15-year-old ballet and contemporary dancer from Maryland, training at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre.

Selected Work

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Eleanor Kim

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2026 · 6:12

  • Two classical variations
  • Contemporary solo

About

[Two or three sentences in Eleanor's own words: why she dances, what she loves about ballet and contemporary, and what she is working toward.]

Eleanor trains at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre in Maryland and spent the summer of 2026 at the ABT School Summer Intensive. In 2026 she medalled at YAGP Washington DC and the World Ballet Competition and won the Aspire Award at the UBC Raleigh semi-finals.

Awards

  • 2026Bronze medal, World Ballet Competition
  • 2026Scholarship, Colorado Ballet Academy
  • 2026Scholarship, National Conservatory Dance School, Lisbon
  • 2026Aspire Award, UBC Raleigh Semi-finals
  • 20263rd place, Classical, YAGP Washington DC, Junior Division
  • 2026Top 12, Contemporary, YAGP Washington DC, Junior Division
  • 2026Top 12, Ensemble, YAGP Washington DC, Fear of The Water
  • Born2011
  • Dancing since2015
  • TrainingMetropolitan Ballet Theatre
  • Based inMaryland

Timeline

  1. Summer 2026

    ABT School Summer Intensive

    Five weeks · American Ballet Theatre · Intensive

  2. 2026

    World Ballet Competition

    Bronze medal · Orlando · Competition

  3. 2026

    Don Quixote

    Metropolitan Ballet Theatre · Maryland · Performance

  4. 2026

    UBC Raleigh Semi-finals

    Aspire Award · Raleigh · Competition

  5. 2026

    YAGP Washington DC

    3rd in Classical, Top 12 in Contemporary, Junior Division · Washington DC · Competition