Rebecca Krohn

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Rebecca Krohn
Born1981/1982(age 40–41)
Vestal, New York
Education School of American Ballet
Occupation
  • ballet dancer
  • ballet master
Years active1998-2017
Spouse
Adam Hendrickson
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(m. 2011)​
Current group New York City Ballet

Rebecca Krohn (born 1981/1982) [1] is an American retired ballet dancer. She danced with the New York City Ballet as a principal dancer until her retirement in 2017, then became a ballet master and served as one of the interim leaders between late 2017 and early 2019.

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Early life

Krohn was born and raised in Vestal, New York. [2] [3] She started ballet at age four after seeing The Nutcracker . [4] Starting from age 10, she attended summer programs at the Chautauqua Ballet, which was run by Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. [2] In 1995, when Krohn was 14, encouraged by McBride and Bonnefoux, she entered the School of American Ballet in New York City. [2] [5]

Career

In 1998, at age 17, Krohn became an apprentice with the New York City Ballet. Krohn joined the corps de ballet the following year, [2] [5] and appeared in the 2000 Center Stage as a background dancer. [6] She became a soloist in 2006, [5] danced in the film version of Robbins' N.Y. Export: Op. Jazz in 2010, [7] and was promoted to principal dancer in 2012. [5] She learned Balanchine repertory from ballet masters who worked with him, and had worked with choreographers such as Justin Peck and Benjamin Millepied. [2] On October 7, 2017, Krohn retired from performing after a performance of in Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto, for which she danced the Aria I role. [8]

Following her retirement, she remains in the company as a ballet master, a move inspired by her mentors, especially Karin von Aroldingen. [2] In December, following ballet master in chief Peter Martins's departure due to sexual assault allegations, Krohn was appointed to be in the four-person interim leadership team, led by ballet master Jonathan Stafford and also consists of Justin Peck and Craig Hall. [9] The team brought back other Balanchine veterans to coach the dancers, and Krohn also worked with them as she had never worked with Balanchine himself. [10] In February 2019, a permanent management with Stafford as Artistic Director and Wendy Whelan as Associate Artistic Director respectively was established. [11]

Personal life

In 2011, Krohn married Adam Hendrickson, a fellow New York City Ballet dancer. [1]

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