Principals
Mathilde Froustey
Biography
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Born
Bordeaux, France
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Training
Marseille National School of Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet School -
San Francisco Ballet
Joined the Company as a principal dancer in 2013
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Other Companies
Paris Opera Ballet
Q&A
What are the first three things that you do every morning?
Cuddle my little boy, change his diaper and take a shower
What inspired you to keep dancing during the COVID-19 lockdown?
The solidarity in between the dance world but also the joys and difficulties other dancers shared on social media.
What can always make you laugh?
Clichés about the French.
If you weren’t a dancer, what would your job be?
I would have loved to be a lawyer or a photographer.
What are you the most proud of?
That I had the courage to leave my comfort zone in Paris and within Paris opera Ballet. Most lately that I had the great privilege of becoming a mother.