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Shoptaugh is Principal ballerina of Slovak National Ballet
Shoptaugh graduated from Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2013, class of T.A. Udalenkova (director Altynai Asylmuratova)
Upon graduation, Shoptaugh had contract offers to a number of companies in Europe, the USA, and Russia! Shoptaugh accepted a contract with Slovak National Ballet in 2013, was promoted directly to Soloist in 2016, and promoted to the top rank of *Prima ballerina in January 2020. Shoptaugh is currently Principal ballerina with the company
Shoptaugh's repertoire includes;
Odette/Odile in "Swan Lake" (Nureyev),
Giselle in "Giselle",
Manon in "Manon" (opening night)
Cinderella (opening night cast) in "Cinderella"
Medora in "Le Corsaire",
Kitri in "Don Quixote",
Lise in "La Fille Mal Gardee",
Masha/Sugarplum Fairy in "The Nutcracker",
"The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude",
Diana (Diana and Actaeon) in "Esmeralda", Gamzatti in "La Bayadere",
Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream",
Oona Chaplin in "Chaplin",
Fairy of Tenderness and Ruby in "Sleeping Beauty",
Pas de Trois and Swan variation (act 4) in "Swan Lake",
Myrtha in "Giselle"
amongst other soloist and principal roles.
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