Faculty - Yvonne Mounsey
Yvonne Mounsey joined New York City Ballet as a principal dancer for George Balanchine after performing with Massine's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and de Basil's original Ballet Russe. Among the roles she created for NYCB
are The Harp in Fanfare, The Queen in The Cage, and The Other Woman in Lilac Garden. She danced solo Spanish in the 1954 premier of Balanchine's Nutcracker.
The performance photo at right shows Yvonne in one of her most celebrated roles as The Siren in Balanchine's Prodigal Son.
Yvonne is both the director of the school and the artistic director of the company. She teaches technique, variations and pointe classes to the junior/ pre-professional students.
New York City Ballet’s web site has a very rich section on repertory. You’ll see Yvonne listed in the premier credits for The Cage, La Valse and Lilac Garden. The Prodigal Son credits show the original 1929 production, but in the photo you’ll see The Siren’s headpiece – just like the one Yvonne wears in the photo above right.
Yvonne was one of 250 NYCB dancers to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary in 1998. If you go to the New York City Ballet's "50th anniversary curtain call," you'll see Yvonne in the front row, far left, in a red gown. (Yes, that's Mikhail Baryshnikov behind her.)
For profiles of the rest of the teaching staff, click on a name in the list at the far right. See the schedules for Adult Classes and Children's Classes for current teaching assignments.