Cherilyn J. Lee, also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Ballet Herald, is a former professional ballerina, educator, and school director. Since her first entrepreneurial endeavor to publish insight and stories relevant to the ballet space has proven itself valuable, she has decided to continue sharing appreciation of the performing arts via The Musical Digest.
Having spent her formative years walking amongst the excitement and talent abound between Herald Square and Lincoln Center, Cherilyn brings her love for the music, dance, and drama that only innovative stage productions can inspire. She hopes you will join in the incomparable anticipation as the lights go down and the sounds of the orchestra tuning to A fill the theater.
Leadership Experience
THE BALLET HERALD
- 2018-present: Editor-in-Chief
CITY BALLET OF RALEIGH
- 2013-2018: Co-Owner & Co-Director
- 2009-2018: Instructor, Choreographer, and Ballet Mistress
CAROLINA BALLET
- 2011-2013: Coordinator and Primary Teacher for the Young Dancer Program
Performance Experience
1998-2003: CAROLINA BALLET (Raleigh, NC) – Robert Weiss, Director / Marin Boieru & Debra Austin, Ballet Masters
- Principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Elaine Kudo, José Limón, Peter Martins, Margo Sappington, RIchard Tanner, Lynn Taylor Corbett, Tyler Walters, Robert Weiss, Christopher Wheeldon
1993-1998: HARTFORD BALLET (Hartford, CT) – Kirk Peterson, Director / Raymond Lukens, Ballet Master
- Soloist roles in works by George Balanchine, Choo San-Goh, Jean Grand-Maitre, Graham Lustig, Kirk Peterson, Michael Smuin, Anthony Tudor
Dance Training
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET (New York, NY)
- Teachers: Alexandra Danilova, Andrei Kramarevsky, Kay Mazzo, Susan Pilarre, Richard Rapp, Suki Schorer, Antonia Tumkovsky
STEPS ON BROADWAY (New York, NY)
- Teacher: Wilhelm Burmann
EGLEVSKY BALLET (Long Island, NY)
- Teachers: Michele Semler, Michael Vernon, Laurie Lubeck Yeames
SUMMER PROGRAMS
- Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
- Chautauqua School of Dance
- Eglevsky Ballet
- Pennsylvania Ballet
- School of American Ballet
Academic Achievements
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
- BA in Spanish Language & Literature w/ Minor in Business Administration (summa cum laude)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Sigma Delta Pi (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraría Hispánica / Spanish Honor Society)