Turning en pointe, pink skirt fanning out

Eleanor Kim

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

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20266:12Two classical variationsContemporary 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.

Born

2011

Dancing since

2015

Training

Metropolitan Ballet Theatre

Based in

Maryland

2026

Bronze medal, World Ballet Competition

2026

Scholarship, Colorado Ballet Academy

2026

Scholarship, National Conservatory Dance School, Lisbon

2026

Aspire Award, UBC Raleigh Semi-finals

2026

3rd place, Classical, YAGP Washington DC, Junior Division

2026

Top 12, Contemporary, YAGP Washington DC, Junior Division

2026

Top 12, Ensemble, YAGP Washington DC, Fear of The Water

Selected Work

Arabesque en pointe in a red leotard, arms open
Attitude derrière en pointe in a red leotard, arm raised
Kitri in attitude with a fan, smiling, seen from the wings
Arabesque in a white classical tutu, arms lifted
Silhouette in an arched doorway, attitude with arms raised

Arabesque

Studio session · 2026

Timeline

  1. Summer 2026 · IntensiveABT School Summer IntensiveFive weeks, American Ballet Theatre
  2. 2026 · CompetitionWorld Ballet CompetitionBronze medal, Orlando
  3. 2026 · PerformanceDon QuixoteMetropolitan Ballet Theatre, Maryland
  4. 2026 · CompetitionUBC Raleigh Semi-finalsAspire Award, Raleigh
  5. 2026 · CompetitionYAGP Washington DC3rd in Classical, Top 12 in Contemporary, Junior Division, Washington DC

Eleanor Kim

contact@eleanorkim-dance.me

김이현 · Maryland · 2026