Megan Fairchild

Who is Megan Fairchild?

Megan Fairchild is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She studied at the Ballet West Conservatory in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born, and later on attended the School of American Ballet as a boarding student. She went to high school at the Professional Children's School. Prior to becoming a principal dancer, she was in the corps de ballet and then a soloist. She has danced in ballets including The Nutcracker, a Greek Trilogy, The Sleeping Beauty and many others. Her brother Robbie and husband Andrew Veyette are also principals with the company. She and her brother are both recipients of the Mae L. Wien Award at the School of American Ballet and the only siblings to share this distinction. Ms. Fairchild is represented by Variations Dance Management, as is her husband Andrew Veyette.