Preston Chamblee

🌸 Today is an emotional but celebratory day! Today marks 2 years in my sobriety journey! 🥹 Some people know and some people don’t that 2 years ago today my sobriety began. I was in one of the darkest places in my life and felt like I was in a hole that I would never get out of. Physically, mentally and spiritually, I shut down and was going through the motions of life without living. After being hospitalized in January of 2023, change was imminent but was I optimistic…no. Then the miracle happened! I found strength I didn’t know I had through the support and love of the people around me. My family, my new found sober community, my best friends and my ballet family rallied around me in ways I wasn’t prepared for. And to them I say, Thank You 🥹 That’s why I am here today! THROUGH LOVE ♥️ These past 2 years have been hard, long and I’ve never known the need for patience more in my life. But they have been the best 2 years of my life! I have joy again that I will never take for granted. I have a deeper love for the people in my life and dreams have come true all over the place. It’s going to still be hard but I wouldn’t trade my life for anything! I share this because the world is scary and seems hopeless a lot of the time. And dancers especially can be held to a sort of perfectionist standard. But we are human, we are artists and we feel deeply. If you are struggling with substance abuse and/or mental health, let this be an encouragement to reach out to someone you trust or a hotline and share how you are feeling. My DM’s are always open as well if you need references or just someone to talk to. Or if you know someone that you think could be going through a tough time, let this also be an encouragement to check in on those people or just be ready to be there for them. Support and love changed my life. Know that if you feel like you are alone, you aren’t! ♥️

23-24 PREVIEW // Soloist Preston Chamblee and former Principal Dancer Teresa Reichlen in Ulysses Dove’s 1994 singularly breathtaking Red Angels. “Red Angels is really about [Ulysses’] life at the onset of AIDS. So he wanted Red Angels to be a statement on being diagnosed with something that someone says is a death sentence, and still realizing in himself: ‘I still have a lot to say,’” said Alfred Dove, brother of the late choreographer, in a 2019 interview with @balletmet . Alfred also serves as director and administrator of Ulysses’ balletic estate. Red Angels returns to the main stage this coming spring on the Contemporary Choreography I program. Single tickets are now available for all programs at the #linkinbio. @dovealfred #alfreddove @tessreichlen #teresareichlen @prestonchamblee #prestonchamblee @balletmet #balletmet @madmarystavern #maryrowell #redangels #ulyssesdove #nycb #nycballet #newyorkcityballet

A Gala to remember ✨✨✨✨✨ I had the immense honor of wearing an original design by @i_will_always_love_my_mom for the @nycballet Fall Fashion Gala. This was his ode to ballet by constructing the entire look out of recycled dance costume pieces! I have never felt more confident, handsome, beautiful and sexy before! Thank you so much Dylan for this gift 🙏🏾 And to get to walk the carpet with the handsome @josephlucius by my side was the cherry on top ♥️

FLASH FOOTAGE // In a joint debut performance, Soloist Preston Chamblee and Principal Dancer Mira Nadon seemingly suspend time during the second movement of George Balanchine’s Symphony in C. Spring 2026 is officially underway. Don’t miss Symphony in C this season on All Balanchine III, through May 3—head to the #linkinbio to reserve tickets. @mira_nadon @prestonchamblee #balanchine #bizet #newyorkcityballet #ballet

TÊTE-À-TÊTE // Corps de Ballet Member Laine Habony tackles the (nearly) impossible-to-answer question: If you could dance only one ballet for the rest of your life, what would it be? Our latest episode of Tête-à-Tête with Habony and Soloist Preston Chamblee is out now on YouTube. @prestonchamblee @lainehabony #nycbteteatete #weexistintime #nycb #nycballet #newyorkcityballet

TÊTE-À-TÊTE // During one of his first shows with the company, Soloist Preston Chamblee experienced an unexpected—and unforgettable—mid-performance moment with a certain principal dancer. Stay tuned for our latest episode of Tête-à-Tête with Chamblee and Corps de Ballet Member Laine Habony, dropping on YouTube later this week. @prestonchamblee @lainehabony #nycbteteatete #weexistintime #nycb #nycballet #newyorkcityballet

“I feel like we are so essential to the world. Without the arts, the world will die.” - Me @ceromagazine Author: @jonathanshia Photographer: @emeraldeyes Stylist: @junglelinn Hairstylist: @kenta.koda Makeup Artist: @mertnazlim Production Coordinator: @rvilland

“Finding my own courage, finding my own voice, and speaking up for what is true and what is right and what I think is just has been really wonderful. I think without New York City Ballet, I don’t know if I would have found that inner strength and that inner voice. I think the dancers have really stepped up in the culture that we’re in and have found an inner strength. I think the world is starting to listen, and that’s really encouraging.”⁠ ⁠ Soloists #PrestonChamblee, #DavidGabriel, and #KJTakahashi are part of the young wave of performers helping to lead #NewYorkCityBallet, one of the world’s most storied dance companies, into the future.⁠ ⁠ Read the full story at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Author: @jonathanshia ⁠ Photographer: @emeraldeyes ⁠ Stylist: @junglelin ⁠ Hairstylist: @kenta.koda ⁠ Makeup Artist: @mertnazlim ⁠ Production Coordinator: @rvilland ⁠ ⁠ Editor-in-Chief: @jonathanshia ⁠ Creative Director: @leilabartholet ⁠ Associate Editor: @michaelmtthws

January Dump ☃️

FAVORITE PHRASE // Introducing our new series, where dancers break down a sequence they cherish from our repertory. ⁠ ⁠ Soloist Preston Chamblee shares his favorite phrase from the culmination of Diamonds—the final movement of George Balanchine’s Jewels: “It’s this feeling of camaraderie and unity. The feeling of doing it is so unlike anything that’s ever happened to me in my life.” ⁠ ⁠ Stay tuned—there are many more favorite phrases to come.⁠ ⁠ Cinematographer: @qwharton ⁠ ⁠ @prestonchamblee #diamonds #georgebalanchine #nycbfavoritephrase #weexistintime #nycballet

People say ballet ages you….I don’t see it. 2016 v Now Excited to open #nycballet Winter Season tonight with one of my faves, the Father is George Balanchine’s The Prodigal Son 🙏🏾

Cozy under a blanket, sounds like a good birthday to me 😉🥱💖