Xiomara Reyes

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Ballerina Xiomara Reyes in Giselle, Act II, 2006

Xiomara Reyes is a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Born in Cuba, Reyes trained at their National Ballet School. After graduation, she danced as a soloist with "La Joven Guardia," an offshoot of Cuba’s National Ballet. After two years, she was invited to perform with the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Belgium and danced with that company for seven years, rising to the rank of First Soloist.

She has danced in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and has performed as a guest in France with the Jeune Ballet de France, in Italy with Balleto Del Sud, in Greece with the Nafsika Dance Theater, in Korea at the International Dance Festival, and in Russia with the Bashkirian State Ballet.

In 2001, Reyes joined American Ballet Theatre as a Soloist and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2003.

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Gold Medal for the Best Soloist at the International Ballet Competition of Chiclayo, Peru (1996)
Best Couple Prize at the XIV International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria (1990)
Silver Medal at the Cinquienne Concours International de Danse de Paris (1992)
La Medaille de la Ville de Paris (1992)
Second Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Luxembourg (1995).