Purchase, New York
Joined ABT 2010
Principal since 2020
Sponsored by Angela and James Ho

Born in Purchase, New York, Skylar Brandt began her training at the age of six under Diana White and Christian Claessens at Scarsdale Ballet Studio. She attended the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School from 2005-2009, ABT's New York Summer Intensive for five summers, was a National Training Scholar from 2006-2009, and received the Bender Foundation Scholarship in 2009. She was a silver medalist at Youth America Grand Prix in 2004 and 2008.

Brandt joined ABT II (now ABT Studio Company) in 2009, became an apprentice with the main Company in November 2010, joined the corps de ballet in June 2011, and was appointed a Soloist in August 2015. She was promoted to Principal Dancer in September 2020.

Brandt was awarded a 2013 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Dance Fellowship. That same year, she was featured in the film Ballet’s Greatest Hits. In 2018, Brandt was the recipient of an unprecedented Special Jury Award for her performances on the Russian television show “Big Ballet.” In 2022, Brandt was named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list of influential leaders and entrepreneurs.