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American ballet dancer

Aran Bell (born October 7, ) is an American ballet dancer. He was featured in the documentary First Position, and became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre at age

Early life and training

Bell was born on October 7, , in Bethesda, Maryland.^[1][2] As his father was a U.S.

Navy doctor, Bell was homeschooled and lived in different parts of the country and in Naples, Italy.^[3] Bell, who started ballet at age 4, trained at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for three years as well as with private teachers.^[4][3] He studied a variety of styles including the Vaganova method and Balanchine technique.^[3] During the four and a half years Bell's father was stationed in Naples, Bell and his mother travelled to Rome six times a week to train with Denys Ganio, who had danced with Roland Petit's company.^[3] He also studied under Fabrice Herrault in New York City, a