Heather Watts (born in Long Beach, California, in 1953) is a retired American prima ballerina and former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by
Watts studied at the School of American Ballet with Stanley Williams, Andre Eglevsky and Aleksandra Danilova. The School of American Ballet (SAB is the official school of the New York City Ballet. Stanley Williams (1925 - 1997 was a dancer and later a renowned Ballet instructor André Eglevsky ( 21 December 1917 – 4 December 1977) was a Russian born American Aleksandra Dionisyevna Danilova ( November 20, 1903 - July 13, 1997) was a Russian-born Prima ballerina assoluta who became an American At the invitation of George Balanchine, Watts joined the New York City Ballet in 1970, and became a soloist and then principal dancer in 1979. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Noted for her dramatic intensity and elevation, Watts premiered many roles during her tenure with NYCB, such as Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht Ballet (1980) and Davidsbündertänze (1980), Robbins' Four Seasons (1979), Piano Pieces (1981), Four Chamber Works (1982) and Tango (1983), and Martins' Calcium Light Night (1977) and Fearful Symmetries (1990). New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|300px| New York State Theater]] New York City Ballet ( NYCB) is a Ballet company founded in 1948 by See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jerome Robbins (11 October 1918 – 29 July 1998 was an American film director and Choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) See also Peter Martins (born October 27, 1946) is a Danish Ballet Dancer and Choreographer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) She also starred in prinicipal roles in a number of Balanchine's works, including Agon, Concerto Barocco, Apollo, Rubies, and Serenade. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze See also List of New York City Ballet repertory,, NYCB 2008 Spring Repertory Agon ( 1957) is a ballet for a twelve dancers with music
After retiring from the stage in 1995, Watts continued her career as a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a ballet and dance history instructor at Harvard University. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications.
Among the awards Watts has received are the Dance Magazine Award, the L’Oreal Shining Star Award, the New York Public Library Lions of the Performing Arts Award and various state awards for education.
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