Princess Grace Statue Award, 2025
Princess Grace Award
Dance Fellowship, 2009
American Ballet Theatre
Additional Grants:
2015 Professional Development Grant
2014 Professional Development Grant
Isabella Boylston is a rare talent and acclaimed presence on the world stage of classical ballet. Now in her 11th year as a principal ballerina at American Ballet Theatre in New York City, she has danced leading roles in works by today’s foremost choreographers such as Twyla Tharp and Alexei Ratmansky. She has performed internationally with companies like the Paris Opera Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and National Ballet of China.
Isabella has transcended the world of ballet to star in music videos for artists like Laufey and Carly Rae Jepsen and in Francis Lawrence’s film Red Sparrow alongside Jennifer Lawrence. As both a model and a content creator, Isabella has worked with brands like Bulgari, Dior, Nike, and Valentino. She was selected for Harvard Business School’s Crossover into Business program in Cambridge, MA. A life-long fan of books and reading, Isabella is the creator of Ballerina Book Club, in partnership with AllArts, designed to inspire meaningful dialogue between dancers and non dancers alike.