Devon Teuscher

American ballet dancer

Devon Teuscher
Born	1989 (age 34–35) Pennsylvania, US
Occupation	Ballet dancer
Years active	2007–present
Career
Current group	American Ballet Theatre
Dances	Ballet

Devon Teuscher (born 1989) is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre.^[1]

Early life

Teuscher began her dance training at the age of nine. As a student, Teuscher attended The Kirov Academy of Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensive. In January 2005, at the age of 15, Teuscher started to study at American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School on full scholarship.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Teuscher joined ABT Studio Company in 2006 where she danced several leading roles. She joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in December 2007 and was promoted to the corps de ballet six months later. She was then promoted to a Soloist in August 2014.^[1]^[4] Alexei Ratmansky selected Teuscher originate the sole woman in his new work, Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, which debuted in 2016.^[5] Teuscher received the Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship in 2016.^[6] One of Teuscher’s first principle role is Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, which the New York Times wrote that she was “the complete package, a mixture of astonishing technique, grandeur and ease.”^[7]

Teuscher became a Principal Dancer in September 2017.^[1]^[4]^[8] On her debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, The Times called her "a beautiful dancer capable of classicism, repose, lyricism and ardor."^[9] Reviewing her performance as Jane Eyre's titular role, The Times noted that Teuscher "even standing half a second too long in the pose, even in a “Jane Eyre” that gets lost in the mist — can give off a glow."^[10] Teuscher played the role of Myrta in the American Ballet Theatre's Giselle in 2021.^[11] In 2023, Teuscher again performed the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet performing "flawlessly."^[12]

Selected repertoire

Teuscher's repertory with the American Ballet Theatre includes:

Polyhymnia – Apollo
A leading role – Bach Partita
Nikiya and a Shade – La Bayadère
Summer Fairy and Fairy Godmother – Cinderella
Aurora and Lead Mazurka/Czardas – Coppélia
Medora and Gulnare – Le Corsaire
Mercedes, the Dryad Queen and a Flower Girl – Don Quixote
The title role – The Firebird
Myrta – Giselle
Pierrette – Harlequinade
The title role – Jane Eyre
Caroline – Jardin aux Lilas
Spanish Dance and one of the Nutcracker’s Sisters – Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker
Juliet, Rosaline’s friend and Lady Capulet – Romeo and Juliet
Lilac Fairy and Diamond Fairy – Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty

Odette/Odile, the pas de trois, Spanish Princess and a big swan – Swan Lake
Terpsichore and Diana – Sylvia
Princess Tea Flower – Whipped Cream
Symphonic Variations
Theme and Variations

Created roles

Fairy Candide (Sincerity) – Alexei Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty
After You
Her Notes
I Feel The Earth Move
New American Romance
Praedicere
Serenade after Plato’s Symposium
A Time There Was and With a Chance of Rain

Personal life

Teuscher's partner is Cory Stearns, also a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Devon Teuscher". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Devon Teuscher". Time Out New York. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ Carman, Joseph (31 May 2013). "On the Rise: Devon Teuscher". Dance Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Harss, Marina (27 November 2018). "Christine Shevchenko and Devon Teuscher: ABT's Dazzling New Generation of Star Power". Pointe Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ Macaulay, Alastair (20 July 2018). "Opposites Who Reveal Ballet's Expressive Range". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "ABT Soloist Devon Teuscher to Receive 2016 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship". Broadway World. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ Kourlas, Gia (1 June 2017). "Devon Teuscher, a Poet in Ballet Shoes, Takes On 'Swan Lake'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Barone, Joshua (7 July 2017). "American Ballet Theater Promotes 4 Dancers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Macaulay, Alastair (15 June 2018). "4 Buzzy 'Romeo and Juliet' Debuts, 1 Fainthearted Production". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Kourlas, Gia (5 June 2019). "Review: A Grim Balletic Account of 'Jane Eyre'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Harss, Marina (21 October 2021). "American Ballet Theatre – Giselle – New York". Dance Tabs. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ Kelemen, Carolyn (18 February 2023). "Dance Review: 'Romeo and Juliet' performed by American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center". Maryland Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.