Keenan Kampa Explained

Keenan Kampa
Birth Date:February 3, 1989[1]
Birth Place:United States
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actress and dancer

Keenan Kampa (born February 3, 1989)[1] is an American actress and dancer.

Career

Kampa started dancing at the age of four. She studied at the Conservatory Ballet in Reston. Kampa was raised near Reston, VirginiaFrom 2003 to 2004, she was part of the Boston Ballet's Summer Dance Program.[2]

In 2005 and 2006 she participated in the American Ballet Theater's summer intensive program on a scholarship.[2]

She entered the National Youth Ballet Competition in 2006 and won a gold medal.[3]

In 2007, when she was 18 years old, she was invited to study at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, the second American to be admitted to the academy after Ryan Martin.[4] After three years, she graduated at the top of her class and with a Russian diploma. She accepted a contract with the Boston Ballet[5] after two seasons, she was invited to dance with the Mariinsky Theatre, becoming the first American in history to do so.[6] [7] She returned to the United States in 2014 for hip surgery. She planned to return to Russia, but decided to remain in the United States.

Filmography

Accolades

Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Dancer, Russian Soul.
  2. Web site: conservatoryballet.com - Informationen zum Thema conservatoryballet.. www.conservatoryballet.com.
  3. Web site: Dance: Reston's Keenan Kampa to join Mariinksy Ballet. Jacqueline. Trescott. 18 January 2012. washingtonpost.com.
  4. News: Young Carlisle Dancer to Study in USSR. . September 21, 1990 . 10 . Newspapers.com. September 6, 2020.
  5. Web site: Keenan Kampa to leave Boston Ballet.
  6. Web site: Keenan Kampa is Dancing towards her Dreams!. 11 August 2009.
  7. Web site: Catching up with Keenan Kampa, first American to join historic Russian ballet company. The Daily. Nightly.
  8. Web site: 10 Minutes with Keenan Kampa - Dance Magazine. 1 August 2015.
  9. Web site: Keenan Kampa Loves Wearing Denim and Trainers. W. Magazine. 11 September 2013. 21 November 2016. 22 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161122073158/http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2013/09/keenan-kampa-ballerina/. dead.
  10. Web site: Keenan Kampa: Why Her Inspiring Ballet Career is Just The Beginning - Darling Magazine. 4 November 2016.

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