Background
Kang Sue-jin was born in Seoul, South of Korea.
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Kang Sue-jin
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Studied at Sun Hwa Arts Middle School from 1979, majored in Korean Traditional Dance
Studied at Sun Hwa Arts High School from 1982
Studied at Académie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo from 1982.
Career
She is a principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet. After initial ballet lessons in of Korea, she went to Marika Besobrazova at the Académie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo. Joined Stuttgart Ballet in 1986 - The first and youngest Asian to join the Stuttgart Ballet Soloist in Stuttgart Ballet 1994 Debut in United States of America, Onegin and Romeo and Juliet Prima ballerina assoluta with Stuttgart Ballet from 1997 Permanent member with Stuttgart Ballet from 2002 2008 Appeared at Lotte Department
Store CF. 2006 Korean National"l Ballet, 2006 New Year"s Gala 2004 Stuttgart Ballet"s featured performance Onegin 2002 Stuttgart Ballet"s Die Kameliendame 1999 Gala performance - of Korea"s best Ballerina 1998 Die Kameliendame 1997 Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 Giselle 1994 Sleeping Beauty 1993 Magic Flute 1992 Romeo and Juliet 1992 Mata Hari.
Achievements
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Won the Prix de Lausanne in 1985 Recipient of the Korean Young Artist Award, 1998 Recipient of the Best Female Ballerina Award at the Prix Benois de la Danse, 1999 National Hwa-Gwan Order of Cultural Merit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South of Korea), 1999 Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, 2001 Recipient of the German title “Kammertänzerin” (German: Royal Court Dancer), 2007 Recipient of the John Cranko Award, 2007.
Membership
In 1986, she became a member of the Stuttgart Ballet, where she was appointed Soloist in 1994 and Principal Dancer in 1997.
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Nationality
South of Korea