Julie Kent(born July 11, 1969 in Bethesda, Maryland), birth name Julie Cox, is an American ballerina. Kent did her training at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet and joined the American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice at the age of sixteen, in 1985. In 1990, she was promoted to the rank of soloist with the company and to principal dancer in 1993. July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Panoramic view of downtown Bethesda Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church (built 1820), which in turn was named from a passage in the New Testament. ... A ballerina is a female ballet dancer. ... The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ...
In 2002, she became the first American to win the Prix Benois de la Danse.
JulieKent, principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, is one of these, revealing the delicacy and steely,fine-spun strength that is hers alone.
Kent, with her exquisite lines and beauty of face and form, is the embodiment of a 19th-century classical ballerina.
Kent's technical abilities and aesthetic have seen a gradual flowering over the course of her career, and a new confidence has recently given her a more fluid technique.
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