Sascha Radetsky
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Sascha Radetsky is a soloist
Solo (dance)
A solo dance is danced by an individual dancing alone, as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner. Solo dancers are usually the best dancers in a group or...

 with the American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
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 and an actor
Actor
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.

He was born in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
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, California
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, and began studying ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 in the San Francisco Bay Area
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. He was invited to study at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow
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 when he was 15 and after spending a year there, he went to The Kirov Academy of Ballet
Kirov Academy of Ballet
The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C. is a ballet school that serves students in grades 7 through 12 and offers a high school diploma in addition to its dance instruction...

. He later studied on a scholarship in the summer programs of the School of American Ballet
School of American Ballet
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, the American Ballet Theatre's School of Classical Ballet with Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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 and the San Francisco Ballet School. Radetsky joined the American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...

 as an apprentice in 1995, moving up to corps de ballet
Corps de ballet
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 the following year and named a soloist in 2003.

He starred in the 2000 movie Center Stage
Center Stage
Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City...

as Charlie, the leads second love interest, and appeared in the Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
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 music video "I Wanna Be with You" from the movie's soundtrack. He has also had lead roles in the PBS
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 television movie
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, Home at Last, and the NBC
NBC
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 television series Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
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.

In 2006, Radetsky married fellow ABT soloist Stella Abrera. The two wed in his hometown of Santa Cruz, CA. In September 2008, Sascha Radetsky left ABT to join Dutch National Ballet
Dutch National Ballet
Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdams Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed by Sonia Gaskell , Rudi van Dantzig , Wayne Eagling and is currently directed by Ted Brandsen. It is the largest dance company in the Netherlands and attracts many...

as a principal dancer.

On January 1, 2010, Radetsky returned to American Ballet Theater as a Soloist.

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