Amy Fote
Amy Fote | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52)[1][2] |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Current group | Houston Ballet |
| Former groups | Milwaukee Ballet |
Amy Fote is a former American professional ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet and the Milwaukee Ballet.[3]
Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Fote trained with the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance in Wisconsin, the National Academy of Arts, and the Interlochen Arts Academy.[3] She is a 1990 graduate of the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida.[4]
After graduating, Fote joined the Milwaukee Ballet, where she danced for 14 years, eventually rising to the rank of principal dancer.[3] During that time she danced in Yves de Bouteiller's group "Et Toi, Tu Danses?",[5] appeared in the televised PBS documentary Dancing Anna Karenina,[3] and spent nine summers performing with the Chautauqua Summer Ballet Company in New York City.[1]
In 2004, she performed the lead role in Stanton Welch's Madame Butterfly at the Royal New Zealand Ballet.[3] Welch then invited her to join Houston Ballet as a first soloist in 2005,[6] at the age of 33.[1] She was promoted to principal dancer in 2006.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Wozny, Nancy (January 2008). "Amy Fote". Dance Magazine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Weiss, Suzanne (December 16, 2007). "Home for the Holidays: Houston Ballet stars Fote, Leschke return for 'The Nutcracker'". Herald Times Reporter. Manitowoc, Wisconsin. p. B1. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amy Fote, principal dancer". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Alumni Listing". The Harid Conservatory. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Joslyn, Jay (February 28, 1992). "'Gotta dance' is ballet troupes cry". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Mattison, Ben (August 24, 2005). "Houston Ballet Announces Appointments and Promotions". Playbill Arts. Retrieved February 22, 2012.