Carolina Agüero is an Argentinian

ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on yea ...

, and a principal dancer with

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in Hamburg, Germany.

Early life

Carolina Agüero was born in 1975 in

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. She started Argentinian folkloric dancing classes at the age of three, and ballet when she was six years old and studied other dance styles including classical, Spanish, tap and jazz. At 13, she chose to focus on classical ballet.

Career

She trained at the Escuela de Ballet del Teatro Rivera Indarte. As a professional ballerina, she has been a member of the ballet companies of Ballet of Córdoba, the Ballet Argentino, the Ballet of Santiago de Chile and, in Europe, the

Stuttgart Ballet Stuttgart Ballet is a leading German ballet company. Dating back to 1609, then the court ballet of the dukes of Württemberg, the modern company was founded by John Cranko and is known for full-length narrative ballets. The company received the L ...

Dresden Semperoper Ballett The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...

, the

Finnish National Ballet Finnish National Ballet (Suomen Kansallisbaletti) is a professional ballet company at the Finnish National Opera, in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in 1922 and it currently employs 73 dancers. It is the only Finnish company that regular ...

, and finally the

, as soloist in 2006 and as first soloist since 2007. Agüero also teaches ballet techniques, and has taught Argentine tango in New York City, and classical ballet in Argentina.

Awards

Agüero won the Edvard Fazer Prize in Finland in 2004, and the Konex Prize, in Argentina, in 2009.

Personal life

She is married, with a daughter.

References

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