Dusty Button

Dusty Button is an American professional ballet dancer.[1] She was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. At age sixteen she moved to New York to train at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theater. She later joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet, in 2008. She joined the Boston Ballet corps de ballet in 2012, was promoted to soloist in 2013 and principal in 2014.

Early life

Dusty Button was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on June 6, 1989. Button began dancing at age 7, taking classes in tap, jazz, hip hop and ballet at Miss Libby's School of Dance. As she grew older, she competed in dance competitions across the country. When she was 13, she spent a week over the summer at the Royal Ballet School in London, cultivating her love for ballet. At age 15, she started attending the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT. Upon graduating from the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT, Button was invited to join the ABT studio company, ABT 2. To the surprise of many, she turned it down, and decided to enroll full time in the Royal Ballet School to finish her training.[2]

Career

Button's professional career began at age 10, when she was cast in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. In 2008, she joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She joined Boston Ballet's corps de ballet in 2012 under the direction of Mikko Nissinen. She was promoted to soloist in 2013, and principal in 2014. Dusty has performed with Broadway Underground, David Bintley’s Cinderella, and with the Birmingham Royal Ballet on the BBC in England. Button now serves as a faculty member for Showstoppers dance convention; teaching classes for young, aspiring dancers.[3] Button has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Europe, Dance Spirit Magazine, Dance Magazine, Dance Informa and many others. Button was featured on the 2015 Pointe Magazine cover where she was labeled as "A New Brand of Ballerina". Pointe also remarks, "onstage, Dusty defies categorization.".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dusty Button, a dancer just hitting her stride by Joel Brown Boston Globe SEPTEMBER 14, 2013
  2. ↑ http://www.nycdance.com/uploadedFiles/NYCDA_360/Dusty%20Button%20-%20Pointe%20-%20June.pdf
  3. ↑ "My Schedule for Showstopper Dance Convention." Dusty Button. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
  4. ↑ Button has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Europe, Dance Spirit Magazine, Dance Magazine, Dance Informa and many others. Button was featured on the 2015 Pointe Magazine cover where she was labeled as "A New Brand of Ballerina". Pointe also remarks, "onstage, Dusty defies categorization."


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