Christine Shevchenko, Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), was born in Odessa, Ukraine to a gymnast father and dancer/actor mother.  At the age of four she was chosen to train in rhythmic gymnastics and ballet at an Olympic School.  At the age of seven, she immigrated to the United States and trained for nine years at Pennsylvania Ballet’s Rock School.  Christine danced the children’s lead in Pennsylvania Ballet’s The Nutcracker for three years, and was featured in the NBC special Degas and the Dance.  In 2002 she was invited to perform with International Ballet Theatre Company’s “Stars of Kirov, Bolshoi and Ukrainian Ballet” in Annapolis, Maryland.

In 2003, Christine became the youngest recipient of the Princess Grace Award.  Other awards include the Bronze Medal in the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, 2005 Gold Medal and Title of Laureate at the Moscow International Ballet Competition, the George Zoritch of  Ballet Russe Award for Talent Recognition and the 2010 Margaret Moore Dance Award.

Christine joined American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company in August 2006 where she performed classical and contemporary pieces.   She was asked to join American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in December 2007 and the corps de ballet in June 2008.  She became a Soloist in 2014 and a Principal Dancer in September 2017.

She has danced leading and soloist roles from Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire, Giselle, The Nutcracker, Harlequinade, The Flames of Paris, Grand Pas Classique, Paquita, La Bayadère, and Balanchine works and more.  She has had numerous roles created on her including in AfterEffect, Everything Doesn’t Happen at Once, Praedicere, Private Light, and Songs of Bukovina, and also performed various contemporary pieces by world-renowned choreographers that included Caprice #1, a competition piece created for her by Benjamin Millepied.

She has a vast repertoire of dancing leading and soloist roles. She has worked with world-renowned choreographers like Alexei Ratmansky, Twyla Tharp, Benjamin Millipied, Christopher Wheeldon, Alonzo King, Wayne McGregor, and many more.