Michele Wiles
{{short description|American ballet dancer}}
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| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
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| nationality = American
| field = Ballet
| training = {{plainlist |
- Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. (1991–1997)
- The Joffrey Ballet and The Royal Ballet (summer programs)
- American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company (1997)
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| awards = {{plainlist |
- Gold Medal, 18th International Ballet Competition in Varna
- Bronze Medal, Nagoya, Japan
- Finalist, Paris International Dance Competition
- Princess Grace Foundation – U.S.A. Dance Fellowship (1999–2000)
- Erik Bruhn Prize (2000)
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Michele Wiles is an American ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre from 2005 - 2011. In 2011, she left ABT to form the independent classical ballet company Ballet Next with former New York City Ballet principal dancer Charles Askegard.{{cite web |title=ABT biography for Michele Wiles |publisher= American Ballet Theatre |url=http://www.abt.org/dancers/detail.asp?Dancer_ID=46 |accessdate=September 11, 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203611404577046262751619758 |title=A Rare Kind of Grand Pas de Deux |work=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=November 19, 2011 |url-access=subscription}}
Biography
Wiles was born May 7, 1980. She began studying ballet in Washington, D.C. where, at the age of ten, she received a full scholarship to the Kirov Academy of Ballet. She studied at the Kirov from 1991 to 1997, during which time she also participated in summer programs at the Joffrey Ballet and The Royal Ballet. Michele joined American Ballet Theatre's Studio Company in 1997.
In 1996, Michele was a Gold Medal winner at the 18th [http://www.varna-ibc.org/ International Ballet Competition] in Varna, a [http://preview.danceruniverse.com/stories/issues/200310/born-dance/ Bronze Medal winner]{{dead link |date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} in Nagoya, Japan and a finalist at the [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_n4_v71/ai_19296002/ Paris International Dance Competition]. She was a Princess Grace Foundation – U.S.A. Dance Fellowship recipient for 1999–2000 and won the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100917112224/http://abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=27 Erik Bruhn Prize] in 2002.{{cite news |url=http://www.abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=27 |title=Michele Wiles Wins Erik Bruhn Prize |publisher=Ballet Theatre Foundation |accessdate=September 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917112224/http://abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=27 |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} (See also: Erik Bruhn)
Michele joined American Ballet Theatre in 1998. She became a Soloist in 2000 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2005. She created leading roles in Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra,{{cite news |title=Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra |publisher=Ballet Theatre Foundation |url=http://www.abt.org/education/archive/ballets/concerto_1_p_n_o.html |accessdate=September 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917163604/http://abt.org/education/archive/ballets/concerto_1_p_n_o.html |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Gong{{cite news |last=Tobias |first=Tobi |title=Gong Show |work=New York |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/dance/reviews/4700/ |accessdate=September 11, 2010}} and Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison.{{cite news |title=Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison |publisher=American Ballet Theatre |url=http://www.abt.org/education/archive/ballets/within_you_without.html |accessdate=September 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917161821/http://abt.org/education/archive/ballets/within_you_without.html |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
Ballet Next
Wiles and Charles Askegard founded the Ballet Next company which had its premiere at the Joyce Theater on Monday, November 21, 2011.
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:The name Michele Wiles may be misspelled in some contexts. "Michele" is frequently incorrectly shown as "Michelle" and "Wiles" is sometimes seen, also incorrectly, as "Wyles".
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.michelewiles.com}}
- {{Official website|http://www.balletnext.com/}} Ballet Next
- [http://balletnews.co.uk/cupcakes-conversation-with-michele-wiles-principal-american-ballet-theatre/ Cupcakes & Conversation with Michele Wiles]. Ballet News. April 21, 2011.
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Category:American Ballet Theatre principal dancers
Category:Entertainers from Baltimore