REBECCA NUGENT
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Rebecca Nugent is originally from Ethiopia and was adopted at the age of 10 by an American family located in Sacramento, CA. At the age of 12, Rebecca enrolled in dance classes at a local competition Studio, where she trained in, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, and modern. Ultimately, she fell in love with ballet and at the age of 16 she decided to pursue it in a serious manner.
While training and performing at a local ballet school, she also attended Humboldt State University where she received her AA in Kinesiology, with a focus on Pre-PT, with a minor in Dance. Rebecca moved to San Jose in 2019 to join New Ballet as a Studio Company Dancer and was promoted to Company Artist in 2023. Throughout her dancing career, she has performed the role of Sugar plum fairy, snow queen, Clara, in the Nutcracker as well as soloist and corps de ballet roles in Sleeping beauty, Cinderella, Paquita, La Sylphide, Swan Lake, and Stars and Stripes. Rebecca believes that dance is a dignifying and healing artform that everyone, regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity deserve to experience. Rebecca holds a certification in American Ballet Theater National Training Curriculum as well as a certification in The GYROTONIC Method. Pronouns: She/Her |