Ommi Pipit-Suksun
Nutnaree "Ommi" Pipit-Suksun is a Thai ballerina. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand, where she trained at the Varaporn-Kanchana Ballet School.[1][2] At fifteen, she left Bangkok to study at the Royal Ballet School in London, England.[2][3] In 2001, Pipit-Suksun became the youngest person to win a gold medal at the Adeline Genée International Competition.[4] She graduated in 2004 and, at the age of 19, was given a soloist contract with the San Francisco Ballet.[3][5]
She was a principal dancer with Ballet San Jose (later Silicon Valley Ballet) in San Jose, California, from 2013 until the company's closure in 2016.[4][6] She performed the title role in Cinderella in 2015.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mahasarinand, Pawit (2015-09-07). "Movement and music". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ a b Rolnick, Harry (2015-09-24). "Internationally recognised Thai ballerina returns". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ a b Howard, Rachel (2007-01-21). "Next Generation ready to shine". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ a b "Profiles: Ommi Pipit-Suksun". Prestige Online. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ "25 To Watch". Dance Magazine. 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Pointe". Pointe. 2014-06-01.
- ^ Berman, Janice. "Ballet San Jose's Cinderella is All Sparkle But Few Steps". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
 | This ballet-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Thai biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |