Haley Schwan
Haley Schwan is a soloist with the Boston Ballet.[1]
Early life[edit]
Haley Schwan grew up in Dearborn, Michigan where she studied gymnastics, jazz, tap, ballet, and contemporary jazz.[2] She moved away from home at the age of 12[3] to train at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C.. At 16 years old, she move to St. Petersburg, Russia to train at the Vaganova Ballet Academy.[4][3]
Career[edit]
After completing her studies at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2010, Schwan joined the corps de ballet at Staatsballet Berlin (Berlin State Ballet), where she remained for five seasons.[3] During her time with Stattballet Berlin, she danced solos created for her in Marco Goecke's And the Sky on that Cloudy Day and Itzik Galili's Open Square.[1]
In 2015, Schwan moved to New York City as a freelance dancer and choreographer. During this time, she worked with Emery LeCrone and Twyla Tharp.[1][2] She also acted in S. Dylan Zwickel's immersive theater production Here We Dance and choreographed Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's performance of "Black Widow" for the MTV VMAs.[1][2]
Schwan joined the Boston Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to second soloist in 2020[5] and soloist in 2022.[1] She has also choreographed for the company for BB@home: ChoreograpHER.[2][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Haley Schwan". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b c d Campbell, Karen (2018-12-04). "Haley Schwan's Untraditional Path From Choreographing at the MTV VMAs to Joining Boston Ballet". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b c Vanni, Olivia (2019-12-03). "Becoming a pro ballerina: Haley Schwan's career intermission". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Haley Schwan | Second Soloist". Boston Ballet. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Lansky, Chava Pearl (2020-03-25). "Boston Ballet Has Promoted 7 Dancers, Including Tigran Mkrtchyan to Principal". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ DeSantis, Marissa (2018-10-25). "A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Boston Ballet's All-Female Choreographed Program". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-28.