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Abigail Simon is an American ballet dancer, currently freelance after dancing with the Joffrey Ballet.

Early life and training
Simon's father is an actor/director and her mother an opera singer; she studied first with Ballet Hispanico in New York City, then the School of American Ballet. After completing her training at SAB, she was accepted into American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company, "a classical ensemble made up of 14 dancers of outstanding potential. The mission of ABT Studio Company is to train young dancers (ages 16-20) in preparation for entering American Ballet Theatre’s main Company or other leading national and international professional ballet companies. The program serves as a bridge between ballet training and professional performance." Following two years with ABT II and a period as Apprentice with the main company, Simon successfully auditioned for the Joffrey Ballet in 2006.

Freelance

 * Lux Aeterna (Melissa Barak)

Joffrey Ballet

 * The Merry Widow (Ronald Hynd) - Valencienne
 * The Nutcracker (Robert Joffrey) - Clara, Columbine, Tea from China, Marzipan
 * Don Quixote (Yuri Possokhov) - Amore, Seguidillas
 * Reflections (Gerald Arpino)

ABT

 * Milk Pool (Laura Gorenstein Miller)

ABT II

 * La Vivandière (Arthur Saint-Léon) - demi-soloist
 * Hush (Stephen Mills)
 * Alchemy (Dominic Walsh)
 * Monotones I (Frederick Ashton)
 * Divertimento no. 15 (George Balanchine)
 * Milk Pool (Laura Gorenstein Miller)

Model
Simon has modelled for Bloch and Revolution Dancewear.