List of New York City Ballet dancers

This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers.

Principal dancers

NameJoinedPromotedLeft/retired
Diana Adams19501963
Heléne Alexopoulos19781989 2002
Jared Angle199820052023
Tyler Angle20042009
Alexandra Ansanelli199620032005
Karin von Aroldingen196219721984
Merrill Ashley196719771997
Charles Askegard199719982011
Mikhail Baryshnikov19781979
Peter Boal198319892005
Gilbert Bolden III20182025
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
Yvonne Borree198819972010
Ashley Bouder200020052025
Maria Calegari197419831994
Zachary Catazaro200820172018
Chun Wai Chan 2021 2022
John Clifford19661980
Christopher d'Amboise1983
Jacques d'Amboise194919531984
Adrian Danchig-Waring20032013
Joaquín De Luz200320052018
Albert Evans198819952010
Megan Fairchild 200220052026
Robert Fairchild200620092017
Suzanne Farrell196119651989
Chase Finlay200820132018
Peter Frame197619881990
Jovani Furlan20192022
Gonzalo Garcia20072022
Emilie Gerrity20102023
Joseph Gordon20122018
Melissa Hayden194819551973
Gen Horiuchi19821989
Nikolaj Hübbe19922008
Anthony Huxley20072015
Sterling Hyltin200320072022
Russell Janzen200820172023
Allegra Kent195319571981
Gelsey Kirkland196819721974
Darci Kistler198019822010
Maria Kowroski199519992021
Rebecca Krohn199920122017
Ask la Cour200220132021
Isabella LaFreniere20142023
Tanaquil Le Clercq1948
Lourdes Lopez197419841997
Lauren Lovette201020152021
Nicholas Magallanes19481977
Sébastien Marcovici199320022014
Peter Martins1970
Michael Maule19501953
Patricia McBride1959
Sara Mearns20042008
Roman Mejia20172023
Benjamin Millepied199520022011
Miriam Miller 2016 2025
Arthur Mitchell195519561966
Francisco Moncion194819851985
Yvonne Mounsey19491959
Mira Nadon20182023
Philip Neal198719932010
Patricia Neary1960
Kyra Nichols197419792007
Tiler Peck20052009
Unity Phelan20132021
Amar Ramasar200120092022
Teresa Reichlen200120092022
Jenifer Ringer199020002014
Jennie Somogyi199420002015
Jock Soto198119852005
Abi Stafford199920072021
Jonathan Stafford199920072014
Taylor Stanley20102016
Ethan Stiefel198919951997
Sofiane Sylve20032008
Maria Tallchief19461960
Janie Taylor199820052014
Ryan Tomash20252026
Margaret Tracey198619912002
Edward Villella19571958, 19601979
Emma Von Enck20172024
Peter Walker20122022
Miranda Weese199319962007
Robert Weiss
Wendy Whelan198619912014
Patricia Wilde19501965
Damian Woetzel198519892008
Indiana Woodward20122021

Soloists

This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists.

NameJoinedPromotedLeft/retired
Victor Abreu20192025
Sara Adams20092017
Dominika Afanasenkov 2022 2025
Daniel Applebaum
Ellen Bar199820062011
Elyse Borne
India Bradley20182025
Stacey Calvert
Antonio Carmena199920062017
Kelly Cass198319881993
Preston Chamblee20152022
Harrison Coll20132018
Naomi Corti 2019 2025
Lois Ellyn 1948 1950
Jason Fowler199620062009
Jean-Pierre Frohlich
David Gabriel20222024
Susan Gluck
Tom Gold
Gloria Govrin
Craig Hall200020072016
Adam Hendrickson199820052013
Arch Higgins198919982010
Ashley Hod20132022
Ashly Isaacs201020152019
Denise Robison199619971998
Emily Kikta20112022
Katrina Killian
Lauren King200420132021
Alec Knight20162024
Carla Körbes200020052005
Claire Kretzschmar201120182022
Ashley Laracey20032013
Megan LeCrone200220132025
Edwaard Liang199319982007
Savannah Lowery200220072018
Jules Mabie 2019 2024
Mary Thomas MacKinnon 2018 2025
Olivia MacKinnon20132023
Alexa Maxwell20132023
Rebecca Metzger
Gloria Mohr
Kathryn Morgan200620092012
Seth Orza200020072007
Georgina Pazcoguin200220132023
Justin Peck20072013
Erica Pereira20072009
Brittany Pollack200720132026
Christine Redpath
Davide Riccardo20182023
Rachel Rutherford199520022011
Aarón Sanz20122018
Troy Schumacher200520172026
Carol Sumner
Sean Suozzi20002007
KJ Takahashi20212023
Jennifer Tinsley-Williams
Mel Tomlinson19811987
Sebastian Villarini-Velez20132018
Christopher Wheeldon199319982000
Diana White19771997
Andres Zuniga 2018 2025
Elise Flagg 1970 1979

Corps de ballet

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

Former corps de ballet

  • Dena Abergel
  • Faye Arthurs
  • Aesha Ash
  • Briana Atkins
  • Debra Austin
  • Austin Bachman
  • Callie Bachman
  • Amy Barker
  • Darius Barnes
  • Toni Bentley
  • Katie Bergstrom
  • Saskia Beskow
  • Jenny Blascovich
  • Jacqueline Bologna
  • Megan Bonneau
  • Paul Boos
  • Susan Borree
  • Mary Helen Bowers
  • Likolani Brown
  • Wilhelm Burmann
  • Stephanie Chrosniak
  • Emily Coates
  • Maya Collins
  • Cara Copeland
  • Cameron Dieck
  • Alina Drunova
  • Sophie Flack
  • 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
  • Claire Kim
  • Ashlee Knapp
  • Austin Laurent
  • Robert Lyon
  • Zoe Bliss Magnussen
  • Lindy Mandradjieff
  • Jenelle Manzi
  • Samuel Melnikov
  • Gwyneth Muller
  • Courtney Muscroft
  • Lars Nelson
  • Ellen Ostrom
  • Vincent Paradiso
  • Allen Peiffer
  • Roger Peterson
  • Rachel Piskin
  • David Prottas
  • Maxwell Read
  • Matthew Renko
  • Tabitha Rinko-Gay
  • Shoshana Rosenfield
  • Kristen Segin
  • Henry Seth
  • Aaron Severini
  • Briana Shepherd
  • Kristin Sloan
  • Mimi Staker
  • Lynne Stetson
  • Joshua Thew
  • Lara Tong
  • Ulrik Trojaborg
  • Max van der Sterre
  • 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.

See also

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