Devon Teuscher

Teuscher began her dance training at the age of nine. As a student, Teuscher attended The Kirov Academy of Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive. In January 2005, at the age of 15, Teuscher started to study at American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School on full scholarship.{{Cite web |date=15 May 2012 |title=Devon Teuscher |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/dance/devon-teuscher |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829062809/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/dance/devon-teuscher |archive-date=29 August 2018 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Time Out New York |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Carman |first=Joseph |date=31 May 2013 |title=On the Rise: Devon Teuscher |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/on_the_rise_devon_teuscher/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006011355/https://www.dancemagazine.com/on_the_rise_devon_teuscher/ |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Dance Magazine |language=en-US}}

Teuscher joined ABT Studio Company in 2006 where she danced several leading roles. She joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in December 2007 and was promoted to the corps de ballet six months later. She was then promoted to a Soloist in August 2014.{{cite news |last=Harss |first=Marina |date=27 November 2018 |title=Christine Shevchenko and Devon Teuscher: ABT's Dazzling New Generation of Star Power |work=Pointe Magazine |url=https://pointemagazine.com/abt-christine-shevchenko-devon-teuscher/ |url-status=live |accessdate=14 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715134656/https://pointemagazine.com/abt-christine-shevchenko-devon-teuscher/ |archive-date=15 July 2022}} Alexei Ratmansky selected Teuscher originate the sole woman in his new work, Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, which debuted in 2016.{{cite news |last=Macaulay |first=Alastair |date=20 July 2018 |title=Opposites Who Reveal Ballet's Expressive Range |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/arts/dance/opposites-ballerinas-isabella-boylston-and-devon-teuscher.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715140219/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/arts/dance/opposites-ballerinas-isabella-boylston-and-devon-teuscher.html |archive-date=15 July 2022}} Teuscher received the Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship in 2016.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 April 2016 |title=ABT Soloist Devon Teuscher to Receive 2016 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ABT-Soloist-Devon-Teuscher-to-Receive-2016-Leonore-Annenberg-Arts-Fellowship-20160412 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101235250/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ABT-Soloist-Devon-Teuscher-to-Receive-2016-Leonore-Annenberg-Arts-Fellowship-20160412 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Broadway World |language=en}} One of Teuscher’s first principle role is Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, which the New York Times wrote that she was “the complete package, a mixture of astonishing technique, grandeur and ease.”{{cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=1 June 2017 |title=Devon Teuscher, a Poet in Ballet Shoes, Takes On 'Swan Lake' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/arts/dance/devon-teuscher-abt-ballet-swan-lake.amp.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |accessdate=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105153157/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/arts/dance/devon-teuscher-abt-ballet-swan-lake.html |archive-date=5 January 2023}}

Teuscher became a Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in September 2017.{{cite news |last=Barone |first=Joshua |date=7 July 2017 |title=American Ballet Theater Promotes 4 Dancers |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-promotes-4-dancers.amp.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |accessdate=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223140145/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/arts/dance/american-ballet-theater-promotes-4-dancers.html |archive-date=23 February 2022}} On her debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, The Times called her "a beautiful dancer capable of classicism, repose, lyricism and ardor."{{cite news |last=Macaulay |first=Alastair |date=15 June 2018 |title=4 Buzzy 'Romeo and Juliet' Debuts, 1 Fainthearted Production |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/arts/dance/romeo-and-juliet-american-ballet-theater.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226081947/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/arts/dance/romeo-and-juliet-american-ballet-theater.html |archive-date=26 December 2022}} Reviewing her performance as Jane Eyre's titular role, The Times noted that Teuscher "even standing half a second too long in the pose, even in a “Jane Eyre” that gets lost in the mist — can give off a glow."{{cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=5 June 2019 |title=Review: A Grim Balletic Account of 'Jane Eyre' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/arts/dance/jane-eyre-american-ballet-theater-review.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226025350/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/arts/dance/jane-eyre-american-ballet-theater-review.html |archive-date=26 December 2022}} Teuscher played the role of Myrta in the American Ballet Theatre's Giselle in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Harss |first=Marina |date=21 October 2021 |title=American Ballet Theatre – Giselle – New York |url=https://dancetabs.com/2021/10/american-ballet-theatre-giselle-new-york-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206073246/https://dancetabs.com/2021/10/american-ballet-theatre-giselle-new-york-5/ |archive-date=6 December 2022 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Dance Tabs |language=en-US}} In 2023, Teuscher again performed the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet performing "flawlessly."{{Cite web |last=Kelemen |first=Carolyn |date=18 February 2023 |title=Dance Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ performed by American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center |url=https://mdtheatreguide.com/2023/02/dance-review-romeo-and-juliet-performed-by-american-ballet-theatre-at-the-kennedy-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218204222/https://mdtheatreguide.com/2023/02/dance-review-romeo-and-juliet-performed-by-american-ballet-theatre-at-the-kennedy-center/ |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Maryland Theatre Guide |language=en-US}}

Teuscher's repertory with the American Ballet Theatre includes:

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• Polyhymnia – Apollo
• A leading role – Bach Partita
• Nikiya and a Shade – La Bayadère
• Summer Fairy and Fairy Godmother – Cinderella
• Aurora and Lead Mazurka/Czardas – Coppélia
• Medora and Gulnare – Le Corsaire
• Mercedes, the Dryad Queen and a Flower Girl – Don Quixote
• The title role – The Firebird
• Myrta – Giselle
• Pierrette – Harlequinade
• The title role – Jane Eyre
• Caroline – Jardin aux Lilas
• Spanish Dancer and one of the Nutcracker’s Sisters – Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker
• Juliet, Rosaline’s friend and Lady Capulet – Romeo and Juliet
• Lilac Fairy and Diamond Fairy – Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty

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• Odette/Odile, the pas de trois, Spanish Princess and a big swan – Swan Lake
• Terpsichore and Diana – Sylvia
• Princess Tea Flower – Whipped Cream
• Symphonic Variations
• Theme and Variations

• Fairy Candide (Sincerity) – Alexei Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty
• After You
• Her Notes
• I Feel The Earth Move
• New American Romance
• Praedicere
• Serenade after Plato’s Symposium
• A Time There Was and With a Chance of Rain

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Teuscher's the youngest of 4 siblings, of which her favorite is her brother.

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