Ludmila Pagliero

[2] After some time at the Ballet of Santiago, she was promoted to soloist and danced more difficult roles, for example in The Sleeping Beauty and Theme and variations.

In 2004, she participated in the international auditions a second time, again not winning a full-time position,[2] but she was offered a contract as surnuméraire, which is a dancer who fills in when someone from the corps becomes unavailable.

[1] She had trouble feeling at home, as the vast majority of POB employees join through the Paris Opera Ballet School.

[6] In March 2012, there was a planned performance and cinema relay of Rudolf Nureyev's La Bayadère, but both Dorothée Gilbert, who had been cast for Gamzatti, and the understudy were injured.

Pagliero, who had not performed the role in two years was asked to step in, and only had a quick rehearsal with Josua Hoffalt (Solor) and Dupont (Nikiya).