Heather Watts was born on Linda Heather Watts; September 27,1953 and is a former ballet dancer and teacher most known for her time with the New York City Ballet.
15 Facts About Heather Watts
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Heather Watts moved permanently to New York at age 15, again on a Ford Foundation scholarship to the School of American Ballet.
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Heather Watts performed around the world and starred in numerous Dance in America television programs, and she performed opposite frequent partner Mikhail Baryshnikov at the White House in a national televised performance of Balanchine's Rubies for President and Mrs Carter.
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Heather Watts retired from the stage in a gala performance at Lincoln Center in 1995.
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Heather Watts married fellow New York City Ballet Principal Damian Woetzel in 1999.
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Heather Watts has directed many national and international dance touring companies, including a tour entitled "Homage a Balanchine" of 108 cities for Columbia Artists, and she has rehearsed and staged ballets around the world.
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Heather Watts has designed costumes for new ballets at the New York City Ballet, as well as for Off-Broadway productions.
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Heather Watts is the co-author, with fellow NYCB collaborator Jock Soto, of the cookbook "Our Meals: Making a Home for Family and Friends".
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Heather Watts has appeared on the Charlie Rose Show, Good Morning America, and the CBS Morning News among other programs.
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Heather Watts has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and currently serves on the Artists Committee for the Kennedy Center Honors, and on the selection committee for the Bessie Awards 2011 in New York City.
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Heather Watts has been a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine since 1995.
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Heather Watts currently covers arts and culture for the magazine, and is the photographer Bruce Weber's editor.
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Heather Watts has written articles for Vanity Fair, as well as Italian Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue, and Dance Magazine among other publications.
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Heather Watts was one of the official technical consultants for the motion-picture Black Swan.
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In January 2012, Heather Watts received a Doctorate in Fine Arts honoris causa from Hunter College.