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Maria Khoreva

Maria Vladimirovna Khoreva (Russian: Мария Владимировна Хорева; born 3 July 2000) is a Russian ballet dancer and a first soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet since 2018.

Khoreva was born on 3 July 2000 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Before being accepted to the Vaganova Ballet Academy, Khoreva practiced rhythmic gymnastics for seven years.

While at the Vaganova Academy, Khoreva was taught by professor Lyudmila Kovaleva, who also taught Diana Vishneva and Olga Smirnova. Khoreva was one of only a handful of students in her year to graduate with an honors diploma. In her final year of study, Khoreva performed the following roles with the Academy both domestically and internationally:

Khoreva joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2018 after graduating from the Vaganova Academy. In the summer before the start of her first season with the company, she debuted as Terpsichore in George Balanchine's Apollo alongside former Mariinsky principal Xander Parish in the title role.

In the fall of 2018, Khoreva debuted in Le Corsaire as one of the trio of Odalisques and as one of the Prince's friends in the Swan Lake pas de trois. In October, she danced the title role in Paquita, a rarity for such a recent graduate, and at the end of the month was promoted from the corps de ballet to first soloist, a rank just one step below principal dancer.

Her repertoire with the Mariinsky thus far includes:

Khoreva is coached by former Mariinsky soloist Elvira Tarasova.

Khoreva is widely known on Instagram under the handle @marachok. She documents her day-to-day life as a dancer on the account in both English and Russian, initially at the Vaganova Academy and now at the Mariinsky, and over the years has amassed over 500,000 followers. She is a spokesperson for the sportswear brand Nike, Inc. and an ambassador for Bloch dancewear.

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