Watch: this Korean dancer is Paris Opera Ballet’s first Asian 'etoile' ballerina


By AGENCY
  • Arts
  • Tuesday, 19 Oct 2021

When Sae Eun Park auditioned for the world’s oldest ballet institution, her Paris hotel room was so small she could not fully stretch her legs.

A decade later the South Korean has become the first Asian ballerina to reach the top “etoile” – or “star” – rank in the Paris Opera Ballet’s 352-year history.

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