page_title: María Ruanova
section_title: Recognition
hierarchical_section_title: María Ruanova / Recognition
caption_attribution_description: Español: Escuela de Danzas María Ruanova This is a photo of an Argentine monument identified by the ID C038
context_page_description: María Ruanova was an Argentine dancer, choreographer, teacher and ballet master, known for her performances at the Teatro Colón and internationally. She is considered the first Argentina-grown ballet dancer to gain international fame.
context_section_description: Ruanova is celebrated as the first Argentine-born ballet dancer to have learned to dance in Argentina and gain international recognition. She was one of the first prima ballerinas at Teatro Colón and is considered one of its greatest dancers. In 1986 Argentina's Ministry of Culture created the "Premio María Ruanova" award in her honor, awarded yearly by the Argentine dance council, Consejo Argentino de la Danza (CAD). The award has been declared of permanent "Interés Cultural" (cultural interest) by the Ministry. It is the country's highest and most important award for dance.
  
  In honor to her performance and educational legacy, a main Argentine liberal arts college was named after her, the Ruanova Institute of Performing Arts, organization that house two educational entities, the Argentine National School of Dance, "Escuela Nacional de Danzas María Ruanova", and the National Institute of Educators of Liberal Arts and Artistic Education "Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado". From 1983 to 2013 the institute was part of the IUNA National University Institute for the Arts, and since 2014, the Ruanova Institute of Performing Arts and Higher Education became part of the UNA Universidad Nacional de las Artes, (UNA) National University of the Arts  The Ministry of Culture also released a DVD on the life and work of María Ruanova.
caption: María Ruanova school of dance
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