Lauren Anderson (dancer)

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Lauren Anderson is a ballet dancer with the Houston Ballet in Houston, Texas, and in 1990 became the first black American ballerina to become a principal for a major dance company, an important milestone in American ballet.


A Houston native, Ms. Anderson joined the Houston Ballet in 1983. Her performance of the title role in Cleopatra gave her international recognition. She ahs also performed works by George Balanchine and Sir Kenneth MacMillan, among others. Ms. Anderson originated the role of Cleopatra in the ballet of the same name created by Ben Stevenson, and her performance received reviews; the Boston Globe called Ms. Anderson "a powerhouse in interpreting the role that Stevenson created on her."

Ms. Anderson is married to jazz saxophonist Kyle Turner.

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