Maniya barredo biography profiles
Maniya barredo biography profiles
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Maniya Barredo
Filipina prima ballerina (born 1951)
Maniya Barredo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josephine Carmen Imutan Barredo (1951-11-19) November 19, 1951 (age 73) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Relatives | Baby Barredo (aunt) |
Josephine Carmen Imutan Barredo (born November 19, 1951), known professionally as Maniya Barredo, is a Filipina ballet dancer and instructor.
She is best known as the first and only Prima ballerina of the Philippines, an honor that was declared in 1978.[1]
She performed for the Joffrey Ballet,[2]Atlanta Ballet,[3] and the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.
She has taught at the Mount Dora School of Ballet[4] and is the Founder and Director of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre.[5] She has been described as the “technical trump card” of the Hariraya Ballet Company.
In 1977, she was selected by Alicia Alonzo