Ariana Alyse Berlin Rotstein (born October 29, 1987) is an American

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, dancer, film actress and senior producer at

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who competed for the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins gymnastics team from 2006 to 2009.

Early life

Berlin was born in San Diego, California to Howard and Susan Berlin. From early childhood, Berlin trained at Southern California Elite Gymnastics Academy in Temecula and at South Coast Gymnastics in Orange County. Berlin was the Level 9 All-around champion and uneven bars runner-up at the 1999 Western National Championships. In 2001 Berlin suffered multiple long bone fractures and collapse of both lungs as a result of a life-threatening car accident. She graduated in 2005 from Patrick Henry High School.

Car accident recovery and dance

Having difficulty resuming rigorous gymnastics training, Berlin joined the San Diego breakdance troupe Culture Shock and performed at

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. At SeaWorld, Berlin met the

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head coach,

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, who was choreographing the SeaWorld Summer Nights production. Kondos Field encouraged Berlin to resume gymnastics training and welcomed Berlin to tryout for a UCLA Bruins gymnastic walk-on spot.

UCLA Bruins gymnastics career

Berlin matriculated at UCLA in 2005. For the 2005-06 season, she was a

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to the

team, but was offered a full scholarship for the 2006-07 season. Berlin was a four-time

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n and one of the most consistent athletes and most successful gymnasts in UCLA history. At UCLA, Berlin majored in World Arts and Cultures with a Dance concentration graduating in 2009.

Film work

Berlin was a stunt performer for one episode of '' Three Rivers'' in 2009. In 2010, she was a stunt performer in episodes of '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' Shake It Up!'', '' 90210'' and ''

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''. Berlin was a stunt double in '' Switched at Birth'', '' The Fosters'', ''

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'' and ''

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.'' Berlin's story was adapted into a

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, '' Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', featuring actors

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Ana Golja Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''Full Out''. Career Golja began h ...

, Trevor Tordjman and Lamar Johnson. Berlin played an assistant UCLA coach in the movie ''

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'', and was the stunt performer for

who played Berlin.

References

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