Hee Seo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hee Seo
Occupation	Dancer
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1986(1986-03-13)
Age	38
Birthplace	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Horoscope	Pisces

Hee Seo Biography

Hee Seo is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on March 13, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. Professional dancer who rose to prominence as a performer with the American Ballet Theatre. In the 75-year history, she was the first Korean balleterina to be named as one of the principal dancers of the company.

She has partnered frequently with She has frequently partnered with dancer Roberto Bolle..

Seo won the 2003 Prix de Lausanne Award in Switzerland and was offered a scholarship by Reid Anderson to attend the John Cranko Schule. That same year, Seo won the Grand Prix at the 2003 Youth America Grand Prix. John Meehan asked her to join the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in the following year where she stayed until joining American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in May 2005.

Seo began training in Russian ballet at the age of twelve; a relatively late start for a ballet dancer. Seo has stated on numerous occasions that she did not have aspirations of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Her teachers identified her skills and talents early on and within a short period of time she was offered full scholarships to study abroad at prestigious ballet schools. She gained further notice by winning a scholarship at the 2003 Prix de Lausanne as well as the Grand Prix at the 2003 Youth America Grand Prix.

Both her grandmother and mother studied fine art.

Hee Seo Net Worth

Hee Seo is one of the richest Dancer from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hee Seo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was twelve years old, she began training in Russian ballet.

She was awarded the Prix de Lausanne Award 2003 and the Grand Prix at 2003 Youth America Grand Prix.

Hee Seo (Korean: 서희 ; Hanja: 徐姬 ; born 13 March 1986) is a South Korean ballet dancer who is a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. She became the company’s first Korean ballerina to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT’s 75-year history. She is also one of the youngest dancers in ABT history to be promoted to principal at the age of twenty-six. The New York Times has described her style and dancing to “exude an unhurried purity that sums up all that is lovely about ballet” and by Vogue as “unspeakably lissome”. Several critics have noted her style as “lyrical and open” and she has been critically acclaimed for her “humility” and “unique feminine strength”.

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In 2014, Seo had the opportunity to dance several full-length roles in her second year as principal, when three of ABT’s senior principal ballerinas announced their retirement, placing Seo in line for several leading roles. In the 2016 ABT season, nearly ten years from Seo’s lead role debuted, she along with the also promoted Principal dancer Cory Stearns, reprised their roles as Romeo and Juliet as first cast at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Seo has said, “when I dance with Cory, I feel like I’m going back to those years”. Seo also reprised her role as Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. Alastair Macauley of The New York Times on Seo’s performance, “she has most revealed the distinctiveness, elegance and authority of an important ballerina”. She commonly partners with Roberto Bolle, including Bolle’s final performance with ABT.

Facts & Trivia

Hee Ranked on the list of most popular Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Hee Seo celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

Who is the most famous ballerina in Korea?

Ji-young Kim
Born| July 26, 1978 Seoul, South Korea
Occupation| Ballet dancer
Awards| Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (1998)
Korean name

How old is Hee Seo?

36 years (March 13, 1986)

What is a prima ballerina?

Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts.

What is the best ballet company?

• Paris Opera Ballet – The most prestigious ballet company.
• American Ballet Theatre – Best ballet company in America.
• The Royal Ballet.
• The Australian Ballet.
• National Ballet of Canada.
• Bolshoi Ballet.
• Joffrey Ballet.
• Cuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba)

What is a male ballerina called?

What are male dancers called if female dancers are called ballerinas? A male dancer is called a danseur or a principal dancer , if he is ranked highly in a professional company.