Genevieve
Waldorf
Genevieve Waldorf is from West Hills, California. She studied at Los Angeles Ballet Academy, Harvard Ballet Company, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Houston Ballet Academy, San Francisco Ballet School, The Royal Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ms. Waldorf joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2018 and was promoted to corps de ballet later that year.
Ms. Waldorf has been a Music Center Spotlight Awards Grand Finalist for Classical Ballet and was the only U.S. recipient of a Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal Award in 2015. She also was awarded first place in the Youth America Grand Prix regional competition for classical and contemporary dance in 2014 and contemporary dance in 2015.
Leading Roles
George Balanchine
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
(Harlequin, Dewdrop)
Alejandro Cerrudo
Alexander Ekman
Ronald Hynd
The Sleeping Beauty
(The Fairy of Generosity)
Nia-Amina Minor
And yet here we are*
Penny Saunders
Kent Stowell
(Summer)
Price Suddarth
*Originated role
Q&A with Corps Member Genevieve Waldorf
If you were not a dancer, is there an alternate career path you would have chosen/ Do you have talents or passions outside of dance? I have nearly completed my undergraduate degree at Harvard University (majoring in Applied Math and minoring in Computer Science). Education has always been a prominent part of my life, and I hope to continue with schooling by attending graduate school and earning my master’s degree.
Q&A with dancer Genevieve Waldorf
We interviewed PNB Dancer Genevieve Waldorf about how she balances dancing for PNB with working on her undergraduate degree at Harvard University (she’s majoring in Applied Mathematics with a Focus in Government and minoring in Computer Science), her upbringing in Los Angeles, how she’s spent her time during the pandemic, [...]
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