New York City Ballet MOVES

Adrian Danchig-Waring

Adrian Danchig-Waring is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in San Francisco, CA, he began his dance training at age 11 at Dance Theatre Seven, and came to the School of American Ballet in 2001. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2002, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2003, was promoted to Soloist in 2009, and to Principal Dancer in 2013. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Merce Cunningham, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon, among many others. He is the Director of the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of NYCB.

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Joseph Gordon

Joseph Gordon is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Phoenix, AZ, he began his dance training at age 5 at Phoenix Dance Academy, and came to the School of American Ballet in 2006. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2011, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2012, was promoted to Soloist in 2017, and to Principal Dancer in 2018. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, August Bournonville, William Forsythe, Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Matthew Neenan, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Troy Schumacher, and Christopher Wheeldon.

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Ashley Hod

Ashley Hod is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. Born in Great Neck, NY, she began her dance training at age 4 at the Great Neck School of Dance and came to the School of American Ballet in 2003. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2012, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet the following year. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, and Christopher Wheeldon, and she has also originated roles in ballets by Kim Brandstrup, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Alexei Ratmansky, and Troy Schumacher.

Anthony Huxley

Anthony Huxley is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Walnut Creek, CA, he studied ballet at the Contra Costa Ballet School and the San Francisco Ballet School, and came to the School of American Ballet in 2003. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2006, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2007, was promoted to Soloist in 2011, and to Principal Dancer in 2015. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Jerome Robbins, Troy Schumacher, Richard Tanner, Peter Walker, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Russell Janzen

Russell Janzen is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he began his dance training at age 6 at The Rock School and came to the School of American Ballet in 2005. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2007, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2008, was promoted to Soloist in 2014, and Principal Dancer in 2017. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, August Bournonville, Edwaard Liang, Pontus Lidberg, Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Matthew Neenan, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Troy Schumacher, Peter Walker, and Christopher Wheeldon, among others.

Lauren Lovette

Lauren Lovette is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Thousand Oaks, CA, she began her dance training at age 11 at California Dance Theatre, continued at the Cary Ballet Conservatory, and came to the School of American Ballet in 2006. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2009, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2010, was promoted to Soloist in 2013, and to Principal Dancer in 2015. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon, among others. Lovette has choreographed three works for NYCB: For Clara (2016), Not Our Fate (2017), and The Shaded Line.

Sara Mearns

Sara Mearns is a New York City Ballet Principal Dancer. Born in Columbia, SC, she began her dance training at 3 at the Calvert-Brodie School of Dance, continuing to train in SC before entering to the School of American Ballet in 2001. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2003, Mearns joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2004, was promoted to Soloist in 2006, and to Principal Dancer in 2008. Her NYCB repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Kyle Abraham, William Forsythe, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon, among many others.

Roman Mejia

Roman Mejia is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. Born in Fort Worth, TX, he began studying ballet at age 3 with his mother and father, and continued his training at the Mejia Ballet Academy before coming to the School of American Ballet in 2015. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2017, he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet later that year. His repertory with NYCB includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Kyle Abraham, Edwaard Liang, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Gianna Reisen.

Tiler Peck

Tiler Peck is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Bakersfield, CA, she began her dance training at age 2 at Bakersfield Dance Company, and studied with Alla Khaniashvili as well as Conjunctive Point and the Westside School of Ballet before coming to the School of American Ballet in 2003. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2004, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2005, was promoted to Soloist in 2006, and to Principal Dancer in 2009. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon, among many others.

Unity Phelan

Unity Phelan is a Soloist with New York City Ballet. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, she began her dance training at age 5 at the Princeton Ballet School and came to the School of American Ballet in 2009. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2012, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2013 and was promoted to Soloist in 2017. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Robert Binet, William Forsythe, Lauren Lovette, Peter Martins, Matthew Neenan, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Andrew Scordato

Andrew Scordato is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. Born in Sewell, NJ, he began studying ballet at age 9 at The Rock School in Philadelphia before coming to the School of American Ballet in 2002. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2005, he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet later in 2006. His repertory with NYCB includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Melissa Barak, Jiří Bubeníček, August Bournonville, Matthew Neenan, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Myles Thatcher, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Gretchen Smith

Gretchen Smith is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. Born in Evansville, Indiana, she began her dance training at age 7 at Evansville Dance Theatre and came to the School of American Ballet in 2003. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2005, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet the following year. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Melissa Barak, Christopher d’Amboise, Adam Hendrickson, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Angelin Preljocaj, Alexei Ratmansky, Pam Tanowitz, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Andrew Veyette

Andrew Veyette is a Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet. Born in Denver, CO, he began his dance training at age 9 at Dance Arts and Westside Ballet, and came to the School of American Ballet in 1998. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2000, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet later that year, was promoted to Soloist in 2006, and to Principal Dancer in 2007. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Mauro Bigonzetti, August Bournonville, Merce Cunningham, Lauren Lovette, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Peter Walker

Peter Walker is a Soloist with New York City Ballet. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, he began his dance training at age 8 with Judy Murray and at the Gulfshore Ballet, and came to the School of American Ballet in 2007. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2011, he joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 2012 and was promoted to Soloist in 2018. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Kyle Abraham, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Christopher Wheeldon, and in his own work, among others. He has choreographed two works for NYCB: ten in seven (2016) and dance odyssey (2018).

Indiana Woodward

Indiana Woodward is a New York City Ballet Soloist. Born in Paris, France, Woodward began her dance training at age 10 at the Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet and came to the School of American Ballet in 2010. Named an NYCB apprentice in 2012, she joined the NYCB corps de ballet that year and was promoted to Soloist in 2017. Her repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Robert Binet, August Bournonville, William Forsythe, Edwaard Liang, Lauren Lovette, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Gianna Reisen, Pam Tanowitz, Peter Walker, and Christopher Wheeldon.