Chase Finlay

Chase Finlay (born 1990) is an American former ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and also danced with the Mariinsky Theatre.

Early life Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Finlay began his dance training at the age of 8, at Ballet Academy East in New York City. During the summer of 2007, he began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB). He subsequently enrolled there as a full-time student.

Career

Finlay became an apprentice with NYCB in September 2008. He became a member of the corps de ballet in September 2009. While still a member of the corps de ballet, he danced the title role in George Balanchine's Apollo.

He was promoted to soloist in July 2011, and to principal in February 2013. Finlay resigned from the New York City Ballet in August 2018 during the company's investigation. of the Clive Barnes Award for dance.