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Andrew Veyette
Photo © Paul Kolnik
Background |
Andrew Veyette was born in Denver, Colorado, and began his dance training at the age of nine, studying with Betty Downs at Dance Arts in Visalia, California. Mr. Veyette continued his studies at Westside Ballet in Santa Monica, California. While at Westside Ballet, Mr. Veyette trained with Yvonne Mounsey and was personally coached by Nader Hamed. Mr. Veyette entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1998. In the spring of 2000, Mr. Veyette became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and later that season he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. In March of 2006 he was promoted to soloist. In May 2007 Mr. Veyette was promoted to principal dancer. |
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Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB |
Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. Veyette has danced featured roles in: George Balanchine's: - Agon
- Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet (Third Movement)
- Divertimento No. 15
- Donizetti Variations
- The Four Temperaments
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Cavalier, Hot Chocolate)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon and Lysander)
- Raymonda Variations
- Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
- Square Dance
- Stars and Stripes
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
- Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2
Eliot Feld's: Peter Martins': - Jeu de Carte
- Romeo + Juliet (Mercutio)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird, Asia)
- Swan Lake (Benno and Spanish)
- Zakouski
Jerome Robbins': - Brandenburg
- Fancy Free
- Fanfare (Clarinets)
- Interplay
- Moves
- N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz
- West Side Story Suite
and Christopher Wheeldon's: Mr. Veyette originated featured roles in: - Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's Two Birds with the Wings of One
- Peter Martins' Grazioso, and The Red Violin
- Richard Tanner's Soirée
He originated corps roles in: - Boris Eifman's Musagète
- Mr. Martins' Burleske, Chichester Psalms, and Octet (NYCB premiere)
- Mr. Robbins' N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz (NYCB premiere)
- Susan Stroman's Double Feature
- Mr. Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals, Klavier, Shambards, and Variations Sérieuses
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Other Performances |
Mr. Veyette has performed as a guest artist with Pennsylvania Ballet, appearing in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ and Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. |
Honors |
Mr. Veyette is a Mae L. Wien Award recipient for 2000. While at SAB, he studied under the Janice Levin Scholarship. |
Interview |
Click HERE to read a Dancer on Dancer interview with Andrew Veyette. |
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