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Nikolaj Hübbe is a ballet dancer. He was born October 30, 1967 and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began his dance training at age 10 at the Royal Danish Ballet School and became an apprentice to the Royal Danish Ballet in 1984. He was promoted soloist in 1988. He studied in both Paris and New York. His teachers include Kronstam, Kehlet, Ravol, and Bjornsson. Nikolaj's technique was already well known, when in 1986 he was awarded the Silver Medal in the Paris Ballet Competition, as well as the French Critics Prize. He joined the New York City Ballet in July 1992 as a principal dancer. His performance with the Royal Danish Ballet as James in Bournonville's La Sylphide has been released to DVD.
A powerful dancer whose height does not compromise his swiftness, he not only excells in the Bournonville repertory but also in neoclassical ballets and in dramatic roles like Onegin. He becomes artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet in July, 2008.
His New York farewell was held at New York State Theatre, Lincoln Center on February 10, 2008; the program was as follows:
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- Flower Festival in Genzano Pas De Deux
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- Kathryn Morgan*
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- David Prottas*
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- Nikolaj Hübbe
- * first time in rôle
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