Eglė Špokaitė, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eglė Špokaitė

Lithuanian dancer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1971

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Profession: artistic director

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Egle Špokaite (born 1971 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian ballet dancer, most notably a Principal Ballerina for the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (1989–2011) and the only ballet dancer on the List of Famous Lithuanians.
She co-founded the Egle Špokaite Ballet School in Vilnius, Lithuania (2008), where she also served as artistic director.
In the United States, she founded the Ballet Institute of San Diego dance school (2016).
Špokaite is also a choreographer, actress, and public speaker.
She's the winner of the Lithuanian National Prize, as well as numerous other awards and honors.
She lives and works between San Diego, CA and Vilnius.