Monique Meunier
MONIQUE MEUNIER was born in Hollywood, CA. Her father is Cuban and mother is Ecuadorian. At the age of 15, she received a full scholarship to attend the School of American Ballet. Ms. Meunier was asked to join the New York City Ballet one year later. In 1997, she was promoted to soloist and reached the rank of principal dancer in 1998. There she performed numerous roles by Balanchine, Robbins, and Forsythe as well as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. In 2002, Ms. Meunier joined American Ballet Theater where she added the classics, Tudor, and Kylian to her repertoire. In 2007, she joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet under the direction of Dwight Rhoden. Ms. Meunier has staged Balanchine ballets for the Balanchine Trust and served as rehearsal director for Karole Armitage in 2009. She has also ventured into choreography and has premiered four works in 2009/2010 for Lake Placid and The Columbia Collaborative. Ms. Meunier is a full time teacher in the Washington School of Ballet and also the ballet master of the Trainee Program.