Allessandra Ferri
- Category : 1963-births
- Type : PSE
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX The Sphinx 2
Biography
Italian ballet dancer who studied at the ballet school of La Scala Theatre in Milan. At the age of 15 she left La Scala to go to London and at 18, she enrolled in the Royal Ballet School. Her first success was at age 19 in the ballet "Mayerling" and she moved to N.Y. shortly thereafter. She has performed in N.Y., Paris, Milan and Florence. In 1995, Ferri became the leading ballerina with Mikhail Baryshnikov at the American Ballet Theatre in N.Y.
Ferri has been awarded the Gino Tani for classical ballet in 1993, Ballerina of the Year from French daily "Le Figaro" in 1993 and Maschera d'Argento in 1994.