New York City Ballet announced today that Tiler Peck and Ana Sophia Scheller have been promoted to the rank of soloist with the Company.  The promotions are effective immediately.

Tiler Peck was born in Bakersfield, California.  She began her dance training at the age of seven.  At the age of 11, Ms. Peck began studying with former New York City Ballet dancers Colleen Neary and Patricia Neary.  During this time she also studied with former NYCB principal Yvonne Mounsey at Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica.  Ms. Peck entered the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2003.  In September 2004, Ms. Peck became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in February 2005 she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet.

Since joining New York City Ballet, Ms. Peck has performed featured roles in George Balanchine's Divertimento No. 15, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Butterfly), George Balanchine's The Nutcracker^TM  (Dewdrop, Marzipan, Dolls), and Symphony in C (Fourth Movement). Ms. Peck has also performed in Jerome Robbins' Mother Goose (Princess Florine) and Peter Martins' Swan Lake ("Pas de Quartre").  Ms. Peck has also originated featured roles in Peter Martins' Friandises and The Red Violin.

Ms. Peck was the 2004 recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation - USA Dance Fellowship and a Mae L. Wien Award. 

Ana Sophia Scheller was born in Buenos Aires, and began her dance training when she was six years old.  She received a scholarship as part of Argentina's National Presidential Prize for Cultural Excellence in Classical Dance for three consecutive years before moving to New York at age 13 to enroll as a full-time student at the School of American Ballet, in January 2000.  Ms. Scheller joined American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company in August 2003, and joined New York City Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in April 2004.

Since joining New York City Ballet, Ms. Scheller has performed featured roles in George Balanchine's Ballo della Regina, Divertimento No. 15, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker^TM  (Sugarplum, Dewdrop, Marzipan), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hippolyta), and Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux.  She also originated a featured role in Jorma Elo's Slice to Sharp, as part of the 2006 Diamond Project.

New York City Ballet's 2007 winter season begins Wednesday, January 3, and runs through Sunday, February 25.  For general information on tickets for any New York City Ballet performance, call 212-870-5570, or visit www.nycballet.com.