Blair D’Amico is returning to company life after an 8 year hiatus to focus on developing her skills as a dance educator and choreographer, achieving her Cecchetti USA Associates, co-creating the Conservatory Program and co-choreographing the Spring Ballets at Turning Pointe Dance Academy. 

 

She started dancing at age 3, developing a serious interest in the dance world, she took up every opportunity to learn all she could, including ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz and tap at various local dance studios. Finding a natural understanding of the Cecchetti method, she trained with Elaine Seidman, passing the Advanced syllabus exam. Appearing in countless productions of The Nutcracker with the National Ballet and studio dance recitals, Blair competed in regional dance competitions until graduating high school in 2007. After attending the Cecchetti International Summer School in Holland, Michigan, Blair was invited to train at KS Dance Ltd., a professional vocational school in Greater Manchester, England directed by Kate Simmons. Continuing her training in the Cecchetti method, Blair honed her technique and developed as an artist. She toured and performed with the school’s company every year, working up through the ranks from corps to principal dancer. In 2008, she was awarded the Best All Round Dancer Award at the Annual Choreography and Prize-Giving Ceremony, and accomplished dancing and teaching qualifications in Cecchetti ballet and Spanish dance. She graduated from KS Dance Ltd with a Trinity College National Diploma in Professional Dance in 2010. 

 

In her first professional season with Baltimore Ballet in 2010, Blair danced roles such as Dew Drop in The Nutcracker, Myrta in Giselle as well as Gamzatti Variation. From 2011 - 2015, She danced in Philadelphia for BalletFleming where her favorite roles have included The Evil Queen in Christopher Fleming’s Snow White, Too Big and Too Bold in Jenn Rose’s The Missing Piece, and Second Couple in Adrianna de Svatich’s Dyadic Dances. From 2016 - 2018 she was a part of the Polaris Dance Company in Portland, Oregon where she explored more modern based choreography and studied the Horton technique. Her favorite being a piece Robert Guitron's, Artistic Director, choreographed to Keb'mo's Every Morning. Throughout her career, Blair has been an invited Guest Artist in roles such as Arabian, Spanish, Dew Drop and Snow Queen in various Nutcracker productions, Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Dance Teacher in Cinderella. Blair most recently collaborated with Nkosinathi Mncube where they debuted their piece “Look at Me, Don’t Blame Me, I am Not the Problem” in Soweto, South Africa in 2024.

 

Blair is more than excited to be joining Ballet Embody and returning to the ballet company life! In her “free” time, Blair loves to hike with her partner and two dogs, photograph sunsets and create unhinged ballet designs for her own brand @_backpackingballerina_photo. Feel free to follow her on IG @therealblairarina.