Melanie Hamrick

Melanie Hamrick
Born (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37)
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Choreographer, ballerina
PartnerMick Jagger (2014–present)
Children1

Melanie Hamrick (born July 17, 1987) is an American choreographer, author, producer, and former ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre, from which she retired in 2019 after fifteen years.[1][2][3][4][5] Hamrick was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and attended the Kirov Academy of Ballet.[6]

Hamrick choreographed a 2019 ballet named Porte Rogue, which was soundtracked to songs by the Rolling Stones and composed in collaboration with her partner and the band's singer, Mick Jagger.[7]

In 2023, her debut novel, First Position, was published by Penguin Random House.[8][9][10] The romance novel, though not autobiographical in nature, is "loosely based on some truths backstage" during Hamrick's time as a ballerina.[11] The novel's title is a pun based on the first position in ballet.[12] In writing First Position, Hamrick took inspiration from her life experience as a ballerina, the novel Fifty Shades of Grey, and the 2010 psychological horror film Black Swan.[12]

She announced in March 2024 that her second novel, The Unraveling, would be released that August.[13][14] Following its release, Good Morning America selected The Unravelling as a "Buzz Pick".[15][16]

  1. ^ Noveck, Jocelyn (19 April 2019). "Moves like Jagger: Mick's partner debuts Stones-themed dance". The Associated Press. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Kourlas, Gia (2019-10-22). "Retiring From Ballet Theater, a Dancer Gets What She Needs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ^ Sachdeva, Maanya (2023-07-02). "Reports Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick are engaged 'not true'". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  4. ^ Noveck, Jocelyn (14 December 2020). "A night at the ballet, in time for 'Nutcracker' season". The Associated Press. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ Wedemeyer, Jessica (July 1, 2023). "Rolling Stones rocker's partner of almost a decade raises eyebrows with new ring as they take a major step forward, more news". Wonderwall (www.msn.com). Retrieved July 1, 2023. See image #1.
  6. ^ Elliott, Josh (2016-07-15). "Who is Melanie Hamrick, pregnant with Mick Jagger's eighth child?". CTV News. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  7. ^ LeDonne, Rob (2019-04-19). "Pirouettes like Jagger: inside the unlikely Rolling Stones ballet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  8. ^ "First Position by Melanie Hamrick: 9780593638149". Penguin Random house. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  9. ^ DeSantis, Rachel (June 20, 2023). "Melanie Hamrick's New Novel Shares the 'Sexy' World of Ballet — and Partner Mick Jagger Was Among Its First Readers (Exclusive)". People Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ^ "Melanie Hamrick talks 'First Position,' support from Mick Jagger". Today. June 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  11. ^ Bryant, Kenzie (2023-06-28). "Mick Jagger (and Ballet) Inspired His Partner Melanie Hamrick's Erotic Novel". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ a b Noveck, Jocelyn (2023-06-30). "50 shades of ballet? Melanie Hamrick on her steamy novel that makes 'Black Swan' seem tame". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  13. ^ "The Unraveling by Melanie Hamrick: 9780593638163". Penguin Randomhouse. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  14. ^ Hamrick, Melanie [@melhamrick] (March 22, 2024). "My new book, THE UNRAVELING - Available August 13th!!!!". Retrieved April 17, 2024 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "GMA Buzz Pick: 'The Unravelling' by Melanie Hamrick". Good Morning America. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  16. ^ "GMA Buzz Pick: 'The Unravelling' by Melanie Hamrick". ABC News. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-20.