EleanorKim

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

Turning en pointe, pink skirt fanning out

Turn

Studio session, 2026

Reel

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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
Born
2011
Dancing since
2015
Training
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre
Based in
Maryland
Eleanor smiling at the camera in a black lace leotard

Selected Work

Arabesque

Studio session, 2026

Arabesque en pointe in a red leotard, arms open

Attitude

Studio session, 2026

Attitude derrière en pointe in a red leotard, arm raised
Arabesque in a white classical tutu, arms lifted

Arabesque

Studio session, 2026

Sous-sus

Studio session, 2026

Sous-sus in a white classical tutu, one arm overhead
Silhouette in an arched doorway, attitude with arms raised

Attitude

Studio session, 2026

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

Contact

contact@eleanorkim-dance.me
Résumé (PDF)