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New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine [1] and Lincoln Kirstein. [2] Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company.
In November 2021, Edwards became an apprentice at Pacific Northwest Ballet, joining the corps de ballet the following year. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During their first traditionally female role, the snow and flower corps de ballet in The Nutcracker in 2021, the other ensemble ballerinas "embraced Edwards — and offered them a crash course in the tips and ...
In 1994, at the age of 17, Kowroski entered the New York City Ballet as an apprentice, and became a member of the corps de ballet a year later. She was promoted to soloist in 1997 and principal dancer in 1999.
Ashley retired from the New York City Ballet in 1997, shortly before she turned 47, after 30 years of dancing. [5] She was the longest-serving dancer at New York City Ballet at the time. [ 4 ] She remained in the company as a teaching associate until 2008, then went freelance to coach Balanchine ballets in other companies.
The companies count among the world’s very best by any estimation: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet.
Susan Coxe Hendl (September 18, 1947 – October 12, 2020) [1] was an American ballet dancer and répétiteur.She danced with the New York City Ballet between 1963 and 1983, then staged and coached works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins for both NYCB and other companies.
Watts retired from the stage in a gala performance at Lincoln Center in 1995. She married fellow New York City Ballet Principal Damian Woetzel in 1999. In addition to her dancing career, Watts was director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts in Saratoga Springs from 1982 to 1994, where she administered a ballet school for gifted ...
Outside of the New York City Ballet, in 2021, he appeared in Twyla Tharp's Twyla Now program at the New York City Center, dancing in Cornbread and All In. [16] In 2022, he appeared in Tiler Peck's program at the City Center, dancing in King's Swift Arrow and Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II) . [ 17 ]