Haley Schwan Explained

Haley Schwan is a soloist with the Boston Ballet.^[1]

Early life

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]

Career

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. 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.

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. 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.

Schwan joined the Boston Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to second soloist in 2020^[5] and soloist in 2022. She has also choreographed for the company for BB@home: ChoreograpHER.^[6]

References

1. Web site: Haley Schwan . 2023-02-18 . Boston Ballet . en.
2. Web site: Campbell . Karen . 2018-12-04 . Haley Schwan's Untraditional Path From Choreographing at the MTV VMAs to Joining Boston Ballet . 2021-07-28 . . en-US.
3. Web site: Vanni . Olivia . 2019-12-03 . Becoming a pro ballerina: Haley Schwan's career intermission . 2021-07-28 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Haley Schwan Second Soloist . July 28, 2021 . Boston Ballet.
5. Web site: Lansky. Chava Pearl. 2020-03-25. Boston Ballet Has Promoted 7 Dancers, Including Tigran Mkrtchyan to Principal. 2021-07-28. Pointe Magazine. en-US.
6. Web site: DeSantis. Marissa. 2018-10-25. A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Boston Ballet's All-Female Choreographed Program. 2021-07-28. Pointe Magazine. en-US.