Marianna Poghosyan: “Life is full of miracles” 

“If you tell anyone, that it is possible to start ballet dancing at the age of 19, it would be incredible. Yes, it is incredible, but I started,”  – says the artist of the Ballet of the National Opera Theater Marianna Poghosyan, who with her persistence and courage was not afraid to drastically change her life. To achieve her dream, she was ready to face any challenge. Now she remembers with smile what kind of hard work it was to start ballet dancing being an adult…

 I was feeling that I was dying, I just woke up and said, that I do not want to be unhappy…

Marianna a lawyer, politician, scientist, graduated from French university with a bachelor’s degree, she continued her studies in New York Utica College and then in France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland. Even during studying abroad she  was attending dance classes of the ballet, despite the overload, going to performances and trying to develop her skills on her own.

After receiving such education, Marianne could easily switch to a high-paying job, but she chose a meager salary, but her dream job. “My dream was to appear in the ballet again, unfortunately, it was too complex to be acceptable here. Ballet dancing usually starts since childhood, and it is unlikely to become a ballet dancer at a mature age”.

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