Andrew Veyette | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Organization | New York City Ballet |
| Spouse(s) | Megan Fairchild (2011 - 2015), Ashley Hod |
| Awards | Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise (2000) |
Andrew Veyette is an American ballet dancer. [1] [2] [3] He won a Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2000 and joined the New York City Ballet in the same year. [4] He has been a principal dancer at the organization since 2007. [2]
Veyette was born in Denver, Colorado. He started practicing dance at the age of 9. [5] He joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice in 2000, two years after entering the School of American Ballet. He became a soloist in 2006 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2007. Veyette is an instructor of choreography at New York's Ballet Academy East. [2]
Veyette announced his retirement in 2025, at the age of 42. His last performance is scheduled to be Stars and Stripes, a performance that won him the 2000 Mae L. Wien award and that he had been practicing since the age of 12. [2]
Veyette married fellow New York City Ballet principal dancer Megan Fairchild in July 2011. [6] [7] After their divorce in 2015, he married Ashley Hod, a soloist at the same organization. [2] [8]