Background |
Faye Arthurs was born in Arlington, Virginia. She began her ballet training at the age of 11 at the New Jersey Ballet School with Carolyn Clark. At the age of 13 she began studying with Jean Gedeon at the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet School. Ms. Arthurs entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of the New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1997. While a student at SAB, Ms. Arthurs originated a featured role in Christopher Wheeldon's Scènes de Ballet, which premiered during New York City Ballet's 1999 spring season. In June 1999, she became an apprentice with New York City Ballet, and in January 2000, she became a member of the corps de ballet. |
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