Chase Finlay (born 1990) is a former ballet dancer and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet who has also danced with the Mariinsky Theatre in Russia. [1] He is now a therapist.
Chase Finlay (born 1990) is a former ballet dancer and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet who has also danced with the Mariinsky Theatre in Russia. [1] He is now a therapist.
Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Finlay began his dance training at the age of 8, at Ballet Academy East in New York City. During the summer of 2007, he began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB). He subsequently enrolled there as a full-time student. [2]
Finlay became an apprentice with NYCB in September 2008. He became a member of the corps de ballet in September 2009. While still a member of the corps de ballet, he danced the title role in George Balanchine's Apollo . [3] [4]
He was promoted to soloist in July 2011, and to principal in February 2013. [2]
In September 2018, Finlay was sued by his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend, Alexandra Waterbury, for allegedly sharing nude photos of her and other female dancers with male company members without their consent. [5] [6] [7] [8] Finlay resigned from the New York City Ballet in August 2018 during the company's investigation. [6] [8]
Featured roles since joining the New York City Ballet: [2]
In 2010, Finlay became the first recipient [9] of the Clive Barnes Award [2] [10] for dance.