Valentine Colasante

Valentine Colasante (born 5 March 1989) is a French ballet dancer.

[1] Colasante was born in Paris to a ballet teacher mother and jazz pianist father, both originally from Italy.

[3] In January 2018, Colasante danced the role of Kitri in Don Quixote with three days notice, and partnered with Karl Paquette.

Following her performance, Dupont, now the artistic director, promoted Colasante to the rank of étoile on stage.

[3] She has danced classical productions, such as the title role in Cinderella and Myrtha in Giselle, as well as modern pieces such as Pina Bausch's Le Sacre du printemps and William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated.