Julie Kent (dancer) Ballet Theatre II summer school and the School of American Ballet. She took the stage name Julie Kent at the suggestion of Mikhail Baryshnikov. Kent joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 1985, became a member of the company's corps de ballet in 1986, was promoted to soloist in 1990, and to principal dancer in 1993. She is known as a skilled dramatic dancer. She was often partnered with ABT Principal Ethan Stiefel, even co-starring with him in the film Center Stage. Her roles with the Company include the Girl in "Afternoon of a Faun", the title role in
Ballet dancer Most injuries do not show up until later in a ballet dancer’s life, after years of continuous strain. Traditional, gender-specific titles are used for ballet dancers. In French, a male ballet dancer is referred to as a "" and a female as a "". In Italian, a "" is a female who typically holds a principal title within a ballet company; the title for equally ranked males is "". In Italian, the common term for a male dancer is "danzatore" and a female dancer is a "danzatrice". These terms are rarely used in English. Since ballerino is not used in