Ashley Bouder
In 1999, she attended the School of American Ballet, and was invited to stay and train at the winter session.[1] In 2019, she won the Prix Benois de la Danse for dancing the role of Swanida in Coppélia.[2] Bouder helms her own small company, The Ashley Bouder Project, that has mounted several innovative ballet productions in New York over the years, primarily centered on commissioning new works by women choreographers and composers, including her own.Dancers involved with the project include Bouder's NYCB colleagues, such as Sara Mearns, Taylor Stanley and Andrew Veyette.[5][6] This was the first time that an entire evening of ballet in varied styles was set solely to the accompaniment of a jazz orchestra.