Heather Ogden Explained
Heather Ogden is a Canadian ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at the National Ballet of Canada.
Early life
Ogden was born in Toronto, Ontario. She and her family moved to Richmond, British Columbia when she was 6. After seeing her babysitter dance, Ogden started training at the Richmond Academy of Dance. She graduated in 1998.[1] [2]
Career
In 1998, Ogden joined the National Ballet of Canada as an apprentice, and was promoted to the corps de ballet the following year.[1] Ogden was named Principal Dancer in 2005.[3] She has danced principal roles in productions such as Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.[3]
Reviewing her performance as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, The Globe and Mail called her performance "jaw-dropping. Without so much as a wobble, she seemed to hang in the air for an eternity."[4] On Nijinsky, The Globe and Mail called Ogden's dancing "full of tenderness and pathos" as her character's "marriage (and her husband's mind) falls apart later on."[5]
Outside of the National Ballet, Ogden has also made guest appearances with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Munich Ballet and multiple galas. In 2014, she became an ambassador for Rolex Canada.[3]
Ogden was featured in 2013 short film Lost In Motion II.[6]
Selected repertoire
Personal life
In 2010, Ogden married fellow National Ballet principal dancer Guillaume Côté.[16] The couple has two children.[17] They separated in 2022.
Ogden grew up playing softball, but gave up to focus on ballet. In 2017, she threw a ceremonial first pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.[18]
External links
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: How National Ballet Dancer Heather Ogden Lives Her Life with Passion and Balance. Best Health. 16 April 2020.
- News: Cupcakes & Conversation with Heather Ogden, Principal, The National Ballet of Canada. Ballet News. 28 May 2017.
- Web site: Heather Ogden Principal Dancer. National Ballet of Canada. 16 April 2020.
- News: National Ballet presents a Sleeping Beauty suspended in wonder. 11 March 2012. The Globe and Mail.
- News: Review: Nijinsky a rich, powerful ballet that demands to be rewatched. 24 November 2017. The Globe and Mail.
- News: Heather Ogden Dances In Breathtaking 'Lost In Motion II' (VIDEO). Huffington Post Canada. 7 May 2020.
- Web site: Swan Lake Principal Casting Announced! Six Debuts, Heather Ogden Returns to the Stage. Ballet News. 23 May 2017.
- News: National Ballet of Canada: Romeo and Juliet – review. The Guardian. 18 April 2013.
- Web site: The Nutcracker Principal Casting Announced. Ballet Class. 14 November 2018.
- News: Principal Dancer Xiao Nan Yu Bids Farewell In The Merry Widow. Broadway World Toronto. 3 June 2019.
- Web site: Cupcakes & Conversation with Heather Ogden, Principal, The National Ballet of Canada. Ballet News. 28 May 2017.
- Web site: The Winter's Tale. Lincoln Center. 16 April 2020.
- Web site: Through the looking glass. Post City. 7 November 2012.
- News: Three dancers take on one tragic heroine in the National Ballet of Canada's Anna Karenina. The Star. 6 November 2018.
- News: Flash Pointe: Ballerina Heather Ogden on Playing Carmen. Flare. 5 June 2013. 16 April 2020. 30 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030131900/https://www.flare.com/celebrity/entertainment/ballerina-heather-ogden-on-playing-carmen/. dead.
- News: Pas de deux: National Ballet of Canada principal dancers wed. National Post. 19 July 2010.
- News: Ballerina Heather Ogden on fitness, pregnancy and the importance of body positivity. Elle. 9 May 2018.
- News: Ballet dancer brings Jays fans to their toes with first pitch. CBC News. 26 July 2017.
