Gwen Haynes
Corps de Ballet
A high school senior, Gwen is a member of the National Honors Society and can be found volunteering in the library or tutoring students. Recent credits include a Woodland Fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marzipan Shepherdess, Snowflake, and Flower in The Nutcracker and she loves being a part of any Village Scene. She is a member of the MSB faculty.
Meet the Dancer
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Q: When did you start dancing?
A: When I was four and I came to MSB when I was five.
Q: What is your favorite ballet?
A: Coppelia. I love the wacky, magical story and have fond memories of performing the ballet.
Q: What is your favorite ballet role and why?
A: My favorite role I’ve ever performed has to be Marzipan Corps. When I was younger one of my dream roles was Marzipan, so it was dream come true when I got to perform it at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Outside of dance I’m usually reading novels, playing with my dog, listening to music and volunteering around my school.
Q: What is your favorite quote?
A: “I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday.”
-Misty Copeland
Q: What is you ballet shoe of choice?
A: My ballet shoe of choice has to be the Bloch Eurostretch pointe shoe.
