CARLA KORBES was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and began her ballet training at age five with local teachers. At age eleven, she began studying at Ballet Vera Bublitz. In 1996, Peter Boal danced with her as a guest artist of the school and encouraged her to come to New York to study at the School of American Ballet. For academic year 1997–1998, her tuition was paid by Alexandra Danilova so that she could continue studying at the School of American Ballet. In 1999, she was the Mae. L. Wien Award recipient and was made an apprentice with New York City Ballet. She joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2000 and was the Janice Levin Dancer Honoree for 2001–2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2005 and later that year joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist.

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Since joining Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ms. Körbes has danced leading roles in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Symphony in Three Movements, Nacho Duato’s Jardí Tancat, William Forsythe’s Artifact II, Jerome Robbins’ In the Night, and Kent Stowell’s Hail to the Conquering Hero and Nutcracker (Clara, Flora, Peacock).

At New York City Ballet, Ms. Körbes danced leading and featured roles in Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Episodes, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania, Helena), and Serenade; Peter Martins’ Concerto for Two Solo Pianos, Sinfonia, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake; and Robbins’ Antique Epigraphs, Fanfare, The Four Seasons, I’m Old Fashioned, and Interplay. She originated leading roles in Albert Evans’ Haiku, Martins’ Chichester Psalms, Susan Stroman’s Double Feature, Richard Tanner’s Soiree, and Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris and Shambards.In 2002, Ms. Körbes performed Richard Tanner’s Ancient Airs and Dances for the nationally televised PBS Live from Lincoln Center broadcast, “New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography.”

In addition to her performances with New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ms. Körbes has performed with Peter Boal and Company.

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