Background |
Ellen Bar was born in Houston, Texas. She began her ballet training at the age of seven with the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet. Ms. Bar studied with Antonia Tumkovsky, Elise Reiman, Richard Rapp, Garielle Whittle and Hélène Dudin. She appeared in the children's role of "Candy Cane" in the film version of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™, which was released in 1993. While at SAB, Ms. Bar was the recipient of the Anna Whitney Bass Scholarship for Dancers with Outstanding Promise. In the fall of 1997, Ms. Bar was invited to become an apprentice with New York City Ballet. She joined the Company's corps de ballet in June 1998. In March of 2006 she was promoted to soloist. |
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Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB |
Since joining New York City Ballet, Ms. Bar has performed featured roles in: George Balanchine's: - Agon
- Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (First Movement)
- Coppélia (War & Discord)
- The Four Temperaments
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Flowers, and Hostess)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hippolyta)
- Orpheus
- Stars and Stripes (Second Campaign)
- Symphony in C (Fourth Movement)
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (Elegie)
- La Valse
Eliot Feld's: Peter Martins': - The Sleeping Beauty (Courage)
- Swan Lake (Russian and Princesses)
Jerome Robbins': and Christopher Wheeldon's: Ms. Bar originated a featured role in: - Mr. Martins' Swan Lake (Spanish)
Ms. Bar originated corps roles in: - Melissa Barak's Telemann Overture Suite in E Minor
- Boris Eifman's Musagète
- Eliot Feld's Organon
- Peter Martins' Chichester Psalms
- Jerome Robbins' N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz (NYCB premiere)
- Richard Tanner's Variations on a Nursery Song
- Helga Tomasson's:Prism
- Christopher Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals and Mercurial Manoeuvres
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