谭元元,美国籍芭蕾舞演员。
Tan Yuanyuan is an American ballerina.
在出生上海,11岁考入上海芭蕾舞学校,她的芭蕾舞蹈造诣堪称芭蕾界的神话,精湛的芭蕾舞技惊动全世界:她是担任美国三大芭蕾舞团之一—旧金山芭蕾舞团主演演员的唯一华人,是参加捷克布拉格世界明星汇演的第一位亚洲人。
Born in Shanghai, she was admitted to Shanghai Ballet School at the age of 11. Her ballet attainments can be regarded as a myth in the ballet world. Her superb ballet skills have shocked the whole world: she is the only Chinese to act as the leading actress of San Francisco Ballet, one of the three largest ballet companies in the United States, and the first Asian to participate in the world star show in Prague, Czech Republic.
11岁考入上海芭蕾舞学校,但由于父亲希望她从医,结果入学时间推迟了半年。后来,她在习舞期间受伤,她父亲更是坚定了让她放弃芭蕾的想法。争执不下时,她家以抛硬币决定她的前途。结果,谭元元抱着狂喜的心情看到了命运之神的安排。