Maria Kowroski

Maria Kowroski (born 1976) is a principal ballerina at the New York City Ballet.

Kowroski's training in ballet began at the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet and subsequently the School of American Ballet in 1992; became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in 1994 and joined the corps de ballet in 1995. Kowroski was promoted to soloist in 1997 and principal dancer in 1999. She has performed as a guest artist with the Maryinsky Ballet in productions of Swan Lake and Jewels, as well as with the Munich Ballet in Apollo and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet. Kowroski was the recipient of the Princess Grace Award in 1994. She Is currently dancing with New York City Ballet as a principal dancer. She is married to former Royal Ballet dancer Martin Harvey. She returned from maternity leave to dance in Vienna Waltzes in May 2016,

Originated rôles

Mauro Bigonzetti

Peter Martins

Susan Stroman

Jorma Elo

Boris Eifman

Eliot Feld

Benjamin Millepied

Helgi Tomasson

Christopher Wheeldon

Featured rôles

George Balanchine

Jerome Robbins

Peter Martins

Richard Tanner

Ulysses Dove

Eliot Feld

Robert La Fosse

Other

She was a motion capture dancer[1] for several Barbie movies and appeared in documentaries about the movies.

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Barbie in the Nutcracker Motion capture dancer - Clara
2001Living a Ballet DreamHerselfDocumentary
2003Barbie of Swan LakeMotion capture dancer - Odette
2006Barbie in The 12 Dancing PrincessesMotion capture dancer - Genevieve
2006Dancing on Air: The Making of Barbie in The 12 Dancing PrincessesHerselfDocumentary

References

  1. ↑ "Dancing on Air: The Making of Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses".

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