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She moved permanently to New York at age 15, again on a Ford Foundation scholarship to the School of American Ballet. Watts joined the New York City Ballet in 1970 and was promoted to principal dancer by company co-founder George Balanchine in 1979. Balanchine took Watts into his company "because he would not let such a talent disappear ...
Pages in category "New York City Ballet principal dancers" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Janice Levin Dancer Award was created in 2000 by an endowment gift from the late Mrs. Levin, and is bestowed annually on a promising member of NYCB's corps de ballet. [ 65 ] 2023 - 2024 – Naomi Corti
In the fall of 2007, she participated in the New York Choreographic Institute, working for two weeks with the New York City Ballet. In January 2013, Lopez Ochoa was awarded the 'Best Classical Choreography' award by The Critics' Circle of the National Dance Awards UK for the production A Streetcar Named Desire , her first full-length ballet ...
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In December 2017, Martins took a leave of absence from the New York City Ballet following an allegation of sexual misconduct made against him. [43] [44] [45] Five dancers of the New York City Ballet later told the New York Times that Martins had verbally or physically abused them; Martins denied engaging in any misconduct.
Wendy Whelan (/ ˈ hw iː l ən /; born May 7, 1967) is an American ballet dancer. She was principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and performed with the company for 30 years, and toured in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Whelan has also been an influential guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. In 2019, Whelan was named Associate ...
Tanaquil Le Clercq (/ l ɛ k ˈ l ɛər / lek-LAIR; October 2, 1929 – December 31, 2000) was an American ballet dancer, born in Paris, France, who became a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet at the age of nineteen. Her dancing career ended abruptly when she was stricken with polio in Copenhagen during the company's European tour ...