Zaira Cosico is a
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 ...
from the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. She is one of a few successful scholars of
Liza Macuja's dance company,
Ballet Manila. She first learned to dance at the Halili Cruz School of Dance. Cosico has been instructed in the
Vaganova method
The Vaganova method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951). It was derived from the teachings of the ''Premier Maître de Ballet'' Marius Petipa, throughout the late ...
by Tatiana A. Udalenkova of the Academy of Russia Ballet (
Vaganova Choreographic Institute). She has also worked with Viktor Savaliev, Sergey Vikulov and Evgeny Scherbakov.
Notable performances
Cosico’s most notable performance was in a ballet version of
Pinocchio
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, in which she portrayed the Blue Fairy; however, during the entire performance, she was wearing a white tutu.
In her career she has joined Ballet Manila in their European tours in
Russia
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(2001 & 2005) and Scotland at the 2004
Aberdeen International Youth Festival
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Each year the festival brought over 1000 young people in performing arts companies ...
. She has also joined the company’s Asian performances, particularly in the 2005 Andong International Mask Dance & Folk Arts Festival in
South Korea
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, the 2006 Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo in
Cambodia
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, the 2007 Gyeongju World Performing Arts Festival 2007 held in
Gyeongju
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, South Korea and most recently the Nan-Ying International Folklore Festival 2007 in Nan-Ying,
Taiwan
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.
Awards
In 2008, Cosico won third prize
in the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) Senior Division.
References
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Living people
Filipino ballerinas
Year of birth missing (living people)
Entertainers from Quezon City