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Carissa Adea, Ballerina

At age 4, Carissa started dancing under Pamela Ortiz and Josette Salang, and later, under Breznhev Larlar and the CCP Dance School until she entered the Philippine High School for the Arts, where she studied under Nonoy Froilan, Victor Ursabia and Ronilo Jaynario. She graduated with High Honors, an Artistic Excellence Award and Maria Makiling Scholarship Award. At age 13, she was a semi-finalist at the 8th Asia Pacific Ballet Competition in Tokyo, Japan, and was a finalist three years later. She joined Ballet Philippines in 2003 and has essayed principal roles in Snow White, Coppela, Peter Pan's Neverneverland, and Amada. In 2007, she competed at the 9th New York International Ballet Competition.

 

Cultural Center of the Philippines

40th Anniversary Festival

Seven Arts one imelda program brochure

September 11,2009

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