Avery Saulnier de Reyes is a freelance dancer and Co-Director of Northeast Arts. Avery received her classical training at Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Lexington School of Ballet and Integrarte. Her professional roles include Canary Fairy, Garland Lead and Little Red Riding Hood in The Sleeping Beauty, Juliet’s confidante in Romeo & Juliet and Fanny Cerrito in Pas de Quatre. She has been set on regularly by renowned choreographer Gianni di Marco. Avery enjoys character roles and has explored work on film, performing with Columbia Pictures, ArtsEmerson and Carley Byers.

She is immensely grateful for the love and support of family, friends, teachers, directors and colleagues and the unending patience, knowledge and kindness of mentors Carlos Molina, Érica Cornejo, Gianni di Marco, Adriana Suárez, Mary Thompson and Linda diBona Brassel.

“I knew I wanted to be a ballerina since I was 3, but my path has not been easy! Along the way, I became a mother, a survivor and a teacher, giving up the opportunities to dance that were open to me in pursuit of more basic needs. After seventeen years of denial, I chose to return to the studio, relearn the technique from scratch and heal my soul. I believe in the power of the arts and all the tears, blood and sweat that goes into it is worth it if my dancing moves even any one person towards acknowledging their own beauty.”