Christopher d'Amboise was born and raised in New York City, where he was introduced to the world of dance by his father, Jacques d'Amboise, and his mother, Carolyn George, both dancers with New York City Ballet. Mr. d'Amboise had studied at the School of American Ballet for 11 years, when he was invited by George Balanchine to join New York City Ballet in 1978. He was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 1984. His career as a performer was not limited to ballet, and he starred opposite Bernadette Peters in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance, for which he received a Tony nomination. In 1988, Mr. d'Amboise retired from New York City Ballet to develop the New York-based company, Off-Center Ballet. In 1990 he was asked to oversee the Pennsylvania Ballet and incorporated Off-Center Ballet into an experimental wing of the Pennsylvania Ballet. While there, Mr. d'Amboise was appointed Director, President, and CEO and held those positions for four years until returning to New York to focus on creating new works. He has received commissions from such companies as San Francisco Ballet and the Dutch National Ballet. Mr. d'Amboise choreographed the ballets The Bounding Line, Circle of Fifths, and Triptych (String Percussion Celesta) for New York City Ballet. His play-with-dance The Studio has been work-shopped in Sundance. He has created over 60 ballets for companies the world over. In February 2007 Mr. d'Amboise's Tribute received it's NYCB  premiere.