Ommi Pipit-Suksun Explained

Nutnaree "Ommi" Pipit-Suksun is a Thai ballerina. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand, where she trained at the Varaporn-Kanchana Ballet School.^{[1] [2]} At fifteen, she left Bangkok to study at the Royal Ballet School in London, England.^{[2] [3]} In 2001, Pipit-Suksun became the youngest person to win a gold medal at the Adeline Genée International Competition.^[4] She graduated in 2004 and, at the age of 19, was given a soloist contract with the San Francisco Ballet.^{[3] [5]}

She was a principal dancer with Ballet San Jose (later Silicon Valley Ballet) in San Jose, California, from 2013 until the company's closure in 2016.^{[4] [6]} She performed the title role in Cinderella in 2015.^[7]

See also

• List of dancers

Notes and References

1. News: Movement and music. Mahasarinand, Pawit. 2015-09-07. The Nation. 2019-10-20.
2. Web site: Internationally recognised Thai ballerina returns. Rolnick, Harry. Bangkok Post. 2015-09-24. 2019-10-20.
3. News: Next Generation ready to shine. Howard, Rachel. 2007-01-21. SFGate. 2019-10-20.
4. Web site: Profiles: Ommi Pipit-Suksun. Prestige Online. 2019-10-20.
5. 25 To Watch. 2007-07-20. Dance Magazine.
6. Pointe. Pointe. 2014-06-01.
7. Web site: Ballet San Jose's Cinderella is All Sparkle But Few Steps. Berman, Janice. San Francisco Classical Voice. 2019-10-20.