Maria Kowroski


Maria Kowroski is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet.

Early life

Kowroski was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She started ballet at the age of five. In 1992, she entered the School of American Ballet in New York City.

Career

In 1994, at the age of 17, Kowroski entered the New York City Ballet as an apprentice, and became a member of the corps de ballet a year later. She was promoted to soloist in 1997 and principal dancer in 1999. She has danced classical producton such as Swan Lake, Balanchine's works including Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and The Nutcracker, and originated roles such as Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain. She is currently the company's most senior dancer.
Kowroski had danced with Mariinsky Ballet and Munich Ballet as guest artist. She also performed in Dance Against Cancer's 2019 concert. Also in 2019, Kowroski and fellow principal dancer Tyler Angle staged Agon for the School of American Ballet's showcase.
Kowroski served as motion capture dancer of Barbie for Barbie in the Nutcracker, Barbie of Swan Lake and Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. She also appeared in a documentary regarding the latter.

Selected repertoire

Kowroski's repertoire with the New York City Ballet includes:

Created roles

Kowroski is married to actor and former Royal Ballet principal dancer Martin Harvey. They have a son, born in 2016. Kowroski's mother died due to cancer.

Filmography