I loved the classical music and i could express myself to it best through dance. Mobile ballet, 4351 downtowner loop n, mobile, al 2020. Kathryn morgan began studying ballet at age three in mobile, al at mobile ballet. My partner is darren anderson, formerly royal winnipeg. He has choreographed fulllength productions of the nutcracker, cinderella, the. We will do our very best to keep you posted on any developments in a timely manner. This is despite having a father who was a dentist in the air force and moving around a lot. Mobile ballet, under the direction of winthrop corey, will stage a new production of the elegant classic swan lake featuring kathryn morgan, a soloist with new york city ballet, and seth orza. Kathryn morgan for nycb the first on stage ballet i saw. Nov 25, 2015 kathryn morgan was one of new york city ballet s most promising soloists, until her career was sidelined by hypothyroidism. Feb 10, 2020 morgan s unusually fast rise at nycb reads like a ballet fairy tale. Throughout her recovery, morgan taught ballet and performed as a guest artist. Kathryn morgan in snow in george balanchines nutcracker at nycb ballet nyc. Kathryn morgan, former new york city ballet dancer.
Video, photos go behind the scenes of the mobile ballet s the nutcracker ballet dancer kathryn morgan describes the appeal of the nutcracker in the accompanying behindthescenes video that shows a bit of the hard work that is going into readying the production. Kathryn morgan began studying ballet at age three in mobile, alabama under the direction of winthrop corey, a former principal dancer with the national ballet of canada and the royal winnipeg ballet. Soloist, miami city ballet guest artist, youtuber, master teacher former soloist, new york city ballet. Clara party scene excerpts, kathryn morgan age 14, nutcracker. Not fun, but this is what i have to do to be at my best when i come back. Kathryn katie morgan from mobile, alabama, joins miami city ballet as a soloist. In this issue, artistic director, victoria morgan, talks about the upcoming bold moves program and some of her favorite moments of the 20182019 season. Nutcracker performance survival guide kathryn morgan. Sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker by bobcatnorth, via.
She spoke with huffpost women recently about what it was like to take a step back from her career to battle thyroid illness, how she manages to juggle body image issues in the professional dance world and what she plans on doing now that the nycb is no. The kathryn morgan show is a podcast for anyone who loves dance. The new york city ballets kathryn morgan watches other dancers rehearse monday, nov. I noticed in the program at new york city ballet that kathryn morgan is the new janice levin dancer honoree. Life can turn sour for anyone, even the sugar plum fairy. Miami city ballet announces ten new dancers for the 201920. I simultaneously show you an easy look and my full advanced stage routine. She was a soloist with new york city ballet performing juliet, the sugarplum fairy, and aurora all by the time. The nutcracker mobile ballet kathryn morgan fouette turns, social media. Many ballet fans hearts broke when new york city ballet soloist kathryn morgan announced in august that she was taking leave from the company to focus on some medical issues. My partner is darren anderson, formerly royal winnipeg ballet. City ballet apprentices dance report the new york times.
She tells you about the casting process, secrets about the costumes, and other special things about the production. This is my survival guide for your nutcracker ballet performances. I turned to my parents and said, im going to be up there one day. I give you all my tips and tricks for physically and mentally dancing your best. The nutcracker ballet was composed by tchaikovsky in dance of the sugar plum fairy became part of the nutcracker suite, a selection of pieces from the ballet. After attending a summer program at the school of american ballet in 2004, she enrolled as a full time student in the fall. She was going to be a professional ballet dancer, and today, even that seems to be an understatement. Ballet mobile, a nonprofit performing troupe, brings inspirational ballet and other forms of dance to persons who might otherwise be unable to experience them. Alabama in march for performances of swan lake with mobile ballet. Video, photos go behind the scenes of the mobile ballets the nutcracker ballet dancer kathryn morgan describes the appeal of the nutcracker in the accompanying behindthescenes video that shows a bit of the hard work that is going into readying the production. Just a native new yorker exploring the world and my first stop is fairfax, va.
Kathryn elizabeth morgan born august 17, 1988 is an american ballet dancer. She also has as a selftitled youtube channel which has more than 168k subscribers. As a young american ballet dancer, kathryn elizabeth morgan, is a former soloist with the new york city ballet. Born august 17, 1989 in north carolina, morgan calls mobile, alabama home. She attended the summer program at the school of american ballet in 2004 and enrolled as a full time student that fall. Jan, 2018 kathryn morgan, former nycb soloist, as the dewdrop fairy in. We train students ages 3 to adult at our mobile studio and our eastern shore studio located in daphne. Ballet in the city is presenting blochs evening with kathryn morgan on march 2930, 2016 at the kennedy center, and we are so honored to have had the chance to chat with kathryn little bit about her return to the stage, her upcoming performance, and the bright future she has ahead of her. Ballet dancer kathryn morgan age, husband, height, education. Morgans unusually fast rise at nycb reads like a ballet fairy tale. Arts, visual and performing ballerinas appreciation works ballet dancers. Dec 23, 2007 everything else seems to be in line that was previously awful liver, blood count, etc so i should be back for nutcracker. Hope this helps for the upcoming nutcracker season. Kathryn morgan began studying ballet at age three at mobile ballet in her hometown of mobile, alabama.
Kathryn morgan on her return to ballet after illness pointe. With mobile ballet in alabama, morgan performed as aurora in sleeping beauty, odette and odile in swan lake, sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker, and snow white in snow white and the seven dwarfs. Kathryn joined new york city ballet as an apprentice in june of 2006 and became a. Versions of sugar plums at new york city ballet the new. Kathryn morgan was at dancewear corner dancewear corner. Alaina andersen itzkan barbosa eric beckham bianca bulle adrienne carter. Jul 03, 2019 kathryn morgan began studying ballet at age three at mobile ballet in mobile, alabama. Kathryn and i share a passion for widening the reach of ballet. This morning, former new york city ballet soloist and current dance spirit advice columnist. Kathryn morgan was one of new york city ballets most promising soloists, until her career was sidelined by hypothyroidism.
Former new york city ballet soloist kathryn morgan. Kathryn studied with mobile ballet until age fifteen, when she moved to. With an auditioned company of more than thirty dancers, mobile ballet stages at least three productions annually. Navy, and the morgans moved four times before he left the service to practice endodontics root canal surgery in mobile, alabama. Morgan left new york city ballet in 2012 due to health complications related to her suffering from hashimotos thyroiditis. New york city ballets kathryn morgan in the dual role of odette and odile in mobile ballets production of swan lake. Today kathryn takes you behind the scenes of new york city ballets nutcracker.
Kathryn morgan is a soloist with miami city ballet. Kathyrn elizabeth morgan is known as kathryn morgan, who is an american professional ballet dancer. She began studying ballet at age three at mobile ballet in mobile, alabama. Kathryn attended the summer program at the school of american ballet in. She then went to the summer program at the school of american ballet in 2004 and joined the school in the fall later as a fulltime student. These are some excerpts of the party scene from mobile ballet s version in 2003. Dec 29, 2012 in 2007 the teenage kathryn morgan made an admirable, striking debut as the sugar plum fairy in new york city ballets production of george balanchines the nutcracker, one of. In 2007 the teenage kathryn morgan made an admirable, striking debut as the sugar plum fairy in new york city ballets production of george balanchines the nutcracker, one of. Kathryn morgan, former new york city ballet dancer, on what its like to gain weight in the dance world. Dec 29, 2019 the youtuber kathryn morgan started learning ballet when she was only three years old at mobile ballet, located in mobile, alabama. I turned to my parents and said, im going to be up there one day, morgan says. Kathryn morgan began studying ballet at age three at mobile ballet in mobile, alabama. Later, while training at the mobile ballet, morgan visited new york city and saw nycb perform george balanchines nutcracker.
Kathryn then attended the summer program at the school of american ballet in 2004 and enrolled as a fulltime student that fall. Began ballet at the age of three in mobile, alabama under the direction of former principal dancer with the national ballet of canada and the royal winnipeg ballet, winthrop corp. Its arabian dance, with the mobile ballet, when katie was only fifteen years old, but clearly bound for great things. Morgan, a mobile native, returned home to star in the nutcracker. Kathryn attended the summer program at the school of american ballet in 2004 and enrolled as a full time student that fall. Growing up in alabama, she started training at mobile ballet at age 5, and joined their youth company. Miami city ballet announces ten new dancers for the 2019. Kathyrn morgan bio, age, net worth, nationality, dance. Cincinnati ballet presents a wide variety of repertoire during its performance season, including a number of new works. Winthrop corey, artistic director of mobile ballet, became morgans first mentor after she enrolled in the company school. When soloist kathryn morgan made her entrance as the striptease girl in. Mobile ballet is the gulf coasts premier classical ballet company and ballet school,offering classical ballet and broadwaystyle jazz training. Morgan, whos been one of our favorites since before she graced our january 2008 cover, has had a longterm struggle with. Growing up in alabama, she started training at mobile ballet at age 5, and joined their.
She was hardly in the role for more than a seven months when she was diagnosed with an. She joined new york city ballet in 2006 and was promoted to the rank of soloist in 2009. Now that she has a clean bill of health, morgan is back in new york and looking to pick up her ballet career where it left off in 2012. Kathryn morgan and robert fairchild in george balanchines scotch symphony see more. Besides, she is also a content writer at dance spirit magazine. Kathryn morgan and the kathryn morgan haul dancewear corner. The classical girl chats with kathryn morgan, former nycb soloist and social media icon about ballet, life, and rising from the ashes. I wanted to share some more nutcracker performance footage today. Her first time in new york city, she saw nycbs nutcracker. In 2012, after two years of unexplained energy loss and headaches, and rapidly gaining 40 pounds, she left the company and returned home to alabama to focus on her health. Nicklaus1622 miami city ballet nutcracker ad dd 1 111919 2. I will keep tweeting though and let you know what im doing. In 2012, after two years of unexplained energy loss and headaches, and rapidly gaining 40 pounds, she left the company. Featured roles at new york city ballet about kathryn morgan.
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