{"id":133,"date":"2021-03-18T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dance-direction.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2023-02-18T15:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T15:42:51","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dancementoringbygreta.com\/?page_id=133","title":{"rendered":"About Greta"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41ac74fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"41ac74fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61baccda\" data-id=\"61baccda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b24da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b24da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Greta<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bdad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10bdad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As Artist-in-Residence at The National Ballet of Canada<\/strong>, a private coach, teacher and mentor, I am passionate about and committed to giving back to the next generation of artists, working to inspire both students and professional dancers. For over 30 years, I performed both the classical and contemporary repertoire, enjoyed a successful and rewarding career as an international guest artist and continue to be actively involved with a variety of dance-related projects and events in Canada and abroad. <strong>I truly understand what it takes to build and maintain a long, successful and healthy career in dance and look forward to sharing all that I&#8217;ve learned with you.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7920d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c7920d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f852d4\" 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A career of rare distinction, she was a frequent guest artist with major ballet companies around the world and has inspired a legacy of roles created on her by some of the world&#8217;s top choreographers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"small\"} --><\/p>\n<p>A Rhode Island native, Ms. Hodgkinson moved to Canada to further her training at Canada\u2019s National Ballet School.\u00a0\u00a0At sixteen, she joined The National Ballet of Canada and in just six years, became a Principal Dancer. As an international guest artist, Ms. Hodgkinson has performed in over 72 cities and 16 countries, and has appeared with <strong>The Mariinsky Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, The Australian Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Munich Ballet and Teatro Comunale di Firenze<\/strong>. Her partners have included many renowned artists including <strong>Roberto Bolle, Carlos Acosta, Marcelo Gomes, Massimo Murru, Laurent Hilaire, Tetsuya Kumakawa, Federico Bonelli, Robert Tewsley, Guillaume C\u00f4t\u00e9, Rex Harrington, Aleksandar Antonijevic, Jason Reilly, Evan McKie, Steven McRae and Matthew Golding<\/strong>. She has also performed at the <strong>World Ballet Festival<\/strong> in Tokyo, the <strong>State Kremlin Palace<\/strong>, Moscow, the <strong>Gala des Etoiles<\/strong>, <strong>Stars of the 21st Century<\/strong> and <strong>International Ballet Galas<\/strong> in the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia and Europe.\u00a0Throughout her flourishing career, she was an inspiration for both established and emerging artists, working and collaborating with some of the most influential choreographers of the 21st century, including such figures as <strong>William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Glen Tetley,\u00a0Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Crystal Pite, John Neumeier and James Kudelka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"small\"} --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Hodgkinson has received various honours and awards in Canada and abroad<\/strong>. She received two Citations from the State of Rhode Island, in recognition of &#8220;<strong>her extraordinary talents and accomplishments as a world class prima ballerina and her outstanding contribution to arts and culture in the United States.<\/strong>&#8221; In 2017, she was appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province&#8217;s highest honour, which recognizes individuals whose exceptional achievement in their fields have <strong>left a lasting legacy in the province, Canada and beyond<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-eb5986cf-baf2-4488-9279-d6947dbeaf2c\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-eb5986cf-baf2-4488-9279-d6947dbeaf2c\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"small\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"16px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Greta As Artist-in-Residence at The National Ballet of Canada, a private coach, teacher and mentor, I am passionate about and committed to giving back to the next generation of artists, working to inspire both students and professional dancers. 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