We are preparing the return of Serenade with Coleen Neary
Muriel Romero recovers this choreography for the 25/26 season
The official teacher and repetiteur of the © George Balanchine Trust, Colleen Neary has worked with the cast of the CND during the central weeks of June to prepare for the return of Serenade, the famous choreography by the Russian-American creator and a prime example of his very personal style.
Trained at the American Ballet School and Harkness House, Colleen Neary was a soloist with the New York City Ballet from 1969 to 1979 under the direction of George Balanchine. From 1975 to 1979, she worked as a teacher at the American Ballet School and the New York City Ballet. In 1979, she became the rehearsal director and choreographic assistant of the Zurich Ballet. She continued to perform as a guest artist and in 1984, Maurice Béjart hired her as a principal guest artist and teacher of the Ballet du Deuxième Siècle.
In 1986 she accepted the position of principal dancer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet, until 1992 when she took the position of rehearsal director, company teacher, and head instructor of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Colleen Neary, along with her husband Thordal Christensen, co-founded the Los Angeles Ballet in 2004, directing it until 2022. Her commitment to ballet education has led her to co-found the Angeles Ballet School and to numerous community outreach programs of the LA Ballet.
Muriel Romero is reviving this choreography that the company premiered more than forty years ago when María de Ávila was directing the National Classical Ballet of Spain.
In December 2025, it will be presented at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, in January 2026 at the Teatro Calderón in Valladolid, and in March 2026, as part of the XX anniversary commemorations of the Palau de les Arts, it will be seen in Valencia within the NumEros program. Granada and Santander will also host this jewel of dance next summer.