List of New York City Ballet dancers

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This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers.

Principal dancers

NameJoinedPromotedLeft/retired
Diana Adams 19501963
Heléne Alexopoulos 19781989 [1] 2002
Jared Angle19982005 [2] 2023
Tyler Angle20042009 [3]
Alexandra Ansanelli 1996 [4] 2003 [5] 2005 [6]
Karin von Aroldingen 196219721984
Merrill Ashley 196719771997
Charles Askegard 1997 [7] 1998 [8] 2011 [7]
Harrison Ball 201220222023
Mikhail Baryshnikov 19781979
Peter Boal 19831989 [9] 2005
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
Yvonne Borree 198819972010 [10]
Ashley Bouder 2000 [11] 2005 [11]
Maria Calegari 197419831994
Zachary Catazaro 20082017 [12] 2018 [13]
Chun Wai Chan2021 [14] 2022 [14]
John Clifford 19661980
Bart Cook
Christopher d'Amboise 1983
Jacques d'Amboise 194919531984
Adrian Danchig-Waring2003 [15] 2013 [15]
Joaquín De Luz 2003 [16] 2005 [16] 2018 [17]
Daniel Duell
Albert Evans 1988 [18] 1995 [19] 2010 [18]
Megan Fairchild 2002 [20] 2005 [20]
Robert Fairchild 2006 [21] 2009 [21] 2017 [22]
Suzanne Farrell 1961 [23] 1965 [24] 1989 [23]
James Fayette
Chase Finlay 2008 [25] 2013 [25] 2018 [26]
Peter Frame 197619881990
Judith Fugate
Jovani Furlan 20192022
Gonzalo Garcia 2007 [27] 2022
Emilie Gerrity20102023 [28]
Joseph Gordon20122018
Stephen Hanna19972005
Melissa Hayden 194819551973
Gen Horiuchi 19821989 [9]
Nikolaj Hübbe 1992 [29] 2008 [29]
Anthony Huxley2007 [30] 2015 [30]
Sterling Hyltin 2003 [31] 2007 [31] 2022
Russell Janzen2008 [32] 2017 [32] 2023 [33]
Allegra Kent 19531957
Gelsey Kirkland 1968 [34] 1972 [34] 1974 [34]
Darci Kistler 198019822010 [35]
Maria Kowroski 1995 [36] 1999 [36] 2021 [37]
Rebecca Krohn 1999 [38] 2012 [38] 2017 [38]
Ask la Cour 200220132021 [39]
Robert La Fosse19861986
Isabella LaFreniere20142023 [28]
Tanaquil Le Clercq 1948
Lourdes Lopez 1974
Lauren Lovette 2010 [40] 2015 [41] 2021 [41]
Nicholas Magallanes 19481977 [42]
Sébastien Marcovici1993 [43] 2002 [43] 2014 [43]
Nilas Martins198619932010
Peter Martins 1970
Michael Maule 19501953
Patricia McBride 1959
Sara Mearns 2004 [44] 2008 [44]
Roman Mejia20172023 [28]
Monique Meunier19891995
Benjamin Millepied 199520022011
Arthur Mitchell 195519561966
Francisco Moncion 194819851985 [45]
Yvonne Mounsey 19491959
Mira Nadon20182023 [28]
Philip Neal 198719932010 [46]
Patricia Neary 1960
Kyra Nichols 19741979 [47] 2007 [48]
Tiler Peck 20052009
Unity Phelan 20132021
Amar Ramasar 200120092022 [49]
Teresa Reichlen 200120092022 [50]
Jenifer Ringer 199020002014
Ana Sophia Scheller20042012
Jennie Somogyi 199420002015
Jock Soto 198119852005
Abi Stafford 199920072021 [39]
Jonathan Stafford 199920072014
Taylor Stanley 20102016
Ethan Stiefel 198919951997
Sofiane Sylve 2003 [51] 2008
Maria Tallchief 19461960
Janie Taylor 1998 [43] 2005 [43] 2014 [43]
Roy Tobias
Margaret Tracey 198619912002
Daniel Ulbricht20012007
Andrew Veyette20002007
Edward Villella 19571958, 1960 [52] 1979
Peter Walker 20122022
Miranda Weese 199319962007
Robert Weiss
Wendy Whelan 1986 [53] 1991 [53] 2014 [53]
Patricia Wilde 19501965
Damian Woetzel 198519892008 [54]
Indiana Woodward 20122021

Soloists

This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists.

NameJoinedPromotedLeft/retired
Sara Adams20092017
Daniel Applebaum
Ellen Bar199820062011
Gilbert Bolden III20172023
Elyse Borne
Stacey Calvert
Antonio Carmena199920062017
Kelly Cass198319881993
Preston Chamblee 20152022
Harrison Coll
Jason Fowler 199620062009
Jean-Pierre Frohlich
Emilie Gerrity20102017
Susan Gluck
Tom Gold
Gloria Govrin
Craig Hall 200020072016
Adam Hendrickson199820052013
Arch Higgins 198919982010
Ashley Hod 20132022
Ashly Isaacs201020152019
Denise Robison199619971998
Emily Kikta 20112022
Katrina Killian
Lauren King200420132021 [39]
Carla Körbes 200020052005
Claire Kretzschmar
Ashley Laracey20032013
Megan LeCrone 20022013
Edwaard Liang 199319982007
Savannah Lowery200220072018
Olivia MacKinnon20132023
Alexa Maxwell20132023
Rebecca Metzger
Miriam Miller 20152022
Gloria Mohr
Kathryn Morgan 200620092012 [55]
Mira Nadon 20182022
Seth Orza 200020072007
Georgina Pazcoguin 200220132023
Justin Peck 20072013
Erica Pereira20072009
Brittany Pollack20072013
Christine Redpath
Davide Riccardo 20182023
Rachel Rutherford 19952002
Aarón Sanz20122018
Troy Schumacher 20052017
Carol Sumner
Sean Suozzi20002007
KJ Takahashi20212023
Jennifer Tinsley-Williams
Mel Tomlinson 19811987 [56]
Sebastian Villarini-Velez20132018
Emma Von Enck20172022
Christopher Wheeldon 199319982000 [57]
Diana White

Corps de ballet

The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet.

Contents

Former corps de ballet

  • Dena Abergel
  • Faye Arthurs
  • Aesha Ash
  • Briana Atkins
  • Debra Austin
  • Austin Bachman
  • Callie Bachman
  • Amy Barker
  • Darius Barnes [58]
  • Toni Bentley
  • Katie Bergstrom [58]
  • Saskia Beskow
  • Jenny Blascovich
  • Megan Bonneau
  • Paul Boos
  • Susan Borree
  • Mary Helen Bowers
  • Likolani Brown
  • Willy Burmann [59]
  • Stephanie Chrosniak
  • Emily Coates
  • Maya Collins
  • Cara Copeland
  • Cameron Dieck
  • Alina Drunova
  • Sophie Flack [58]
  • Paul Frame
  • Dorothy Froehlich
  • Kurt Froman
  • Kyle Froman
  • Kaitlyn Gilliland
  • Pauline Golbin
  • Sam Greenberg
  • Amanda Hankes
  • Brittany Hillyer
  • Darla Hoover
  • Dana Jacobson
  • Dara Johnson
  • Viktoria Kay
  • Glenn Keenan
  • Ashlee Knapp [60]
  • Austin Laurent
  • Robert Lyon
  • Lindy Mandradjieff
  • Gwyneth Muller
  • Courtney Muscroft
  • Ellen Ostrom
  • Vincent Paradiso
  • Allen Peiffer
  • Roger Peterson
  • Rachel Piskin
  • David Prottas
  • Matthew Renko
  • Tabitha Rinko-Gay
  • Shoshana Rosenfield
  • Henry Seth
  • Aaron Severini
  • Briana Shepherd [58]
  • Kristin Sloan
  • Mimi Staker
  • Lynne Stetson
  • Joshua Thew
  • Lara Tong
  • Ulrik Trojaborg
  • Max van der Sterre [58]
  • Elizabeth Walker
  • Lydia Wellington
  • Garielle Whittle
  • Katharine Wildish
  • Sarah-Rose Williams
  • Deborah Wingert
  • Stephanie Zungre

Janice Levin Award dancers

The Janice Levin Dancer Award was created in 2000 by an endowment gift from the late Mrs. Levin, and is bestowed annually on a promising member of NYCB's corps de ballet. [61]

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