Megan Coatney

Dancer

Birthplace: Aurora, CO
Year joined BNC: 2007
Sponsored in part by Alane Urban

Megan trained at Sangre de Cristo Ballet Theatre under the direction of Dianna Cuatto, and graduated with honors from the University of Oklahoma in 2001 with a BFA in Ballet Performance.  Prior to BNC, she danced with Corpus Christi Ballet for two years and then City Ballet of San Diego for four years.  Key roles include Russian girl in George Balanchine’s Serenade, and lead roles in Apollo, Carmen and Romeo & Juliet. In 2006, Megan was involved in X International, a competition for choreographers and dancers in Moscow and NYC. Since joining BNC, Megan has performed in Garrett Ammon’s Moulin Rouge, and tomorrow came, and An Occasional Dream. Megan has also performed in Ma Cong’s Passion, There and Jennifer Hart’s 25 Things. Megan is a faculty member for the School of BNC.  She plays the electric bass guitar and enjoys gardening, photography and animals.