Cassandra Trenary

Cassandra Trenary (born 1992/93)[1] is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

Cassandra Trenary
Born1992/1993 (age 27–28)
Lawrenceville, Georgia
EducationJacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2011-present
Spouse(s)Gray Davis
Current groupAmerican Ballet Theatre

Early life and training

Trenary is from Lawrenceville, Georgia. She started dancing locally at age 3 in multiple dance styles, including ballet three times a week. She started attending summer intensive at the American Ballet Theatre at age 11, then was invited to train at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School four years later, therefore the family moved to New York City.[2][3][4]

Career

Trenary danced with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company's European tour in 2011 as an apprentice, then became an apprentice with the main company in April, without formally joining the Studio Company first and at age 17, and became a full-time corps de ballet member in November.[5] As a corps dancer, she danced several soloist roles including the Shades in La Bayadère and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty.[2] She was promoted to soloist in 2015. The following year, she made her debut as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty,[3] and represented ABT at the Erik Bruhn Prize.[6] In 2020, though some of her major debuts, including as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, she was made principal dancer in September, at age 27.[1][7] Trenary had also performed with Daniil Simkin's side project, Intensio.[8]

Personal life

Trenary is married to fellow ABT dancer Gray Davis.[2]

She has an Instagram account dedicated to her photographs of her ABT colleagues.[9]

References
  1. Jacobs, Julia (September 10, 2020). "American Ballet Theater Promotes Dancers Despite Pandemic Slump". New York Times.
  2. Harss, Marina (June 1, 2016). "Cassandra Trenary: Why the ABT Soloist Has Us Spellbound". Pointe Magazine.
  3. Kourlas, Gia (June 30, 2016). "Cassandra Trenary on Having (Just) Danced 'The Sleeping Beauty'". New York Times.
  4. Foster, Hannah (April 25, 2019). "No One Said It Would Be Easy: 4 Pros on the Sacrifices They Made to Prioritize Training". Pointe Magazine.
  5. "Cassandra Trenary". American Ballet Theatre. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. Loeffler-Gladstone, Nicole (November 8, 2016). "It's Nearly Time to Compete for The Erik Bruhn Prize". Pointe Magazine.
  7. Lansky, Chava (April 2, 2020). "Hang Out With Your Fave ABT Dancers in These Upcoming Social Media Events". Pointe Magazine.
  8. Anderson, Jack (December 30, 2015). "Daniil Simkin's Intensio Has Its New York Debut". New York Times.
  9. Lansky, Chava (February 22, 2019). "These 3 Dancers' Instagram Photography Offers an Intimate Look Into Life at Some of the World's Biggest Companies". Pointe Magazine.
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