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Jose Manuel Carreno Photo of dancers: Jose Manuel Carreno, Ethan Stiefel, Vladimir Malakhov, and Angel Corella
Jose Manuel Carreno Ethan Stiefel Angel Corella Vladimir Malakhov
Jose Manuel Carreno in "Diana and Acteon."

Jose Carreño in the Coda from "Diana and Acteon."









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Carreño joined The Royal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 1993; his repertoire included the Bluebird in "The Sleeping Beauty"; Basilio in "Don Quixote"; Oberon and Puck in "The Dream"; and the leading roles in Matthew Hart's "Caught Dance" and "Herman Schmerman."

Jose Manuel Carreno
Jose's brother and cousin are also ballet dancers.
Carreño joined American Ballet Theatre as a Principal Dancer in June 1995. His repertoire with the company includes the title role in "Apollo"; the leading role in "Ballet Imperial"; Solor in "La Bayadère"; Franz in "Coppélia"; Conrad, Ali, the Slave, and Lankendem in "Le Corsaire"; Basilio in "Don Quixote"; the third sailor in "Fancy Free"; Danilo in "The Merry Widow"; the pas de deux from "The Nutcracker"; "Diana and Acteon," "Grand Pas Classique," and "Other Dances"; the leading male role in "Push Comes to Shove"; the Son in "Prodigal Son"; Romeo and Mercutio in "Romeo and Juliet"; Prince Desire in "The Sleeping Beauty"; Misgir in "The Snow Maiden"; Prince Siegfried in "Swan Lake"; the first and second variations in "Variations for Four"; and "Without Words," as well as the leading roles in "Études" and "Theme and Variations."



Source: American Ballet Theatre. © 2001 American Ballet Theatre.

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