Aesha Ash

Aesha Ash
Aesha Ash signing photos in front of a screen that reads "Dare to Dream"
Aesha Ash, 2018
Born (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of American Ballet
Occupations
  • ballet dancer
  • teacher
Years active1995-2009
Children2
Career
Former groupsNew York City Ballet
Béjart Ballet
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company

Aesha Ash (born December 30, 1977) is an American ballet dancer and teacher. She danced numerous leading roles as a member of New York City Ballet's corps de ballet and as a soloist with Béjart Ballet and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. Following her retirement from performing, she founded The Swan Dreams Project in 2011 to dispel stereotypes about Black women in ballet. In 2020, she became the first African American female faculty member at the School of American Ballet.