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Kobborg, 43 and engaged to Alina Cojocaru\u2014the luminous Romanian ballerina who left The Royal for English National Ballet and is a guest artist with Kobborg\u2019s company\u2014is two years into a four-year contract&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.harlequinfloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DM_1603_p35-37.pdf\" rel=\"\">View Entire PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan Kobborg was in Bucharest staging La Sylphide for the National Ballet of Romania in 2013 when, out of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-an harlequin-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/us.harlequinfloors.com\/en\/a-dancers-director\/\">Read 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