American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. It has an
annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a
shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest
of the year. ABT was founded in 1937 by Lucia Chase and Mikhail Mordkin and is recognized as one
of the world's leading classical ballet companies. ABT is also the parent company of the American
Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and was recognized as "America's National
Ballet Company" in 2006 by the United States Congress.[1][2]
Contents
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1History

2Artistic staff
o

2.1Artistic directors

2.2Resident choreographers

3Dancers
o

3.1Principals

3.2Soloists

3.3Corps de Ballet

3.4Apprentices

4Former dancers
o

4.1Former principal dancers

4.2Former soloists

4.3Former corps de ballet

5Repertoire

6Production Staff
o

6.1Music Department

6.2Wardrobe Master

6.3Wardrobe Mistress

7See also

8References

9External links

History[edit]
Mikhail Mordkin, a former dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, left Russia after the October
Revolution and settled in the United States in 1924. He staged the country's first production of Swan
Lake in 1924, then later formed the "Mordkin Ballet" in 1937 with students from his New York school,
with Lucia Chase, his student, as one of his prima ballerinas. By 1939, former Hollywood agent,
Richard Pleasant, came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939, Pleasant and
Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company, and to base it on
"a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of dance"
with Russian, American and British "wings", and units for black and Hispanic dances. The pair
renamed the company "Ballet Theatre" and Mordkin later departed, finding himself solely in the
background.
Chase began developing the company's repertoire of well-known full-length ballets, as well as
original works, amidst financial issues, until in 1945 Oliver Smith joined Ballet Theatre and became
co-director with Chase. In 1957 the company changed its name to "American Ballet Theatre" and
continued to focus on ballet classics with continued financial issues until, during the 1960s and
1970s, financial conditions with the company were favorable due to private funding. During this
period, American Ballet Theatre shifted its focus to recruiting ballet stars.
In 1977, the company began its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, its new official
venue, then in 1980 Mikhail Baryshnikov became Artistic Director for American Ballet Theatre.
Baryshnikov staged, restaged, and refurbished numerous classical ballets and, according to the
company, strengthened their classical tradition. Baryshnikov was replaced by Jane Hermann and
Oliver Smith in 1989, and the pair remained as Artistic Directors until in 1992 Kevin McKenzie was
appointed. McKenzie satisfied the demands of the traditional ballet audience by prioritizing full-length
narrative ballets as well as succeeding in keeping the company afloat during financially unstable
times. He established an official associate school in 2004, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
School and appointedAlexei Ratmansky as "Artist in Residence" in January 2009 after a long period
of no in-house choreographer.[3][4]

Artistic staff[edit]

Artistic directors[edit]

Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith (19401980)

Mikhail Baryshnikov (19801989)

Jane Hermann and Oliver Smith (19891992)

Kevin McKenzie (1992present)

Resident choreographers[edit]

Antony Tudor (19401950) [5]

Alexei Ratmansky (2009present)

Dancers[edit]
American Ballet Theatre has four levels within the company. The are (in ascending
order): Apprentice,[6] Corps de Ballet,[7] Soloist[8] and Principal.[9]
See also: Category:American Ballet Theatre principal dancers.

Principals[edit]
Name

Stella Abrera

Roberto Bolle

Nationality

United
States

Italy

Training

Other Companies
(inc. guest performances)

Le Studio

Royal New Zealand Ballet

West Coast Ballet Theatre

Ballet Philippines

Halliday Dance Centre

The Australian Ballet

La Scala Theatre Ballet

English National Ballet

School

Finnish National Ballet

La Scala Theatre Ballet
National Ballet of Canada
Stuttgart Ballet

The Royal Ballet

Isabella
Boylston

United
States

Academy of Colorado Ballet

Harid Conservatory
ABT Studio Company

San Pedro Dance Center

Misty
Copeland

United
States

Lauridsen Ballet Center

San Francisco Ballet School
ABT Studio Company

Ballet del Teatro Argentino de La

Plata
Ballet Argentino
Herman
Cornejo

Instituto Superior de Arte at

Argentina

Teatro Coln
School of American Ballet

Barcelona Ballet (former Corella

Ballet Castilla y Len)
Compaia de Danza
Comtempornea de Cuba
Boston Ballet
New York City Ballet
Sapporo Ballet

Helena Lobato and Dalal

Achcar Ballet School
Marcelo
Gomes

Brazil

Harid Conservatory

Mariinsky Ballet (former Kirov

Paris Opera Ballet School

Ballet)

Houston Ballet Academy

The Royal Ballet

Boston Ballet School

Cuballet

David
Hallberg

United
States

School of Ballet Arizona

Bolshoi Ballet

Paris Opera Ballet School

Colon Theater Ballet

ABT Studio Company

Kiev Ballet

Royal Swedish Ballet

Kiev Ballet
Gillian
Murphy

United
States

University of North Carolina

Mariinsky Ballet

School of the Arts

Royal New Zealand Ballet

Columbia City Ballet

Royal Swedish Ballet

Staatsballett Berlin

Veronika Part

Russia

Vaganova Academy of
Russian Ballet

Mariinsky Ballet

Berlin State Ballet

Bolshoi Ballet
California Ballet
English National Ballet
Polina
Semionova

Russia

Moscow State Academy of

La Scala Theatre Ballet

Choreography

Mariinsky Ballet
Stuttgart Ballet
Tokyo Ballet
Vienna State Opera Ballet
Zurich Ballet

Sun-hwa Arts Middle School

Hee Seo

South
Korea

Universal Ballet Academy

John Cranko Ballet
Academy
ABT Studio Company

Lithuanian National Opera and

Daniil Simkin

Russia

Olga Aleksandrova

Ballet Theatre
Vienna State Opera Ballet

Cory Stearns

United
States

Seiskaya Ballet School

Royal Ballet School
ABT Studio Company

Bolshoi Ballet

Ivan Vasiliev

Russia

Dnipropetrovsk Ballet

Mikhaylovsky Theatre

School

National Opera and Ballet of

Belarusian State

Belarus

Choreographic College

Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet

Theatre

Diana

Russia

Vishneva

Vaganova Academy of
Russian Ballet

Bayerisches Staatsballett
La Scala Theatre Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet

D'Valda and Sirico Dance

United

James
Whiteside

States

and Music Centre

Boston Ballet

Virginia School of the Arts

Ballet Philippines

Boston Ballet II

Soloists[edit]
See also: Category:American Ballet Theatre soloists.

Other Companies
Name

Nationality

Training

(inc. guest
performances)

Draper Dance Studio

Kristi Boone

United
States

Rochester City Ballet

San Francisco Ballet School
Chautauqua Institute Ballet

Ellizzette Duvall

France

Paris Opera Ballet School

Twyla Tharp

New York City Ballet

Champaign-Urbana Ballet
Academy
School of American Ballet
ABT Studio Company
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
School

North Central School of Ballet

Joseph Gorak

United
States

(TX)
Orlando Ballet School

Orlando Ballet

ABT Studio Company

Alexandre
Hammoudi

Paris Opera Ballet School

France

School of American Ballet

ABT Studio Company

Cuban National Ballet

Stars of American Ballet

Ballet Memphis
Sarah Lane

United
States

Draper Center for Dance

Education
Boston Ballet School

Ballet Academy of Miami

Craig Salstein

United
States

Miami City Ballet School

Joffrey Ballet School
School of American Ballet
ABT Studio Company

Christine
Shevchenko

Devon Teuscher

Ukraine

United

Pennsylvania Ballet Rock School

ABT Studio Company

Champaign-Urbana Ballet

Intermezzo Dance
Company

Academy
Vermont Ballet Theatre School
States

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

School (ballet)
ABT Studio Company

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High

Roman Zhurbin

Russia

School
Studio Maestro
ABT Studio Company

Corps de Ballet[edit]
The American Ballet Theatre's current Corps de Ballet includes:[7]

Alexei Agoudine

Thomas Forster

Joo Wan Ahn

Patrick Frenette

Mai Aihara

April Giangeruso

Sterling Baca

Nicole Graniero

Alexandra Basmagy

Melanie Hamrick

Gemma Bond

Sungwoo Hon

Skylar Brandt

Blaine Hoven

Puanani Brown

Catherine Hurlin

Marian Butler

Gabrielle Johnson

Gray Davis

Jonathan Klein

Claire Davison

Pascal Knopp

Brittany DeGrofft

Jamie Kopit

Grant DeLong

Courtney Lavine

Ellizzette Duvall

Isadora Loyola

Kenneth Easter

Duncan Lyle

Katasi Masembe

Zhong-Jing Fang

Apprentices[edit]
The American Ballet Theatre's current apprentices includes:[11]

Lauren Bonfiglio

Scout Forsythe

Courtlyn Hanson

Former dancers[edit]
The following is a partial list of former dancers with ABT, listed by their highest rank prior to leaving
the company.

Former principal dancers[edit]

Ivan Allen (1950s1960s)

Irina Dvorovenko (1996-2013)[1

Alicia Alonso (19431948)

Alessandra Ferri (19852007) [

Nina Ananiashvili (19932009) [12]

Carla Fracci (1967?) [21]

Victor Barbee (19752003) [13]

Alexander Godunov (1979198

Mikhail Baryshnikov (19741978)

Guillaume Graffin (19882005)

Patrick Bissell (19771987)

Cynthia Gregory (19651991) [2

Julio Bocca (19862006) [14]

Cynthia Harvey (19741986) [24

Leslie Browne (19761993) [15]

Susan Jaffe (19802002) [26]

Erik Bruhn (19491958, 19611972)

Gelsey Kirkland (19681984) [27

Fernando Bujones (197285, 1990s) [16]

John Kriza (19401966)

Jos Manuel Carreo (19952011) [17]

Robert La Fosse (19771986) [

Lucia Chase (19401960)

Harold Lang (19431945)

Angel Corella (19962012)

Annabelle Lyon (19391943) [29

Eleonor D'Antuono (19611981)

Natalia Makarova (19701986)

Anton Dolin (19401946) [18]

Former soloists[edit]

Ethan Brown (19812004)[45][46]

Joaqun De Luz (19972003)[54]

Gabrielle Brown (19801996)[47]

Lisa de Ribere (19791984)[55]

Sandra Brown (19872003)[48][49]

Ellizzette Duvall (19731976)[56]

Tener Brown (19791986)[50]

Melissa Hayden (19451947)[57]

Carmen Corella (19982007)[51]

Yuriko Kajiya (2002-2014)[58]

Erica Cornejo (19982007)[52]

Elaine Kudo[59]

George de la Pea (1970s1985)[53]

Anna Liceica (19962007)[60]

Carlos Lopez (20012011)[61][62]

Charles Maple (19721983)[63]

Former corps de ballet[edit]

Susan Borree

Maria Bystrova (20002010) [70]

Caroline Duprot (20092011) [71]

Tobin Eason (2002-2012) [72]

Aino Ettala (2010) [73]

Victoria (Born) Fornelli (1999-2000)

Jeffrey Golladay (2003-2012)

Meaghan Hinkis (20102011) [74]

Carrie Jensen (20002009) [75]

Repertoire[edit]
Main article: List of works performed by American Ballet Theatre
Maybe no other choreographer was as closely associated with ABT as the great British
choreographer Antony Tudor, who made his American debut with the company. The other
continuous creative force was the legendary Agnes de Mille. She staged the majority of her ballet
works with them. Many choreographers have mounted works especially for ABT, including George
Balanchine, Adolph Bolm, Michel Fokine, Lonide Massine, and Bronislava Nijinska. Other
renowned choreographers who have worked at ABT includeJerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, and Alvin
Ailey.
ABT's 1976 production of The Nutcracker starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland was
televised the following year and has become a broadcast classic.
The main season is held during eight weeks in the spring at New York City's Metropolitan Opera
House, with shorter seasons in the fall previously held at New York City Center, now held at
the David H. Koch Theater. Performances of Alexei Ratmansky's The Nutcracker during the holiday
season are held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The company tours extensively throughout
United States and the world.
The current choreographer in residence for ABT is Alexei Ratmansky.

Production Staff[edit]

N. James Whitehill III (Director of Production) (current)

Richard Koch (Technical Director) (current)

Danielle Ventimiglia (Production Stage Manager) (current)

Jennifer McGrath (Stage Manager) (current)

Jeremiah Bischoff (Assistant Stage Manager) (current)

Brad Fields (Lighting Director) (current)

Jon Goldman (Assistant Lighting Director) (current)

Dan De Prenger (Head Carpenter) (current)

Esteban Osorio, Chris Miano (Assistant Carpenters) (current)

Brian Zimmerman (Head Electrician) (current)

Andrew Blais, Paul Frydrychowski (Assistant Electricians) (current)

Paul Wells (Property Master) (current)

Steve Dunbar (Property Man) (current)

Music Department[edit]

Ormsby Wilkins (music director) (current)[83]

Charles Barker (principal conductor) (current) [84]

David LaMarche (conductor) (current)[85]

Akira Endo (conductor) (1938-2014)[86]

Wardrobe Master[edit]

Bruce Horowitz (current)

Robert Holloway (joined as dancer 1964) (1965-1996)

[87]

Wardrobe Mistress[edit]

Hilarie Jenkins, Caryn Wells (current)

May Ishimoto (1974-1990) [89]

Dolly Cribben [90]

[88]

See also[edit]

A Dancer's Life, a 1972 documentary film about the company

References[edit]
Notes
1.

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2.

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Foundation, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

3.

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Theatre". Guardian News. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2012.

4.

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5.

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Retrieved February 16, 2012.

6.

Jump up^ "ABT Launches New Apprentice Program". 2012-08-06.

7.

^ Jump up to:a b "ABT: Dancers: Corps de Ballet". American Ballet Theatre.

Retrieved February 10, 2012.

8.

Jump up^ "ABT: Dancers: Soloists". American Ballet Theatre. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2012.

9.

Jump up^ "ABT: Dancers: Principals". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February
10, 2012.

10.

Jump up^ Luciana, Paris. "ABT'S LUCIANA PARIS AND MARCELO GOMES PERFORM AT
31ST ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS HONORS GALA TO BE BROADCAST TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 30 ON CBS". Retrieved June 15, 2012.

11.

Jump up^ http://abt.org/dancers/default.asp?section=apprentice

12.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Nina Ananiashvili". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012. first appearance with ABT in the
spring 1993

13.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Victor Barbee". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on April 9, 2003. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2012. joined ABT in February 1975, was promoted to
soloist in 1979, and to principal dancer in 1984

14.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Julio Bocca". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on August 7, 2007. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1986

15.

Jump up^ "Summer Intensives Faculty: Leslie Browne". American Ballet Theatre.
Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in 1976, was promoted to principal dancer in
1986

16.

Jump up^ Anna Kisselgoff (November 11, 2005). "Fernando Bujones, 50, International Ballet
Star, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2012.

17.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Jos Manuel Carreo". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on July 16, 2011. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in
June 1995

18.

Jump up^ "choreographers: Anton Dolin". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February
11, 2012. joined Ballet Theatre (now ABT) at its inception in 1940, remaining until 1946 as a dancer
and choreographer

19.

Jump up^ "Dance Listings for May 17-23". nytimes.com. RetrievedJune 1, 2013.

20.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Alessandra Ferri". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal
dancer in 1985

21.

Jump up^ "Carla Fracci". The Ballerina Gallery. Retrieved February 16,2012. from 1967 she
was principal guest artist of the American Ballet Theatre

22.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Guillaume Graffin". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal
dancer in 1988

23.

Jump up^ "Choreographers: Cynthia Gregory". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February
16, 2012. joined the ABT in 1965, was quickly promoted to a principal dancer

24.

Jump up^ Debra Craine and Judit Mackrell (January 1, 2000). "Harvey, Cynthia". The Oxford
Dictionary of Dance. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012.

25.

Jump up^ Dean Speer and Francis Timlin (November 2003). "An Interview with Cynthia
Harvey former American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer". CriticalDance.com. Retrieved February
16, 2012.promoted to principal in 1982

26.

Jump up^ "Susan Jaffe Named Ballet Mistress With American Ballet Theatre". Press
Release. American Ballet Theatre. June 11, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in
December 1980, became a soloist in 1981, was promoted to principal dancer in 1983, retired from
American Ballet Theatre in 2002

27.

Jump up^ "Choreographers: Gelsey Kirkland". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February
16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 as principal dancer

28.

Jump up^ "Robert La Fosse". Barnard College Department of Dance. Retrieved February
11, 2012. joined American Ballet Theatre in 1977, where he danced as a principal dancer for nine
years

29.

Jump up^ Jack Anderson (November 10, 2011). "Annabelle Lyon, Dancer With Balanchine,
Dies at 95". The New York Times. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. In 1939 she became a charter
member of Ballet Theater (now ABT) ... leaving Ballet Theater in 1943

30.

Jump up^ "Choreographers: Natalia Makarova". American Ballet Theatre.

Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in December 1970

31.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Vladimir Malakhov". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in
Spring 1995

32.

Jump up^ "Obituaries: Dame Alicia Markova". The Independent. December 3, 2004.
Retrieved February 11, 2012. Ballet Theatre 1941-46

33.

Jump up^ "Choreographers: Kevin McKenzie". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February
11, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in March 1979, was appointed a principal dancer the following
December, and danced with the company until 1991

34.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Amanda McKerrow". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the
corps de ballet in 1982, was appointed a soloist in 1983, and a principal dancer in 1987

35.

Jump up^ "Kirk Peterson Named Artistic Director of ABT Studio Company". Press Release.
American Ballet Theatre. March 8, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 and rose
to the rank of Principal, left in 1980

36.

Jump up^ Chris Pasles (October 28, 1993). "NYMPH MANIACS : A Song of the Sea Infuses
'Sirens,' Premiering at UCI". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in
1978, resigned in 1993

37.

Jump up^ "Danilo Radojevic, Associate Artistic Director". The Australian Ballet.
Retrieved February 16, 2012. left The Australian Ballet to become a Soloist with ABT, with the
company for 15 years, was promoted to principal dancer in 1981

38.

Jump up^ "Johan Renvall". Ballet Arts. Retrieved February 11, 2012.joined ABT in 1978, was
promoted to soloist in 1981, and to principal dancer in 1987, retired in 1996

39.

Jump up^ "Alumni: Keith Roberts". UNCSA School of Dance. RetrievedFebruary

16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1987, was appointed soloist in 1992, and
principal dancer in 1997

40.

Jump up^ Bachko, Katia (July 2, 2012). "Ethan Stiefel: No Longer "Center Stage"". The New
Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

41.

Jump up^ "Ballet Mistress: Marianna Tcherkassky". Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1970, was elevated to principal dancer in 1976

42.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Ashley Tuttle". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined the corps de ballet of ABT in 1987,
was promoted to soloist in 1992, and to principal dancer in 1997

43.

Jump up^ "The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre: Faculty
Biography: Martine van Hamel". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in
1970, was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1971, became a principal dancer in 1973

44.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Principals: Michele Wiles". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT in 1998, was promoted to soloist
in 2000, and to principal dancer in 2005

45.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Ethan Brown". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on February 11, 2005. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de
ballet in 1981, was promoted to soloist in 1988

46.

Jump up^ David Vaughan (July 6, 2004). "Ethan Brown's Retirement". danceviewtimes.com.
Retrieved February 11, 2012. July 2 & 3, 2004

47.

Jump up^ "Summer Intensives Faculty: Leslie Browne". American Ballet Theatre.
Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1980, achieved rank
of soloist in 1991, retired in 1996

48.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Sandra Brown". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on March 13, 2005. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joining the corps de ballet of American Ballet
Theatre in 1987, was promoted to soloist in 1992

49.

Jump up^ "Sandra Brown". Colorado Ballet. Retrieved February 11,2012. In 2003 she left
ABT to pursue work as a freelance artist

50.

Jump up^ "Faculty: Carolyn Tener Brown". New Jersey School of Ballet. Retrieved February
16, 2012. was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre for 7 years

51.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Carmen Corella". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on July 30, 2007. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet
in April 1998, was appointed a soloist in August 2003

52.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Erica Cornejo". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on August 4, 2007. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joined ABTs Studio Company in May 1998,
later that year joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet, was appointed a soloist in April 2003

53.

Jump up^ "Master Class with George De La Pena". indianapolis City Ballet.
Retrieved February 16, 2012. soloist with American Ballet Theater

54.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Joaqun De Luz". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de
ballet in 1997, was promoted to soloist in 1998

55.

Jump up^ "Lisa de Ribere". The School of American Ballet. RetrievedFebruary

11, 2012. joined ABT in 1979 ... soloist ... retired from performing in 1984

56.

Jump up^ "Ellizzette Duvall". The School of American Ballet. RetrievedFebruary

16, 2001. joined ABT in 1970 soon becoming a soloist, in 1973 ... retired from performing in 1984

57.

Jump up^ "Melissa Hayden To Tape Video Series For The George Balanchine Foundation".
The George Balanchine Foundation. November 5, 1999. Retrieved February 16, 2012. she joined
Ballet Theatre, soon becoming a soloist, in 1945

58.

^ Jump up to:a b "Houston Ballet Announces New First Soloists, Jared Matthews and Yuriko
Kajiya". Houston Ballet. May 7, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014. Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya,
currently soloist dancers with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will join Houston Ballet as first soloists
for the 2014-15 season beginning in August 2014

59.

Jump up^ Khadarina, Oksanna (6 May 2014). "Washington Ballet Tour-de-Force:

Balanchine! bill Washington". Dancetabs.

60.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Anna Liceica". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on September 3, 2007. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joined ABT's corps de ballet in 1996, was
promoted to soloist in August 2000

61.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Carlos Lopez". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on May 25, 2011. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet
in September 2001, was appointed a soloist in August 2003

62.

Jump up^ "Cupcakes & Conversation with Carlos Lopez". Ballet News. August 19, 2011.

63.

Jump up^ "Staff: Charles Maple, Conservatory Director". Maple Conservatory.

Retrieved February 16, 2012. at the age of nineteen he joined ABT, rose through the ranks to become
a featured soloist

64.

Jump up^ "Press Releases: San Francisco Ballet". San Francisco Ballet. Retrieved August
19, 2013. New Company Members

65.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Monique Meunier". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in August 2002

66.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Soloists: Carlos Molina". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the
original on May 25, 2005. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2012. joining ABT as a member of the corps de
ballet in 1998, was appointed a soloist in August 2001

67.

Jump up^ "ABT: Inside ABT". American Ballet Theatre. April 24, 2014. Retrieved July
9, 2014. will give his farewell performance with the Company on July 3 at the Metropolitan Opera
House in the role of Franz in Copplia

68.

Jump up^ "Amy Rose". American Ballet Intensives. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2012. joined ABT
at the age of sixteen (in 1979), was a soloist with from 19791992

69.

Jump up^ "American Ballet Theatre Gennadi Saveliev farewell in Le Corsaire New York".
DanceTabs. Retrieved July 7, 2012.Saturday was a day of farewells at American Ballet Theater, and I
was happy to catch soloist Gennadi Savelievs final performance

70.

Jump up^ "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Maria Bystrova". American Ballet Theatre. Archived
from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company
(now ABT II) in August 1999, joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2000

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from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as a member of
the corps de ballet in January 2010

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from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as an apprentice in
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from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company in
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from the original on June 2, 2002. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the Corps
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from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009. joined ABT as a member of the
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from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2014. Known american ballet dancer joseph
phillips will work in troupe of seaside opera and ballet theater in vladivostok

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from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. spent two years in ABT's Studio
Company before joining ABT's main company in 2000

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Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2012. joined ABT's Studio
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2003

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Company (now ABT II) in Fall 2005, joined ABT as an apprentice in August 2007, and the corps de
ballet in January 2008

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from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company in Fall
2001, joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2002

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Roberta E. Zlokower, May 10, 2010

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Jump up^ May Asaki Ishimoto dies, created costumes for ballet stars, by Matt Schudel,
January 17, 2010

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