Cynthia Harvey

Cynthia Harvey (born May 17, 1957) is an American dance teacher and former ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. Harvey was born in California, and joined American Ballet Theatre in 1974. Her roles included Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. While Mikhail Baryshnikov was the artistic director at ABT, she performed as the prima ballerina in Baryshnikov's filmed production of Don Quixote.

She was a principal of the Royal Ballet, and made guest appearances with other companies before retiring from dancing in 1995.[1] Now Ms.Harvey is Artistic Director, American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Her mother was of Mexican ancestry.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Cynthia Harvey", Prix de Lausanne, retrieved 18 March 2014
  2. ↑ http://people.com/archive/baryshnikov-picks-a-new-partner-with-classic-grace-cynthia-harvey-vol-15-no-1/


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