Haley Schwan is a soloist with the Boston Ballet. [1]
Haley Schwan grew up in Dearborn, Michigan where she studied gymnastics, jazz, tap, ballet, and contemporary jazz. [2] She moved away from home at the age of 12 [3] to train at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C.. At 16 years old, she move to St. Petersburg, Russia to train at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. [4] [3]
After completing her studies at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2010, Schwan joined the corps de ballet at Staatsballet Berlin (Berlin State Ballet), where she remained for five seasons. [3] During her time with Stattballet Berlin, she danced solos created for her in Marco Goecke's And the Sky on that Cloudy Day and Itzik Galili's Open Square. [1]
In 2015, Schwan moved to New York City as a freelance dancer and choreographer. During this time, she worked with Emery LeCrone and Twyla Tharp. [1] [2] She also acted in S. Dylan Zwickel's immersive theater production Here We Dance and choreographed Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's performance of "Black Widow" for the MTV VMAs. [1] [2]
Schwan joined the Boston Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to second soloist in 2020 [5] and soloist in 2022. [1] She has also choreographed for the company for BB@home: ChoreograpHER. [2] [5] [6]
Haley Schwan is a soloist with the Boston Ballet. [1]
Haley Schwan grew up in Dearborn, Michigan where she studied gymnastics, jazz, tap, ballet, and contemporary jazz. [2] She moved away from home at the age of 12 [3] to train at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C.. At 16 years old, she move to St. Petersburg, Russia to train at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. [4] [3]
After completing her studies at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2010, Schwan joined the corps de ballet at Staatsballet Berlin (Berlin State Ballet), where she remained for five seasons. [3] During her time with Stattballet Berlin, she danced solos created for her in Marco Goecke's And the Sky on that Cloudy Day and Itzik Galili's Open Square. [1]
In 2015, Schwan moved to New York City as a freelance dancer and choreographer. During this time, she worked with Emery LeCrone and Twyla Tharp. [1] [2] She also acted in S. Dylan Zwickel's immersive theater production Here We Dance and choreographed Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's performance of "Black Widow" for the MTV VMAs. [1] [2]
Schwan joined the Boston Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to second soloist in 2020 [5] and soloist in 2022. [1] She has also choreographed for the company for BB@home: ChoreograpHER. [2] [5] [6]