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Talin Kenar began studying ballet with Lynn Hodgkinson and Elizabeth Griffiths at the North Coast Ballet School in Solana Beach, CA. At the age of fifteen, Talin received a scholarship to study year-round at the Royal Ballet School in London, under the direction of Dame Merle Park.  Talin has danced professionally with Hong Kong Ballet, Colorado Ballet, and Carolina Ballet, and has performed as a guest artist throughout the United States and in Melbourne, Australia. She has performed soloist roles from the classical repertory, as well as in the works of such choreographers as George Balanchine, Sir Kenneth Macmillan, Twyla Tharp, and Lila York.  In 2008, Talin performed in Ballet Builders, an annual choreographic showcase which takes place in Manhattan, and has originated roles in two ballets by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, including a new work which premiered at The Guggenheim Museum in March, 2011. Talin has completed coursework at the University of California, San Diego and is also a certified Gyrotonic Instructor. This is her first season with American Repertory Ballet.