Taylor Stanley - New York City Ballet

Taylor Stanley
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Photo © Paul Kolnik 
Background

Taylor Stanley is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began his dance training at the age of three at The Rock School in Pennsylvania. He attended summer programs at Miami City Ballet in 2006 and 2007 and at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, during the summer of 2008 before enrolling full time at SAB in the fall of that same year. In September 2009, Mr. Stanley became an apprentice with NYCB, and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in September 2010.

Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB

Since joining New York City Ballet Mr. Stanley has danced featured roles in:

George Balanchine's:

  • Episodes
  • Square Dance

Peter Martins':

  • Swan Lake (Russian)

Christopher Wheeldon's:

  • Polyphonia

Mr. Stanley has originated corps roles in:

Melissa Barak’s: Call Me Ben
Benjamin Millepied’s:Why am I not where you are
Peter Martins': Ocean's Kingdom
Lynne Taylor Corbett's: The Seven Deadly Sins

 

Honors

Mr. Stanley received the Mae L. Wien Award in 2009.