Maria Kochetkova

Maria Kochetkova
Born	1984 (age 26–27) Moscow, Russia
Current group	San Francisco Ballet

Maria Kochetkova (b. 1984 in Moscow. Russia), is a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. She is a bronze medal Laureate of the 9th International Competition of ballet artists and choreographers in Moscow (2001), Winner of the Young Artists Competition "Prix de Lausanne" (2002), silver medal in Varna, golden medals holder for Luxembourg, Rome, Seoul and Rieti. She has worked with both the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet in London.

In 2009, she was featured dancing on television in the international NBC dance reality TV show "Superstars of Dance," where she represented her home country Russia and won the Solo Performance Section.

Her repertoire includes leading roles in the ballets "Swan Lake", "Cinderella", "Giselle", "The Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker"^[1] and "Don Quixote".^[2]

References

1. ^ Howard, Rachel (15 December 2007). "Review: New talent makes dusted-off 'Nutcracker' gleam more brightly". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/15/DDIGTUDVF.DTL. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
2. ^ "Giselle – Ballet in 2 Acts". National Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus. http://www.balet.by/index.php?lang=ENG&news_id=6. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 

External links

• Official website
• Cupcakes & Conversation with Maria Kochetkova. Ballet General information
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  Name	Kochetkova, Maria
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  Date of birth	1984
  Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
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