Alexandra Waterbury

Alexandra Waterbury is an American ballet dancer and fashion model. In September 2018 she began a lawsuit against her former boyfriend and his employer—principal dancer Chase Finlay and New York City Ballet—and several other parties, alleging that the individuals named shared sexually explicit images and videos of Waterbury without her consent, and that the institutions named were co-liable.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Alexandra Waterbury
Born
Old Forge, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of American Ballet
Alma materColumbia University
Occupationballet dancer
fashion model
Known forLawsuit against New York City Ballet and Chase Finlay

Early life

Waterbury is from Old Forge, New York.[8] She trained at the School of American Ballet (SAB) in New York City from 2013 to 2016.[9]

Lawsuit against NYCB

In September 2018 Waterbury began a civil action in New York County Supreme Court against NYCB principal dancers Chase Finlay, Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro; NYCB patron Jared Longhitano; New York City Ballet; and SAB. Her lawsuit claimed harm by Finlay for allegedly taking and sharing sexually explicit photos and videos of Waterbury without her knowledge or consent, and by Ramasar, Catazaro, Longhitano, NYCB and SAB for allegedly contributing to that harm in various ways.[10]

All defendants disputed key factual allegations made in the complaint as well as their liability as a matter of law; they all filed motions to dismiss.[11]

On September 25, 2020, Waterbury's lawsuits against the New York City Ballet, Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro were dismissed.[12] The case against Chase Finaly remains.

Waterbury's lawsuit led to Finlay's resignation and the firing of Ramasar and Catazaro.[13] In April 2019, an arbitrator ordered Ramasar and Catazaro reinstated; Catazaro decided not to rejoin the company.[14]

Career

Waterbury is signed with Wilhelmina Models, City Models, and Munich Models.[15][16][17] In July 2016 Waterbury was the cover-girl L'Officiel Thailand.[18] In October 2017 Waterbury was photographed by Isaac Anthony for an editorial in Design Scene.[19] In March 2018 she was featured in a fashion editorial for L'Officiel's American publication.[20] In October 2018 Waterbury modeled for Lululemon Athletica's Royal Ballet Collection.[21]

Waterbury was scheduled to dance as a guest artist in Ballez's production of Giselle in 2020.[22] The show was postponed to June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[22]

Personal life

Waterbury was in a relationship with Chase Finlay from 2016 until 2018.[23] Waterbury is currently a student at Columbia University's School of General Studies and a member of the Columbia Ballet Collaborative.[24][25]

References
  1. "Ballerina sues New York City Ballet over alleged sharing of nude photos by member of company: 'My body was violated'". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. "New York City Ballet Faces Fundraising Test as It Comes Under Scrutiny Over Treatment of Female Dancers". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. Will Pavia, New York. "New York ballerina Alexandra Waterbury sues over 'abuse' | World". The Times. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  4. "Alexandra Waterbury: Una exbailarina demanda al ballet de Nueva York por permitir la difusión de sus fotos desnuda | Gente y Famosos". EL PAÍS. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. "2 fired dancers, donor added to ballet lawsuit". apnews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. "Dancer sues New York City Ballet over nude photos". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. "Twenty-year-old ballerina's allegations against New York City Ballet threaten to unleash dance's own #MeToo movement". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. S.M. Walsh. "Alexandra Waterbury: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  9. "Waterbury v. Chase Finlay et al". Docket List, No. 34 (¶ 2), No. 88, No. 112. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  10. "Waterbury v. Chase Finlay et al". Docket List, No. 1, No. 3, No. 77. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  11. "Waterbury v. Finlay et al". Document List. Motions 001–010. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  12. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-lawsuit.html
  13. "- The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  14. "City Ballet Ordered to Reinstate Male Dancers Fired Over Inappropriate Texts". New York Times. April 19, 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  15. "ALEXANDRA WATERBURY". Wilhelmina. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  16. "ALEXANDRA WATERBURY". City Models. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  17. "ALEXANDRA WATERBURY". Munich Models. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  18. "L'Officie Thailand - Fashion "FALL PREVIEW"". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  19. "DESIGN SCENE STYLE: Alexandra Waterbury by Isaac Anthony". designscene.net. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  20. "Four of the Best Trends for Spring". lofficielusa.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  21. "Lululemon Royal Ballet Collection, Francesca Hayward, of the Royal Ballet in London". The Sweat Edit. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  22. https://www.ballez.org/shows/giselle-of-loneliness
  23. "Waterbury v. Finlay et al". Docket List, No. 34 (¶ 3), No. 142 (¶ 5). Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  24. "Dancers". Columbia Ballet Collaborative. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  25. "Alexandra Waterbury, Model Student — Literally – SHIFFON". shiffonco.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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