Enikő Somorjai (born November 17, 1981) is a soloist dancer with the
Hungarian National Ballet in
Hungarian State Opera House. Born in
Budapest
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, Hungary, she began dancing at the age of four. She took her degree in 2001 at
Hungarian Dance Academy. Prior to becoming a
soloist, she was in the Company ''
corps de ballet
In ballet, the ''corps de ballet'' (; French language, French for "body of the little dance") is the group of ballet dancer, dancers who are not principal dancers or Soloist (ballet), soloists. They are a permanent part of the ballet company and ...
''. She has danced in many ballets including ''
The Nutcracker
''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...
'' (Sugar Plum Fairy), ''
Swan Lake
''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...
'' (Odette/Odile), ''
The Wooden Prince'' (Princess), ''
Giselle
''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...
'' and many others.
Awards and honours
In 1997 Somorjai won the gold medal at the
Győr
Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...
International Ballet Competition and the third place at Vienna International Ballet Competition in 1999.
External links
opera.hu: Somorjai Enikő
1981 births
Entertainers from Budapest
Hungarian ballerinas
Living people
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