Dores André Rodríguez (born 1985) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is currently a principal dancer at the

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Early life

André was born in

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, Spain, to a professor and a doctor. When she was eleven, she was sent to a small ballet studio at her hometown. Two years later, she was spotted by Maria de Avila at a competition, and joined her school in

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, which is eight hours away from Vigo. When she was seventeen, she was supposed to compete in the

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, but had to withdraw after she broke her leg. She considered going to college instead but ultimately chose to pursue a career in ballet.

Career

André briefly danced in a company in Florence, Italy. Then, she auditioned for the

, and joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004. She became a soloist in 2012 and a principal dancer in 2015. Roles she performed include the title role in ''

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'', Myrtha in ''

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'', Juliet in ''

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'' and Olga in '' Onegin''. She had also originated roles, such as

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's ''Bound To'' and Justin Peck's '' Hurry Up, We're Dreaming''. In 2018, she returned and performed in a gala in Zaragoza, where she had her training. As a designer, André had designed costumes for Estonian National Ballet and Ballet Idaho. She is currently working on costumes for

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's '' The Sleeping Beauty''.

Selected repertoire

André's repertoire with the San Francisco Ballet includes:

Personal life

André is a feminist. André grew up swimming and painting before she started ballet. In off-season, she swims five times a week with her sister, who is a competitive open-water swimmer, and paints as a hobby. She is also learning tap dancing. She lives in

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, San Francisco.

References

External links

Dores André
- San Francisco Ballet profile
Dores André and Joseph Walsh on ''Coppélia''Dores André and Wei Wang in Bluebird Pas de Deux
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