principal dancer
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In the run-up to her departure, the petite principal dancer has been performing as if she still had any number of years left in her onstage career.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
A video clip featured in the “Addictive Ballet” episode shows New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder launching herself into a jeté so high she seems to leave Earth’s gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
While Ms. Copeland, the company’s first black female principal dancer, has held her rank since 2015, she hasn’t danced with ABT in six years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Beginning dance at age 13 — unusually late for professional standards — she defied systemic barriers to become ABT’s first Black female principal dancer in 2015.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
Some of the girls think it’s unfair favoritism, since her mom is a former principal dancer, but I’ve never felt that way.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
