_02/apr02/interview_rojo.htm Interview with Tamara March 2002]
* [http://www.ballet.co.uk/may98/interview_tamara_rojo.htm Interview with Tamara May 1998]
* [http://www.ballerinagallery.com/rojo.htm The Ballerina Gallery - Tamara Rojo]
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