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= Harrison Ball = Harrison Ball (born April 12, 1993) is a British-American principal dancer, choreographer and actor. He was a member of New York City Ballet from 2011-2023.

Early Life
Harrison Ball was born in Houston, Texas and lived in Clodine, Texas. His father is from Doncaster, England and his mother from Exton, Pennsylvania. Ball has two brothers and a half sister. At 4 years old his family moved to Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. He was introduced to dance by his parents when he was 5 years old. He began his training with the school attached to the professional ballet company, Charleston Ballet Theatre. In conjunction with his training as a ballet dancer, he regularly performed and toured professionally with Charleston Ballet Theatre. At 13 years old Ball was discovered by Jock Soto and brought to New York City to begin more rigorous training at the official school of New York City Ballet, The School of American Ballet (SAB). During his training at SAB, Ball supplemented his dance training by attending Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He was mentored by the legendary Wilhelm Burmann. He choreographed two works on dancers at the School of American Ballet. Ball attended Professional Children’s School in New York City and completed his High School Diploma at 16 with online correspondence. At 18 years old, Ball was one of four students chosen to become an apprentice with New York City Ballet, under the directorship of Peter Martins.

Career
Ball was invited by Peter Martins to join New York City Ballet at 18 years old in 2011. In 2012, Ball was promoted to corps de ballet. In the Winter of 2017, Ball was promoted to Soloist dancer. He was promoted to Principal dancer in February of 2022. In the Fall of 2022, Ball announced that he was resigning from New York City Ballet due to physical injuries. He attended Esper Studios to embark on a journey to becoming an actor. He retired on April 30th, 2023 in Lincoln Center at 29 years old dancing Jerome Robbin’s Afternoon of a Faun and George Balanchine’s Haieff Divertimento.

Ball originated roles in ballets choreographed by choreographers such as Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, Kyle Abraham, Alexei Ratmansky, Peter Martins, Sidra Bell, Jamar Roberts, Gianna Reisen, JR, Robert Binet, Pontus Lidberg, Kim Brandstrup, Liam Scarlett, and more.

Ball has danced roles in ballets choreographed by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Benjamin Millipied, Susan Stroman, Jorma Elo, Troy Schumacher, Mauro Bigonzetti, August Bournonville, and Angelin Preljocaj.

In October 2022, Ball made his choreographic debut on a professional company with ‘Purcell Suite’ for New Jersey Ballet. The costumes were designed by his fiancé, Zac Posen. The ballet was received with critical acclaim.

Ball is actively pursuing a career as an actor and choreographer. Additionally, Ball works as a movement director for Fashion and Film. He was movement director for singer Laura Marling and producer Mike Lindsay on two music videos for their band LUMP.

Awards

 * Mae L. Wein Award


 * Janice Levin Award


 * Clive Barnes Award Nominee

Appearances

 * City.Ballet. Season 1 (himself)


 * City.Ballet. Season 2 (himself)


 * PBS NYC-ARTS School of American Ballet (Documentary) (himself)