CZECH NATIONAL BALLET: set of 2 pairs of pointe shoes. - Lot 58

CZECH NATIONAL BALLET: set of 2 pairs of pointe shoes. - 1 : CONTRERAS Romina, Principal dancer. Gaynor Minden ballet pointe shoes. Unsigned. Romina Contreras trained at the Teatro Municipal Ballet School in Santiago, Chile. After graduating, she completed her studies in Lyon, France, at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse. In 2013, she joined the Santiago Ballet under the direction of Marcia Haydée, as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2014, during her participation in the final of the International Competition USA, she received the Jury's Encouragement Prize. In May 2015, she was promoted to soloist, then in 2017 to Principal Dancer of the Santiago Ballet. She is now Principal Dancer with the Czech National Ballet. - 2: NANU Alina, Principal Dancer. Bloch ballet pointe shoes. Signature on both shoes. Of Moldavian and Russian origin, Alina Nanu began attending the Chisinau choreographic school in Moldavia at the age of 9. At the age of 19, she continued her studies at the Prague Conservatory. She began her career at the Prague State Opera, then joined the Czech National Theater Ballet in 2012. She became the youngest Principal Dancer in the theater's history.