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Elisabeth Beyer
Rye, New York
Joined ABT 2022
Biography
Photo: Rachel Neville.
Born in New York City and raised in Rye, New York, Elisabeth Beyer began her classical ballet training at age seven with the Greenwich Ballet Academy. At age 13, she joined the Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program. In 2017, Beyer received the Natalia Makarova Award for Artistry at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) New York City Finals and won First Prize at the XIII Moscow International Ballet Competition in Russia. In 2018, Elisabeth won the Gold Medal at the YAGP New York City Finals and the Gold Medal at the USA International Ballet Competition XI in Jackson, Mississippi.
Beyer joined ABT Studio Company in February 2020, became an apprentice with the main Company in November 2022, and joined the corps de ballet in June 2023. Her repertoire includes the a Shade in The Kingdom of the Shades, one of the Nutcracker’s Sisters in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker, Princess Florine in Susan Jaffe’s The Sleeping Beauty, Act III, and the pas de trois and the Italian Princess in Swan Lake.
ABT is grateful to Deirdre Howley and Ira Eisenstadt for supporting the Dancer Fund in honor of Elisabeth Beyer.
Repertoire
- La Bayadère - Third Shade
- The Nutcracker (Ratmansky) - Nutcracker's Sister
- The Sleeping Beauty Act III - Princess Florine
- Swan Lake (McKenzie) - pas de trois; Italian Princess