Amar Ramasar

Amar Ramasar
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)
OccupationBallet dancer
Spouse
Elysia Dawn Fridkin
(m. 2011; div. 2016)
Career
Current groupNew York City Ballet

Amar Ramasar (born 1981)[1][2] is an American ballet dancer and former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet (NYCB). Ramasar joined the NYCB as an apprentice in 2000 and joined the corps de ballet in 2001.[3] As of 2010, Ramasar remained the only person of color who was a principal in NYCB.[4]

In 2018, Ramasar was fired from NYCB for sharing explicit pictures of female dancers without their knowledge or consent.[5] In 2019, he made his debut at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. That same year, a union arbitrator ruled that, while suspension from NYCB was fitting, his firing was too severe a punishment. As a result, the arbitrator ordered Ramasar to be reinstated by the NYCB.[6] In July 2021, the NYCB announced that Ramasar was retiring in May 2022.[7]

  1. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (May 15, 2015). "Amar Ramasar's Unlikely Path to Becoming a Prince for City Ballet". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Rockwell, John (January 18, 2006). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; In the Complex World of Ballet, It's Youth That Soars". The New York Times. p. E1. Retrieved January 14, 2010. Amar Ramasar, 24
  3. ^ "Amar Ramasar: Dancing the Dream," July 7, 2008, found at the Henry Street Settlement website "Henry Street Settlement: Amar Ramasar: Dancing the Dream". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-07-13.. Accessed July 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Ann Farmer, Rosalynde LeBlanc, and Steven Sucato, "Other voices: dancers, choreographers and teachers speak frankly about their experiences regarding race and dance," Dance Magazine, June, 2005. Found at Dance Magazine website "Dance Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2017-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) and Bnet Find Articles website. Accessed July 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Kourlas, Gia (2021-07-14). "A 'Rogue Ballerina' Gives a Candid Account of Ballet Culture". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. ^ Cooper, Michael (2019-04-19). "City Ballet Ordered to Reinstate Male Dancers Fired Over Inappropriate Texts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. ^ Hernández, Javier C. (2021-07-27). "City Ballet Dancer Caught in Texting Scandal Will Retire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-29.