Mathilde Froustey
Mathilde Froustey, born on June 8, 1985, in Bordeaux, France, is a French ballet dancer.
She is a "Sujet" (soloist) of the Paris Opera Ballet, and has been, starting in 2013–2014, a principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet.
She entered the Paris Opera Ballet in 2002. She was promoted to the rank of "Coryphée" in 2003.
In 2005, she was promoted to "Sujet" (Soloist).
She was one of the founding members of 3e étage, an independent group of Paris Opera Ballet dancers directed by Samuel Murez.
She toured in Japan with Manuel Legris as a member of his group Manuel Legris & Friends
Noted roles at the Paris Opera Ballet include:
Kitri in "Don Quixote"
Lise in "La Fille Mal Gardée"
Anastasia in "Ivan the Terrible".
Noted roles at San Francisco Ballet include Giselle in Giselle and Kitri in Don Quixote
References
https://www.sfballet.org/company/dancers/principals/Mathilde_Froustey
http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Mathilde-Froustey-from-France-to-S-F-Ballet-5600595.php
http://www.lemonde.fr/le-magazine/article/2014/07/04/trois-questions-a-mathilde-froustey_4450114_1616923.html
http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Spectacles/Mathilde-Froustey-l-aventuriere-du-Nouveau-Monde-574946