10 Facts About Taylor Stanley

1.

Taylor G Stanley was born on May 30,1991 and is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.

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2.

At age 15, Taylor Stanley attended a summer course at the Miami City Ballet School.

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3.

Two years later, Taylor Stanley attended a summer intensive at the School of American Ballet in New York City, then was asked there and to train full time for a year.

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4.

Taylor Stanley received the Mae L Wien Awards for Outstanding Promise that year.

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5.

Taylor Stanley became an apprentice at the New York City Ballet in 2009, and joined the corps de ballet the following year.

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6.

Taylor Stanley was promoted to soloist in 2013 and principal dancer in 2016.

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7.

Taylor Stanley had dance lead roles in George Balanchine's and Jerome Robbins' works.

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8.

Taylor Stanley had originated roles with choreographers such as Justin Peck, Lauren Lovette and Kyle Abraham.

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9.

Outside of New York City Ballet, Taylor Stanley danced with his colleague Troy Schumacher's side project, BalletCollective.

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10.

Taylor Stanley took classes at Nederlands Dans Theater and studied Gaga at Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv.

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