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Born in the Odessa, Ukraine, her father was a gymnast and sprinter, and her mother danced and acted.
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Christine Shevchenko
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Her grandfather composed and conducted. At age 3, Shevchenko started training in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Reserve School in Odessa. When she was 8, her family immigrated to Pennsylvania and enrolled her in The Rock School in Philadelphia.
She joined the American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in December 2007, and the corps de ballet in June 2008.
She became a soloist in August 2014. She has performed in ballets such as Apollo, Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Sylvia.
In June 2013, she replaced an injured Gillian Murphy in the ballet Piano Concerto #1 and Joan Acocella of The New Yorker called her performance "most amazing". On October 30, 2014, she will appear in Seven Sonatas until November 1.
