Aesha Ash
Aesha Ash (born December 30, 1977) is an American ballet dancer and teacher. She danced numerous leading roles as a member of New York City Ballet's corps de ballet and as a soloist with Béjart Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. Following her retirement from performing, she founded The Swan Dreams Project in 2011 to dispel stereotypes about Black women in ballet. In 2020, she became the first African American female faculty member at the School of American Ballet.
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Born | Rochester, New York | December 30, 1977
Nationality | American |
Education | School of American Ballet |
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Years active | 1995-2009 |
Children | 2 |
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Former groups | New York City Ballet Béjart Ballet Alonzo King LINES Ballet Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company |
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