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American ballerina

Margaret Severin-Hansen is an American ballerina. Since 2002, she has been a principal dancer with the Carolina Ballet. She also serves as the co-chairman of the School of Carolina Ballet, as the Director of the Ruth S.

Shur Summer Intensive Program, and is a founding member of the School of American Ballet's Alumni Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

Early life and training

Severin-Hansen was born in New York and is of Asian descent.^[1] She began her ballet training at the Huntington School of Ballet in Long Island, New York.^[2] When she was thirteen, she transferred to the School of American Ballet in Manhattan.^[3][4] In 1997, she trained with the Royal Danish Ballet for six weeks and also performed in the School of American ballet's 33rd Annual Workshop Performance.^[5][6]

Career

In 1998, Severin-Hansen joined the Carolina Ballet as an apprentince in its