Chyrstyn Fentroy
Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy is an American ballet dancer. She currently dances as a soloist with the Boston Ballet [1]and is a former principal dancer at Dance Theatre of Harlem. When Fentroy joined Boston Ballet in 2017, she was the first African-American female dancer to join the company in a decade.
Biography
Fentroy grew up in Los Angeles, California. Both of her parents had been professional dancers. Her mother is white and her father is black.[2] She began her ballet training under her mother, Ruth Fentroy.[3]
She moved to New York City when she was 17 years old and trained as a scholarship student at Joffrey Ballet.[4] Upon graduating, she joined Dance Theatre of Harlem, later becoming a principal dancer.[3] In 2017 she joined the Boston Ballet, becoming the first African-American female dancer in the company in a decade.[2][5] She was promoted to second soloist in 2018.[6]
She was awarded the Princess Grace Honoraria Award in Dance in 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "The Company | Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ a b "Chyrstyn Fentroy — First Black Woman To Join Boston Ballet In A Decade — Debuts As Snow Queen In 'The Nutcracker'". www.wbur.org.
- ^ a b c "The Company | Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy". Boston Ballet. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- ^ "Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy exudes the magic of Boston Ballet's 'Nutcracker'". 1 December 2018.
- ^ "The Standouts of 2017: Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy and Da'Von Doane in "Brahms Variations" for Dance Theatre of Harlem". Pointe. 11 January 2018.
- ^ jaidee (19 October 2018). "Perspective Edition with Chyrstyn Fentroy of Boston Ballet". Jai-Dee Dancewear - Sustainable Leotards.