Beautiful ballerina Keenan Kampa – the first American to graduate from the Vaganova, St. Petersburg, Russia. Keenan Kampa at the Mariinsky Ballet
Keenan Kampa at the Mariinsky Ballet. A year ago, she woke up to her dream: she was invited to be the first American dancer to join the Mariinsky. 23-year-old Keenan Kampa is the first American to graduate from the 274-year-old school that trained such legends of ballet as Anna Pavlova, Natalia Makarova, Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Amazing flight. Beautiful ballerina Keenan Kampa
After three years of studying at the prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Keenan Kampa felt restless, and a little wistful in America. “It was a hard period when I left Russia for Boston. You get used to that system,” Kampa said, referring to the style of Vaganova, the feeder school to the Mariinsky Ballet. On September 2, 2012, beautiful ballerina Keenan Kampa flew to St. Petersburg to begin her first full season with the Mariinsky Ballet, and will join the company on its U.S. tour this month, which includes stops in California and Washington, D.C.
Keenan Kampa at the Mariinsky Ballet
The lessons for those who dare to dream are not only powerful, but also realisticDoing exercise Beautiful ballerina Keenan KampaJump. Keenan KampaThe split of ballerina in the window. Keenan KampaDuring the training. Beautiful ballerina Keenan KampaSplit in the air. Keenan KampaWorking in a ballet class. Beautiful ballerina Keenan KampaAmazing shot. Keenan KampaA musician and ballerinaFantastic photo. Keenan KampaDance en pointe Keenan KampaGorgeous and talented ballerina Keenan KampaFlexible ballerina Keenan Kampa in the parkWearing a pancake tutu ballerina Keenan Kampa. She is one of the Boston Ballet’s newest additions. She was photographed on October 15, 2010 at the ballet’s officesKampa is the first American to graduate from the Vaganova, St. Petersburg, Russia, with the full Russian diploma in 2010The rise of Keenan Kampa to prominence was hardly an easy one, and was plagued with verbal, physical and emotional intimidationPerforming on stage Keenan Kampa. Keenan’s story offers an emotionally moving insight into the inspirational potential of a single human being