User:Violetta Klimczewska

Born in Poland, Torun.

In 1985 she graduated National Ballet School in Warsaw im. Romana Turczynowicza. From 1985 till 1990 she danced in the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. While dancing she studied Pedagogy of Dance for four years at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. In 2007 she received Bachelor’s of the Arts in Dance at the Empire State College in New York, USA

In 1992 she received a scholarship at American Dance Festival International Choreographer Workshop, Durham, USA and scholarship at Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York, USA

In 1991-1992 she was a featured dancer in the Polish musical “Metro” in Theater of Drama in Warsaw, Poland.

1995-2005 she danced in the Metropolitan Opera in New York and New York City Opera.

2000-2001 She was honored to have dual dancing roles in Tony Award-winning musical “ Contact” at The Beaumont Theatre in Lincoln Center. She performed with many dance companies in New York: Sensedance, Isadora Duncan Academy, New York Ballroom Company, Beverly Blossom Group, Avila-Weeks Dance. On Off-Broadway she portrayed and danced role “Easy“ in “D’ Train” at Manhattan Class Company in New York, She danced in movies and TV programs: “Enchanted” dir. Kevin Lima, New York “Center Stage” dir. Nicholas Hytner, New York, “Contact” at “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” at NBC Studios in Los    Angeles, USA, “Salome” in “Niezlomny z Nazaretu” dir. Stefan Szlachtycz in Warsaw, "Anna" in "Motive of shadow" dir.J&J Skolimowscy, Poland She was featured in many commercials and was part of many entertainments, modeling and art shows.