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CodeDS/UK/16602
NameRojo; Tamara (17 May 1974); CBE; Canadian-born Spanish ballet dancer and artistic director of the English National Ballet
Dates17 May 1974
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada (born)
BiographyTamara Rojo CBE is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is the artistic director of the English National Ballet, as well as a lead principal dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet.

Rojo began her professional career in 1991 with the Ballet de la Comunidad de Madrid, under the direction of Victor Ullate. In 1994, she won the Gold Medal at the Paris International Dance competition plus a Special Jury Award given by Natalia Makarova, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Galina Samsova, a panel of some of the most outstanding figures of the ballet world.

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