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Irma Contreras is a Venezuelan dancer and choreographer who has been active in the dance world since the 1950s. She is best known for her work in the genres of modern dance, folkloric dance, and ballet. Contreras was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1928. She began her dance training at the age of seven, studying ballet and folkloric dance. She went on to study at the National School of Dance in Caracas, where she graduated in 1950. Contreras has performed in numerous countries around the world, including the United States, Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. She has also choreographed for many dance companies, including the National Ballet of Venezuela, the National Ballet of Mexico, and the National Ballet of Colombia. Contreras has been honored with numerous awards throughout her career, including the National Dance Award of Venezuela in 1975, the National Dance Award of Mexico in 1981, and the National Dance Award of Colombia in 1984. As of 2021, Irma Contreras is 95 years old and has a net worth of $1 million.

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Born 1928, 1928
Birthday 1928
Birthplace Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality Venezuela

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2004

In 2004 she published the book Danza Clásica, nomenclatura y metodología (English: Classical dance, nomenclature and methodology).

1948

In 1948 she entered the National Ballet School, directed by Nena Coronil. Together with Vicente Nebrada, she travelled to Cuba in 1952 and danced in the Alicia Alonso Ballet. Upon her return to Venezuela she entered the newly created Ballet Nena Coronil in 1953. During the Marcos Pérez Jiménez government, Contreras applied for a scholarship to study abroad, to expand her knowledge of ballet; the scholarship was granted and, with Nebreda and Graciela Henríquez, she travelled to Paris. While in France, she danced with the ballet companies of Jean Guelis and Paul Goubert. In 1957 she returned to Venezuela and founded the National Ballet of Venezuela with her sister Margot, the first professional ballet company in the country.

1945

Contreras began her ballet studies in Caracas with Argentine teachers Hery and Luz Thomson in an experimental class that opened at the Andrés Bello School around 1945.

1928

Irma Contreras (born 1928) is a former dancer, choreographer, and ballet teacher. She is part of the 1940s generation of Venezuelan dancers. She created and founded the National Ballet of Venezuela with her sister Margot Contreras [Wikidata].