balletbooster Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Cincinnati Ballet: Principals: 7; 2 from out of country (29%) 4 of the 7 were hired as soloists/principals (57%) Soloists: 5; 0 from out of country. All were promoted from the corp. Corp: 9; 3 from out of country (33%) Apprentices: 6; 0 from out of country Total Dancers: 27 19% of the company are from out of country. Quote Link to comment
mirabray Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Point of Information! In Miami, does Cuba have to count as a different country? As long as you count other boaders. Mexico and Canada I did a quick count Miami has only 4 cuban born, change the stats to 32%, this is included in the 2% error margin. Quote Link to comment
balletbooster Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 For the purpose of these stats, let's keep out of country to mean those who are listed in their bios as being 'from' somewhere other than the US or a US territory. Atlanta Ballet: 24 dancers (no rank) 5 are from out of country (21%) Quote Link to comment
mirabray Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I agree, I really was kidding about that. Quote Link to comment
balletbooster Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Kansas City Ballet: 26 dancers (no rank); 2 are from out of country (8%) Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 So was I, but it's too bad that there's no professional company in Union City, NJ! Now there you'd see a lot of Cubans! The place used to be "Little Germany" but those families pretty much moved north to North Bergen. But the Germans come out onto Bergenline Ave. on October 10, for Cuban Independence Day, and the Cubans all go to Schutzen Park for the Plattdeutsche Volksfest in the summer! Quote Link to comment
vicarious Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ballet West Principles 2 US 1 Other Soloists 4 US Demi So. 4 US Artists 21 US BW2 8 US Total Dancers (excluding BW2): 31 3% of the company are from out of country BW reciently got a new AD so I checked to see if the Principle from China was a new hire and possibly an indicator of things to come. Nope, he's been there since 2004. Quote Link to comment
mirabray Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 yes I am very aware of that, spent my last 6 months of High School in West New York, NJ, near Union City, actually, only 6 miles away,from a very my causcian little town. Because my first name is a common in spanish, I was ask if I was American, at the time, I was young, I would laugh and say yes. I felt like I left the country. Quote Link to comment
balletbooster Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Principals: 14; 4 are from out of country (29%). 6 of the 14 were hired as soloist/principals (43%) Soloists: 6; 0 are from out of country. All were promoted from the corp. Corp: 24; 3 from out of country (13%) Apprenctices: 2; 1 from out of country (50%) Total Dancers: 46 17% of the company from out of country Milwaukee Ballet: Leading Artists: 11; 6 from out of country (55%) Artists: 12; 4 from out of country (33%) Apprentices: 2: 0 from out of country Total Dancers: 24 42% of the company are from out of country Nashville Ballet: Dancers: 15 (no rank); 1 from out of country (7%) Apprentices: 6; 0 from out of country Total Dancers: 24 4% of the company are from out of country Quote Link to comment
mirabray Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ballet Arizona Artistic Director-out of Country 37 dancers 11 born out of country 29% Quote Link to comment
balletbooster Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 This is VERY interesting! Thanks to all those who have contributed their research. I hope that others will contribute company data as well! Quote Link to comment
mirabray Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 PA Ballet Principals: 9 4 out of country 44%(2 hire solist, principals) Soloist: 3 0% out of country Corps: 21 4 out of country 19% Apprentices: 6 0% out of country 39 dancers 20% out of country. Quote Link to comment
Tuesday Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ballet Idaho/Eugene Ballet Principals: 5; 2 from outside US (40%) Others: 12; 6 from outside US (50%) Apprentices: 4; 0 from outside US 21 dancers, 38% hired from outside US. Oregon Ballet Theatre Principals: 8; 2 from outside US. (25%) Soloists: 5; 2 from outside US. (40%) Corps: 15; many bios missing from website, not sure how many are from outside US Apprentices: 5, no bios. Quote Link to comment
Swanilda Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 From across the pond, here's The Royal Ballet. I apologize, but I don't do math, so I haven't figured the percentages. Royal Ballet Principals 19 in total, 18 of these are not British, including 2 Americans. Four of the non-British did train at the Royal ballet School Principal Character Artists 7 total, 1 not British, but did train at RBS First Soloist 11 in total, 6 not British, 1 from USA. Three of these did train at RBS, including one lady from Northern Ireland Soloist 18 in total, 9 not British, 2 USA. 3 of the others did train at RBS First Artist 24 in total, 11 not British. (I count as British one woman who was born in the States but was raised in London and did her training in England.) One of the non British is American, and one trained at the RBS. Artists 19, 5 not British, but three of those trained and graduated from RBS. The only ones who didn't are one lady from Brazil who trained at the Vaganova Institute and a man who trained and worked in Columbia before joining the RB. Very interesting! Quote Link to comment
Rhapsody Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Pardon me...Swanhilda, what level is compensated for their dancing at RB? Are artists compensated monetarily? Does RB utilize apprentices? Quote Link to comment
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