Zaira Cosico
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Zaira Cosico is a ballerina
from the Philippines
. She is one of a few successful scholars of Liza Macuja's dance company, Ballet Manila
. She first learned to dance at the Halili Cruz School of Dance. Cosico has been instructed in the Vaganova method
by Tatiana A. Udalenkova of the Academy of Russia Ballet (Vaganova Choreographic Institute). She has also worked with Viktor Savaliev, Sergey Vikulov and Evgeny Scherbakov.
, in which she portrayed the Blue Fairy; however, during the entire performance, she was wearing a white tutu.
In her career she has joined Ballet Manila in their European tours in Russia
(2001 & 2005) and Scotland at the 2004 Aberdeen International Youth Festival
. She has also joined the company’s Asian performances, particularly in the 2005 Andong International Mask Dance & Folk Arts Festival in South Korea
, the 2006 Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo in Cambodia
, the 2007 Gyeongju World Performing Arts Festival 2007 held in Gyeongju
, South Korea and most recently the Nan-Ying International Folklore Festival 2007 in Nan-Ying, Taiwan
.
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She is one of a few successful scholars of Liza Macuja's dance company, Ballet Manila
Ballet Manila
Ballet Manila is a classical ballet institution and dance company in the Philippines. It currently highlights more than fifty highly trained dancers in the highly rigorous Russian method of classical ballet. Locally the company has performed in 47 cities holding more than 4,100 performances...
. She first learned to dance at the Halili Cruz School of Dance. Cosico has been instructed in the Vaganova method
Vaganova method
The Vaganova method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova . Fusing elements of traditional French technique from the romantic era, with the athleticism and virtuosity of the Italian school, the method is designed to work the body...
by Tatiana A. Udalenkova of the Academy of Russia Ballet (Vaganova Choreographic Institute). She has also worked with Viktor Savaliev, Sergey Vikulov and Evgeny Scherbakov.
Notable performances
Cosico’s most notable performance was in a ballet version of PinocchioPinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
, in which she portrayed the Blue Fairy; however, during the entire performance, she was wearing a white tutu.
In her career she has joined Ballet Manila in their European tours in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(2001 & 2005) and Scotland at the 2004 Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Aberdeen International Youth Festival is a leading Festival of Youth Arts, and one of Scotland's major international cultural events.Every year Aberdeen International Youth Festival attracts over 1000 of the most talented young people in performing arts companies and music groups from across the...
. She has also joined the company’s Asian performances, particularly in the 2005 Andong International Mask Dance & Folk Arts Festival in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, the 2006 Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, the 2007 Gyeongju World Performing Arts Festival 2007 held in Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, South Korea and most recently the Nan-Ying International Folklore Festival 2007 in Nan-Ying, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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