Dance Artist
Bio
Kylie Fox's training includes full scholarships with: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Basil Thompson, Jeffrey Bullock, and Jim Vincent; years of private training with Karin Averty; and company classes by private invitation with Ballet Hispanico.
Over Kylie’s career, she has danced as a Principal and Soloist artist for multiple full-time and freelance companies. Most recently, Kylie’s been a full-time Company Artist with Minnesota Dance Theatre. There she had the pleasure of dancing in various Soloist and Pa de Deux roles under the direction and coaching of Kaitlyn Gilliland and Lise Houlton. Previously, Ms. Fox has danced with companies including: Eglevsky Ballet, Iowa Dance Theater, Ballet des Ameriques (Carole Alexis Ballet Theatre), City Dance NY, Swan Ballet, Encounters Dance, Neville Dance Theater, Armada Dance, and String Dance (The Christy Walsh Projects).
Ms. Fox’s repertoire includes classical ballet standards from: George Balanchine, August Bournonville, Marius Petipa, and Jules Perrot, as well as, contemporary ballet works by: Dwight Rhoden, Loyce Houlton, and Lise Houlton. In addition, Kylie has danced in debut performances for new works by choreographers such as: Ursula Verduzco, Royce Zackery, Nia-Amina Minor, and Nadia Vostrikov; as well as workshopped company repertoire under Gabrielle Lamb.
Kylie's performance experience includes: Periapsis Open Series, CounterPointe, Brooklyn Dance Gala; and the Liberty Hall, Brooklyn Bridge, and Higher Ground Dance Festivals. Ms. Fox has performed in venues including Alvin Ailey, New York Dance Parade’s “Main Stage”, and “The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines”. She has also performed four times both in New York's "Fall Fashion Week" and for the historic organization "The Society of Illustrators".
Her career highlights include being the first African American "Sugarplum Fairy" in Iowa Dance Theater's 34-year history of presenting, "The Nutcracker" (2019); being selected as a scholarship participant for Harkness Center (NYU/Langone) Healthy Dancer Initiative with Mark Morris Dance Group, RIOULT, and Gibney Dance (2020/22); and being featured as a ballerina in the iconic "The New Yorker" magazine for an illustrated series by Jenny Kroik (2022).