Born: 1990
Nationality: American and Danish
Education:
Caroline received her training at The Faubourg School of Ballet in Chicago. She also attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School, Houston Ballet, and The Royal Ballet School in London.
Career:
Caroline joined the Royal Danish Ballet as an apprentice in 2009 and was promoted to the corps de ballet later that year. She became a soloist in 2013 and was appointed principal dancer in 2017. During her time with the company, she has worked closely with Truman Finney, Ingrid Glindemann, and Sorella Englund, refining her artistry in both classical and Bournonville repertoire.
Featured Highlights with the Royal Danish Ballet:
Her featured roles include Giselle, Swan Lake, Raymonda, and La Bayadère in Nikolaj Hübbe’s stagings. She has performed in Balanchine’s Diamonds (Jewels), Theme and Variations, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Apollo, Symphony in Three Movements, and The Nutcracker; John Neumeier’s Romeo and Juliet, Lady of the Camellias, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and Christopher Wheeldon’s The Sleeping Beauty and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Her repertoire also includes Bournonville’s Napoli, La Sylphide, A Folk Tale, and Le Conservatoire; Jerome Robbins’ The Concert and Four Seasons; Gregory Dean’s Blixen; Liam Scarlett’s Viscera and Queen of Spades; Wayne McGregor’s Chroma; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s Verklärte Nacht; Arthur Pita’s The Great Gatsby; and Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon.
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