António Casalinho
{{Short description|Portuguese dancer}}
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| birth_name = António Casalinho
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| birth_place = Leiria, Portugal
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| occupation = Dancer
| years_active = 2011–present
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| known_for = Youth America Grand Prix, Got Talent Portugal, A Batalha dos Jurados
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| current_group = the Bavarian State Ballet
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António Casalinho (born June 14, 2003) is a Portuguese ballet dancer. He is a principal dancer with the Bavarian State Ballet.{{cite web | url=https://www.staatsoper.de/en/biographies/casalinho-antonio | title=Antonio Casalinho - Bayerisches Staatsballett | access-date=29 April 2024 }}
Early life
Casalinho won the Youth America Grand Prix prize for his age category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/artes/interior/antonio-casalinho-de-12-anos-vence-o-youth-american-grand-prix-5152174.html|title=Ballet - António Casalinho, de 12 anos, vence o Youth American Grand Prix|last=Group|first=Global Media|date=2016-04-30|work=DN|access-date=2017-05-29|language=pt-PT}} In April 2017 he won the 3rd edition of the Portuguese TV show Got Talent Portugal getting a golden buzzer on every act he made.
On July 26, 2020, António Casalinho won the 1st edition of A Batalha dos Jurados, on RTP 1.
{{Cite news|url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/803173/bailarino-antonio-casalinho-vence-got-talent|title=Bailarino António Casalinho vence Got Talent|date=2017-05-29|work=Notícias ao Minuto|access-date=2017-05-29|language=en|archive-date=2017-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529133102/https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/803173/bailarino-antonio-casalinho-vence-got-talent|url-status=live}} In July 2018 he won the gold medal at the 2018 Varna International Ballet Competition on the juniors age category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jn.pt/artes/interior/antonio-casalinho-vence-olimpiadas-de-ballet-9653883.html|title=António Casalinho vence "olimpíadas de ballet"|last=Group|first=Global Media|date=2018-07-30|work=JN|access-date=2018-07-31|language=pt-PT}}
Career
In 2021, Casalinho won the Prix de Lausanne.{{cite web | url=https://www.prixdelausanne.org/prize-winners-2021/ | title=Prize Winners 2021 | date=6 February 2021 }} He joined the Bayerisches Staatsballett in 2021/22 season and was promoted as First Soloist in 2023. On November 29, 2024, he was promoted to Principal Dancer.
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Category:Portuguese male dancers
Category:Got Talent contestants
Category:Portuguese male ballet dancers
Category:Prix de Lausanne winners
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