Sonia rodriguez6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Looking back, it just seems surreal a little bit," Rodriguez said. I would have never dreamed of having a career this long, especially coming into the company at 17. ![]() The 49-year-old dancer has also spent decades performing in classics such as "Romeo and Juliet," "Swan Lake," "Giselle," as well as new works including "The Winter's Tale" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." She's performed in many esteemed roles, including as teenage Princess Aurora in "The Sleeping Beauty," a part she returned to a second time at age 42, and as the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker." Rodriguez joined the National Ballet of Canada in the 1989-1990 season, and became principal dancer in 2000. "It felt like I had accomplished everything I wanted to as a principal here in the company, and it just seemed like the right time to open new doors and try different things," she said. Rodriguez, who has become the longest serving dancer for the company, told CTV's Your Morning it felt like the right time to take her final bow. After a 32-year career on stage with the National Ballet of Canada, principal dancer Sonia Rodriguez is set to retire at the end of this week.
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