Other video projects include New York City Ballet Workout (Vol. His film work includes Columbia Pictures’ Center Stage. We love the timeless story, but what does it really take to produce this ballet each year? At the age of nine, after having seen a New York City Ballet performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, he began studying dance at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet. At 17 he performed in a New York production of West Side Story before pursuing his career in Europe. She originated a principal role in Haiku, with choreography by Albert Evans and music by John Cage, for NYCB’s May 2002 Diamond Project. In 2014, Ms. Fairchild made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-nominated revival of On the Town at the Lyric Theater. Mr. Simmons has also performed with the New York City Ballet, Peridance Ensemble, Forces of Nature Dance Company, Nathan Trice’s/Rituals, George Faison and Ballet X. Leyland has also performed at Jacob’s Pillow, the Cincinnati, Moscow and Miami International Ballet Festivals. Artistic Director,Pacific Northwest Ballet. Ms. Ash appeared as herself and as the principal dance double for Zoe Saldana in the 2000 feature film Center Stage. A native New Yorker, Noah Gelber began his singing, acting and dance training at the age of 5. Get a glimpse into the students from the School of American Ballet in #OnPointe, an Original Documentary Series, streaming Dec. 18 on #DisneyPlus. To pursue their dreams, these dancers will have to rise above the barre. On Pointe captures a season in New York City’s world renowned School of American Ballet (SAB). Mr. Hall staged Justin Peck’s In Creases for SAB’s 2018 Workshop Performances and joined the School’s permanent faculty in September 2018. He joined the School’s permanent faculty in September 2018 while continuing his performing career with New York City Ballet. Ms. Pilarre also collaborated with Suzanne Farrell on the staging of La Valse and La Source for Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s 2005 performances at The Kennedy Center. In this role he works closely with Chairman of Faculty Kay Mazzo and Executive Director Carrie Hinrichs to ensure that SAB’s students have the training, resources and guidance to develop into world class artists and healthy, well-rounded individuals. Mr. Hendrickson was a guest teacher at SAB during the 2017-18 Winter Term and joined the permanent faculty in September 2018. Ms. Fairchild has originated principal roles in ballets by Robert La Fosse (Land of Nod), Peter Martins (Bal de Couture, Naïve and Sentimental Music), Angelin Preljocaj (Spectral Evidence), Alexei Ratmansky (Namouna, A Grand Divertissement), Susan Stroman (Double Feature) and Christopher Wheeldon (Shambards). “On Pointe,” the six-part documentary about the competitive New York City Ballet-affiliated School of American Ballet, also recently released, tells a different side of the story. He later studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Miami City Ballet, the School of American Ballet, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, The Ailey School and Ballet Divertimento in Montreal, Canada. Megan Fairchild was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began her dance training at the age of four, studying with Judy Levitre and Kaelynne Oliphant at Dance Concepts in Sandy, Utah, and at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City with Sharee Lane, Deborah Dobson, and Maureen Laird. Ms. Stafford was promoted to the rank of soloist in January 2002 and principal dancer in December 2007. Mr. Huxley’s repertoire includes principal roles in Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina, Coppélia, Divertimento from ‘Le Baiser de la Fée’, Duo Concertant, Jewels (“Emeralds” and “Rubies”), The Four Temperaments, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mozartiana, Prodigal Son, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Raymonda Variations, Symphony in C, Symphony in Three Movements and Vienna Waltzes; in Bournonville’s La Sylphide; in Jerome Robbins’s The Four Seasons, Goldberg Variations and Two & Three Part Inventions; in Peter Martins’s Romeo + Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Fearful Symmetries; in Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit and Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes; in Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH; in Christopher Wheeldon’s Mercurial Manoeuvres; and in Richard Tanner’s Sonatas and Interludes. In 2007, Alicia began taking classes at Morgantown Dance Studio with Desiree Witt, Lauren Sone, Marilyn Pipes, Eunice Kim, and Robert Steele. 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