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Tina Kay Bohnstedt
Tina Kay Bohnstedt began her
dance training at the Heinz-Bosl
Stiftung Ballet Academy in Munich, Germany
in 1981, and received her diploma in 1989. During
this time, she was awarded the Junior Gold
Medal at the German Ballet
Competition (1986), as well as Finalist
Fourth Place in the Moscow International
Ballet Competition (1989). From 1989 to 1998 Ms.
Bohnstedt was a principal dancer of the Bavarian
State Ballet, Munich, Germany.
Her artistry was recognized with the Bavarian
Cultural Award for outstanding Achievement
in the Arts. She performed a wide range of classical
and contemporary roles, including Juliet in John
Cranko’s
Romeo and Juliet, Kitri in Ray Barra’s Don
Quiote, Aurora in Peter Wright’s Sleeping
Beauty, Mary in John Neumeier’s Nutcracker,
and several works by Balanchine, Van Manen, Kylian,
Naharin and many others.
Ms. Bohnstedt has toured
internationaly to China, Italy, Korea, Philippines,
Poland, Belarus, Spain, Switzerland and the United
States. After guesting with the Lawrence
Pech Dance Company in San Francisco, she joined the Diablo
Ballet in September 1999 and has since then been
featured in many works of Diablo Ballet and guest
choreographers which have been created for her.
In 2005 Ms. Bohnstedt become Director of the Diablo
Ballet Apprentice Program.
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