Amy Wood

Birthplace

Louisville, Kentucky

Started Dancing

Age 4

Previous Companies

Louisville Ballet, Nashville Ballet

Joined The Sarasota Ballet

2007, Promoted to Soloist in 2010

Favorite Roles

Christopher Wheeldon's There Where She Loves (Pas de Deux), Queen of the Willis in Sir Peter Wright's Giselle, The Siren in George Balanchine's The Prodigal Son, and The American Tourist in Joe Layton's The Grand Tour

Favorite Productions

Sir Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons, George Balanchine's Serenade, and Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden

Career Highlights

Having the opportunity to learn the role of the Pianist from Vivi Flindt in Flemming Flindt's The Lesson.  Being coached by Margaret Barbieri in the role of Myrta (Sir Peter Wright's Giselle) and performing it with Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg

Repertoire

Lead and featured roles include:  Sir Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons, Facade, Les Patineurs, Les Rendezvous;  Dame Ninette de Valois' Checkmate, The Rake's Progress;  John Cranko's Pineapple Poll;  Matthew Bourne's The Infernal Galop, Boutique;  George Balanchine's The Prodigal Son, Who Cares?, Divertimento No. 15, Donizetti Variations;  Flemming Flindt's The Lesson;  Renato Paroni's Rococo Variations;  Mikhail Fokine's Les Sylphides;  Dominic Walsh's Wolfgang for Webb, The Trilogy, I Napoletani;  Sir Peter Wright's Giselle;  Christopher Wheeldon's There Where She Loves, The American;  Peter Darrell's Othello.