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'''Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan ''' is a Mexican-American<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet|url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref> [[ballet dancer]] who is currently a soloist dancer with [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] in Seattle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laubacher |first1=Kyra |title=Roster Round-Up: Catch Up on Dancer Promotions |url=https://pointemagazine.com/dancer-promotions-and-career-transitions-november-2021/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref>
'''Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan ''' is a Mexican-American<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet|url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref> [[ballet dancer]] who is currently a principal dancer with [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] in Seattle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laubacher |first1=Kyra |title=Roster Round-Up: Catch Up on Dancer Promotions |url=https://pointemagazine.com/dancer-promotions-and-career-transitions-november-2021/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref>


==Early life and training==
==Early life and training==


Ryan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Mexican mother and an Irish-American father. She began dance classes at a local studio before one of her teachers noticed her natural facility for classical ballet and recommended [[The Rock School for Dance Education]] for more specialized and technical training.
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Ryan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied classical ballet at [[The Rock School for Dance Education]], Metropolitan Ballet Academy, and the [[Philadelphia Ballet|School of Pennsylvania Ballet]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loftus |first1=John |title=Budding Ballerina |url=https://northeasttimes.com/2011/12/14/budding-ballerina/ |website=Northeast Times |publisher=Northeast Times}}</ref>

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Ryan also attended classes at Metropolitan Ballet Academy, and eventually enrolled at the newly reopened [[Philadelphia Ballet|School of Pennsylvania Ballet]], from where she graduated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loftus |first1=John |title=Budding Ballerina |url=https://northeasttimes.com/2011/12/14/budding-ballerina/ |website=Northeast Times }}</ref>


She attended various summer courses at institutions such as the [[Bolshoi Ballet Academy]], Ellison Ballet, [[San Francisco Ballet]], [[School of American Ballet]], the School of [[Philadelphia Ballet|Pennsylvania Ballet]], and Pacific Northwest Ballet School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Promotions |url=https://blogpnborg.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/promotions-sarah-gabrielle-ryan-miles-pertl-elle-macy/ |website=Official Blog of PNB |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
She attended various summer courses at institutions such as the [[Bolshoi Ballet Academy]], Ellison Ballet, [[San Francisco Ballet]], [[School of American Ballet]], the School of [[Philadelphia Ballet|Pennsylvania Ballet]], and Pacific Northwest Ballet School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Promotions |url=https://blogpnborg.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/promotions-sarah-gabrielle-ryan-miles-pertl-elle-macy/ |website=Official Blog of PNB |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
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At 16, Ryan received her first professional contract with the company formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet (now [[Philadelphia Ballet]]). Two years later, in 2016, she joined [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] as an apprentice, and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet |url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref>
At 16, Ryan received her first professional contract with the company formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet (now [[Philadelphia Ballet]]). Two years later, in 2016, she joined [[Pacific Northwest Ballet]] as an apprentice, and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet |url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/ |website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref>


During her first year in the corps de ballet, she was chosen to replace principal ballerina [[Noelani Pantastico]] in Crystal Pite’s ''Plot Point''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do it All |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-pnb/ |website=Dance Magazine}}</ref> Her successful performance led to a string of featured roles, including ''Maria'' in [[Jerome Robbins|Jerome Robbin's]] West Side Story and the ''Sugar Plum Fairy'' in [[George Balanchine|George Balanchine’s]] The Nutcracker.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cassandra Lea-Saxton|title=Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan {{!}} Soloist|url=https://www.pnb.org/artists/sarah-gabrielle-ryan/|access-date=2021-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
During her first year in the corps de ballet, she was chosen to replace principal ballerina [[Noelani Pantastico]] (who was injured at the time) in Crystal Pite's ''Plot Point''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sillman |first1=Marcie |title=From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do it All |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-pnb/ |website=Dance Magazine}}</ref> Her successful performance led to a string of featured roles, including ''Maria'' in [[Jerome Robbins|Jerome Robbin's]] West Side Story and the ''Sugar Plum Fairy'' in [[George Balanchine]]'s The Nutcracker.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cassandra Lea-Saxton|title=Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan {{!}} Soloist|url=https://www.pnb.org/artists/sarah-gabrielle-ryan/|access-date=2021-11-13|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2018 she was featured in [[Dance Magazine|Dance Magazine's]] "On the Rise" and was the March/April (digital) cover of [[Pointe (magazine)|Pointe Magazine]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-14|title=From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do It All|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-pnb-2585798051.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Dance Magazine|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet|url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Pointe Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2018 she was featured in [[Dance Magazine]]'s "On the Rise" and was the March/April (digital) cover of [[Pointe (magazine)|Pointe Magazine]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-14|title=From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do It All|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-pnb-2585798051.html|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Dance Magazine|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet|url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-gabrielle-ryan-ballet/|access-date=2021-11-13|website=Pointe Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>


During the pandemic lockdown, when live performances were canceled, Ryan was featured in ''Sylvia Pas de deux'' and the ''Rubies'' pas de deux from Balanchine’s Jewels for PNB's digital season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballet Sun Valley 2020 Program |url=https://balletsunvalley.org/2020-program/ |website=Ballet Sun Valley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Cherilyn J |title=Pacific Northwest Ballet Review: An Exciting Return to the Stage |url=https://www.balletherald.com/pacific-northwest-ballet-review-rep1-october-2020/ |website=Ballet Herald}}</ref>
During the pandemic lockdown, when live performances were canceled, Ryan was featured in ''Sylvia Pas de deux'' and the ''Rubies'' pas de deux from Balanchine's Jewels for PNB's digital season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballet Sun Valley 2020 Program |url=https://balletsunvalley.org/2020-program/ |website=Ballet Sun Valley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Cherilyn J |title=Pacific Northwest Ballet Review: An Exciting Return to the Stage |url=https://www.balletherald.com/pacific-northwest-ballet-review-rep1-october-2020/ |website=Ballet Herald}}</ref>


She was promoted to soloist at Pacific Northwest Ballet in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dancer Promotions at Pacific Northwest Ballet |website=PNB Official Blog |url=https://blogpnborg.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/promotions-sarah-gabrielle-ryan-miles-pertl-elle-macy/}}</ref>
She was promoted to Soloist at Pacific Northwest Ballet in November 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dancer Promotions at Pacific Northwest Ballet |website=PNB Official Blog |url=https://blogpnborg.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/promotions-sarah-gabrielle-ryan-miles-pertl-elle-macy/}}</ref> and to Principal dancer in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Dancer Promotions! Clara Ruf Maldonado, Kuu Sakuragi, and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan |url=https://www.pnb.org/blog/promotions-clara-ruf-maldonado-kuu-sakuragi-and-sarah-gabrielle-ryan/?fbclid=IwAR3FwGns8EH2hBKAMiKq0woGgYpLNcEmzLTALl1k9JXjGHlxoBRV_oftJaE |access-date=November 5, 2023 |website=PNB Official Blog}}</ref>


Most recently, Ryan danced leading roles during PNB's June 2022 tour in [[New York City]]. She was featured in the playbill and poster at the [[David H. Koch Theater]].
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Outside of PNB, Ryan has performed as a guest artist at Shut Up & Dance in collaboration with MANNA, Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival, and the Seattle International Dance Festival. In 2021, she was a guest artist for Matthew Neenan's residency at the [[Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whittington |first1=Lewis J |title=Matthew Neenan’s Re-Entering Premieres |url=https://philadelphiadance.org/dancejournal/2021/05/31/matthew-neenans-re-entering-premieres/ |website=The Dance Journal}}</ref>, South Dakota Ballet<ref>{{cite web |title=South Dakota Ballet presents Only Human |url=https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/event/only-human |website=Washington Pavilion}}</ref>, and Ballet Sun Valley dance festival in Idaho.


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Outside of PNB, Ryan has performed as a guest artist at Shut Up & Dance in collaboration with MANNA, Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival, and the Seattle International Dance Festival. In 2021, she was a guest artist for Matthew Neenan's residency at the [[Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whittington |first1=Lewis J |title=Matthew Neenan's Re-Entering Premieres |url=https://philadelphiadance.org/dancejournal/2021/05/31/matthew-neenans-re-entering-premieres/ |website=The Dance Journal}}</ref> South Dakota Ballet,<ref>{{cite web |title=South Dakota Ballet presents Only Human |url=https://www.washingtonpavilion.org/event/only-human |website=Washington Pavilion}}</ref> and Ballet Sun Valley dance festival in Idaho.
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In addition to her work as a dancer, Ryan choreographed ''Before You Know It'' for PNB's Next Step program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Next Step: Outside/In 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU4CW3Z2uXQ |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Soloist |url=https://www.pnb.org/artists/sarah-gabrielle-ryan/ |website=Pacific Northwest Ballet}}</ref>

Ryan is artistic co-director of Green Bay Ballet Festival, along with fellow PNB Principal dancer, Kyle Davis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Bring Ballet to Green Bay|url=https://pointemagazine.com/green-bay-ballet-festival/|website=Pointe Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

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In addition to her work as a dancer, Ryan choreographed ''Before You Know It'' for PNB's Next Step program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Next Step: Outside/In 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU4CW3Z2uXQ |website=YouTube}}</ref>


==Selected Repertoire==
==Selected Repertoire==


*''[[Agon (ballet)|Agon]]''
*''[[Agon (ballet)|Agon]]''
*''[[Allegro Brillante]]''
*''[[Coppélia]]'' (Swanilda, Waltz of the Golden Hours)
*''[[Giselle]]'' (Giselle, Peasant pas de deux)
* ''Rubies'' from ''[[Jewels (ballet)|Jewels]]''
* ''Rubies'' from ''[[Jewels (ballet)|Jewels]]''
*''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet)|A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' (Butterfly)
*''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (Butterfly, Hermia)
*''[[The Nutcracker (Balanchine)|The Nutcracker]]'' (Sugar Plum Fairy, Columbine, Marzipan, Dewdrop)
*''[[The Nutcracker (Balanchine)|The Nutcracker]]'' (Sugar Plum Fairy, Columbine, Marzipan, Dewdrop, Hot Chocolate, Coffee)
*''[[Petite Mort (ballet)|Petite Mort]]''
*''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'' (Fairy of Temperament, Blue Bird pas de deux)
*''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'' (Fairy of Temperament, Blue Bird pas de deux)

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*''[[Swan Lake]]'' (Neapolitan Dance)
*''[[The Season's Canon]]''
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*''[[Swan Lake]]'' (Pas de trois, Czardas, Neapolitan Dance)
*''[[Tarantella (ballet)|Tarantella]]''
*''[[Tarantella (ballet)|Tarantella]]''
*''[[West Side Story Suite]]'' (Maria)
*''[[West Side Story Suite]]'' (Maria)


====Created roles<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Soloist |url=https://www.pnb.org/artists/sarah-gabrielle-ryan/ |website=Pacific Northwest Ballet}}</ref>====
=== Created roles<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan |url=https://www.pnb.org/artists/sarah-gabrielle-ryan/ |website=Pacific Northwest Ballet}}</ref> ===
*Donald Byrd: ''Love and Loss''
*Donald Byrd: ''Love and Loss''
*Kyle Davis: ''A Dark and Lonely Space''
*Kyle Davis: ''A Dark and Lonely Space''
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 9 November 2024

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan
Born (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican/Irish
OccupationBallet Dancer
Years active2014-present
Career
Current groupPacific Northwest Ballet
Former groupsPhiladelphia Ballet

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan is a Mexican-American[1] ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle.[2]

Early life and training

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Ryan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Mexican mother and an Irish-American father. She began dance classes at a local studio before one of her teachers noticed her natural facility for classical ballet and recommended The Rock School for Dance Education for more specialized and technical training.

Ryan also attended classes at Metropolitan Ballet Academy, and eventually enrolled at the newly reopened School of Pennsylvania Ballet, from where she graduated.[3]

She attended various summer courses at institutions such as the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Ellison Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, the School of Pennsylvania Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School.[4]

Career

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At 16, Ryan received her first professional contract with the company formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet). Two years later, in 2016, she joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice, and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2017.[5]

During her first year in the corps de ballet, she was chosen to replace principal ballerina Noelani Pantastico (who was injured at the time) in Crystal Pite's Plot Point.[6] Her successful performance led to a string of featured roles, including Maria in Jerome Robbin's West Side Story and the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker.[7]

In 2018 she was featured in Dance Magazine's "On the Rise" and was the March/April (digital) cover of Pointe Magazine in 2021.[8][9]

During the pandemic lockdown, when live performances were canceled, Ryan was featured in Sylvia Pas de deux and the Rubies pas de deux from Balanchine's Jewels for PNB's digital season.[10][11]

She was promoted to Soloist at Pacific Northwest Ballet in November 2021,[12] and to Principal dancer in November 2023.[13]

Most recently, Ryan danced leading roles during PNB's June 2022 tour in New York City. She was featured in the playbill and poster at the David H. Koch Theater.

Outside of PNB, Ryan has performed as a guest artist at Shut Up & Dance in collaboration with MANNA, Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival, and the Seattle International Dance Festival. In 2021, she was a guest artist for Matthew Neenan's residency at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,[14] South Dakota Ballet,[15] and Ballet Sun Valley dance festival in Idaho.

Ryan is artistic co-director of Green Bay Ballet Festival, along with fellow PNB Principal dancer, Kyle Davis.[16]

In addition to her work as a dancer, Ryan choreographed Before You Know It for PNB's Next Step program.[17]

Selected Repertoire

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Created roles[18]

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  • Donald Byrd: Love and Loss
  • Kyle Davis: A Dark and Lonely Space
  • Amanda Morgan: This Space is Left Intentionally Blank
  • Matthew Neenan: Bacchus
  • Noelani Pantastico: Picnic
  • Miles Pertl: Wash of Gray
  • Eva Stone: F O I L
  • Ezra Thompson: The Perpetual State

References

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  1. ^ Sillman, Marcie. "The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet". Pointe Magazine.
  2. ^ Laubacher, Kyra. "Roster Round-Up: Catch Up on Dancer Promotions". Pointe Magazine.
  3. ^ Loftus, John. "Budding Ballerina". Northeast Times.
  4. ^ "Promotions". Official Blog of PNB. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Sillman, Marcie. "The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet". Pointe Magazine.
  6. ^ Sillman, Marcie. "From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do it All". Dance Magazine.
  7. ^ Cassandra Lea-Saxton. "Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan | Soloist". Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  8. ^ "From Sugar Plum Fairy to Tackling Work by Pite and Forsythe, This PNB Corps Dancer Can Do It All". Dance Magazine. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  9. ^ "The Radiant Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan: Why She's One to Watch at Pacific Northwest Ballet". Pointe Magazine. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  10. ^ "Ballet Sun Valley 2020 Program". Ballet Sun Valley.
  11. ^ Lee, Cherilyn J. "Pacific Northwest Ballet Review: An Exciting Return to the Stage". Ballet Herald.
  12. ^ "Dancer Promotions at Pacific Northwest Ballet". PNB Official Blog.
  13. ^ "Dancer Promotions! Clara Ruf Maldonado, Kuu Sakuragi, and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan". PNB Official Blog. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  14. ^ Whittington, Lewis J. "Matthew Neenan's Re-Entering Premieres". The Dance Journal.
  15. ^ "South Dakota Ballet presents Only Human". Washington Pavilion.
  16. ^ "Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Bring Ballet to Green Bay". Pointe Magazine.
  17. ^ "Next Step: Outside/In 2020". YouTube.
  18. ^ "Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan". Pacific Northwest Ballet.


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