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Paulina Waski was born in Greenwich, Connecticut and began her ballet training at the age of seven under the guidance of ABT alumni, Denise Lewis and Mark Grothman in Connecticut. In 2008, at the age of 12, Waski placed in the top twelve in the junior division at the Youth American Grand Prix in Philadelphia. Waski began attending American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive programs in 2006 and joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT in 2009 under the direction of Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens.
Waski was awarded the Laura and James Rosenwald Scholarship in 2010 and the 2010-2011 Scünci National Training Scholarship for ABT's New York Summer Intensive.
Waski performed the principal role in Susan Jaffe's world premiere We Insist at the 2011 JKO School Spring Performance. While at the JKO School, Waski danced soloist roles in excerpts from Les Sylphides, Coppélia, Raymond Lukens and Franco De Vita's Jerusalem Divertissement, and pieces choreographed by Jessica Lang and Kanji Segawa. She also performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. as part of The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. Waski's roles with the ABT Studio Company included the Canzonetta pas de deux in Antony Tudor's Soirée Musicale, and a soloist role in August Bournonville's Napoli.
Waski joined the ABT Studio Company in September 2011, entered the main Company as an apprentice in October 2011 and became a member of the corps de ballet in May 2012.
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