Megan Fairchild was born on June 17,1984 and is an American ballet dancer.
12 Facts About Megan Fairchild
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Megan Fairchild is currently a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.
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Megan Fairchild entered the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 2000.
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Megan Fairchild's brother, Robert Fairchild was a principal with the company.
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In November 2001, Megan Fairchild joined the New York City Ballet as an apprentice, and in October 2002 she joined the Company and became a member of the corps de ballet.
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Megan Fairchild was promoted to the rank of soloist in February 2004, and in January 2005, she was promoted to principal dancer.
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Megan Fairchild made her Broadway stage debut playing the role of Ivy Smith in the 2014 revival of On the Town, which opened on October 16,2014, at the Lyric Theatre.
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Megan Fairchild received the 2015 Theatre World Award for her performance.
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Megan Fairchild is currently a Teaching Fellow with the School of American Ballet.
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In 2011, Megan Fairchild married fellow New York City Ballet principal Andrew Veyette, but they quietly divorced in 2017.
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Megan Fairchild is the mother of three daughters, including a pair of twins with her second husband.
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From 2014 to 2017, Fairchild was the sister-in-law of fellow dancer Tiler Peck, through her marriage to Megan's brother Robert.