Esmeralda Agoglia (29 August 1923 - 24 October 2014) was an Argentine prima ballerina, choreographer and director of Argentina's Ballet Estable.
Biography
Agoglia joined the Ballet Estable at the
Teatro Colón
The Teatro Colón () is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leadin ...
in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
in 1942. From 1949 to 1976 she was the company's
prima ballerina
A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancers ...
.
References
1923 births
Argentine ballerinas
Prima ballerinas
Actresses from Buenos Aires
Argentine choreographers
Argentine women choreographers
2014 deaths
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