Tae-ji Choi (born 1959[1][2])is a Japanese-born Korean ballerina.[3]

Tae-ji Choi (최태지)
Born1959 (1959) (age 65)
Occupationartistic director (ballet)
Tae-ji Choi (left), 2013

She was appointed as the 6th artistic director of the Korea National Ballet in 2008.[2] She was born in Kyoto, Japan, and performed as a dancer there from 1968 to 1980.[2] Her first performance for the Korea National Ballet was Scheherazade, in 1983 (where she performed as guest dancer).

She became a regular member of the Korea National Ballet in 1987 and danced as prima ballerina until 1992. She acted as member of the direction committee from 1993 to 1995 and worked as the 3rd head and artistic director of the Korea National Ballet from 1996 to 2001. She created Ballet with Commentary (a new program), and collaborated on a work with world artists such as Yuri Grigorovich and Jean-Christophe Maillot.

Biographical introduction

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  1. ^ Benois de la danse: Choi Tae-ji
  2. ^ a b c d e f Seo Ji-eun "The driving force behind the Korea National Ballet[usurped]" Korea JoongAng Daily (online) June 28, 2011 retrieved January 2012
  3. ^ "김진세의 인터뷰_긍정의 힘 국립발레단 최태지 단장" (in Korean). 레이디경향. 2010-08-01.
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