Megan Fairchild – Balanchine, Broadway and the stress of becoming principal at 20

Due to the shock of being thrust into the spotlight two years after joining the corps of the New York City Ballet, she hasn’t forgotten how tough early years in a ballet company are – that’s why she always tries to help newcomers of her company to keep calm and to give them some advice. Now that she is one of the brightest American ballet stars, Megan Fairchild explains how she’s keeping fit in these semi-lockdown months, why meditation is helping her to accept her perfectionist mentality and the way in which Broadway changed her. Here she even reveals she is known for having a bag of Peanut M&Ms during the rehearsal day
by Alessandro Bizzotto