Kara Cooper
KARA COOPER,of Severna Park, MD, is in her seventh season at The Washington Ballet. Ms. Cooper has performed with ARKA Ballet and studied at The Kirov Academy of Ballet under full scholarship and The Washington School of Ballet on scholarship. Ms. Cooper has also trained privately under the direction of Dawei Zhang for many years and attended American Ballet Theatre’s summer program in 2005. Her awards and recognitions include the silver medal at the 2000 Youth America Grand Prix National competition in New York. She has performed roles in The Nutcracker, Rock & Roll, Le Corsaire and Carmen with The Washington Ballet.