Holly Dorger

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Holly Dorger
Born
Holly Jean Dorger

1989 (age 3233)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education School of American Ballet
Occupation Ballet dancer
Years active2008-present
Current group Royal Danish Ballet
Dances Ballet
Website www.hollydorger.com

Holly Jean Dorger [1] (born 1989) [2] is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet. [2]

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Early life

Dorger's first dance training was Scottish highland dance. She was the U.S. Champion at age 10. Soon, she shifted her focus on ballet. In 2004, at age 14, Dorger started training at the School of American Ballet on full scholarship. She was trained by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Nikolaj Hubbe. [3]

Career

In 2008, at age 18, Dorger joined the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen as a member of the corps de ballet, at the invitation of Hubbe, now the artistic director of the company. [2] [3] Dorger, who was trained with the Balanchine technique, had to adjust to the company's Bournonville method when she first joined, though she did have opportunities to dance Balanchine's works. [4] While she was in the corp, she danced soloist roles such as Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty , Gamzatti in La Bayadere and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker . [3]

In 2013, Dorger was named soloist. In 2016, she was promoted to the rank of principal dancer after dancing Balanchine's Theme and Variations . [3] She has danced principal roles such as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake , the title role in Giselle and Teresina in Napoli , Balanchine repertoire such as Ballo della Regina and contemporary works such as Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Dorger has also danced in different international galas. [5]

In 2016, Dorger was knighted Ridder af Dannebrogordenen by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. [3] She is also a co-Director of the Opus1 Scandinavia Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. [2]

Selected repertoire

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References

  1. "Royal Danish Ballet's American Leading Ladies: Meet the Four Principals Taking Copenhagen by Storm". Pointe Magazine. 8 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Holly Dorger". Royal Danish Theatre. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About me". Holly Dorger. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "The European Difference: 4 Dancers on the Pros and Cons of a Career Abroad". Pointe Magazine. 4 April 2017.
  5. "Resumé". Holly Dorger. Retrieved 26 April 2020.