Chloé Watson

Chloé Watson spent over a decade performing professionally with American Midwest Ballet, Ballet Vero Beach, and Peninsula Ballet Theatre. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance with a concentration in ballet from SUNY Purchase, where she graduated cum laude. She danced with PBT for seven seasons, performing leading roles and contributing behind the scenes. At PBT, she appeared as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Gregory Amato’s The Nutcracker, and the title roles in Giselle and Mr. Amato’s Cinderella. She also originated numerous leading roles in Mr. Amato’s ballets, including Ghost Dances, In This Light, and many other world premieres created on her throughout her career. Additional featured performances include Ron Cunningham’s Incident at Blackbriar.

Alongside her time onstage, Chloé cultivated her skills behind the scenes, gradually stepping into arts administration while still performing. Now retired from the stage, she serves as Peninsula Lively Arts’s Director of Artistic Operations, where she oversees artist relations, programming, scheduling, and production logistics. She manages contracts, supports guest artists and collaborators, and helps guide the company’s artistic planning and execution across both the professional company and the school.

Chloé remains engaged in her choreographic practice, developing new works for companies and film projects alike. Her choreography is known for its musicality, emotional clarity, and nuanced storytelling, building on her performance career while evolving her voice as a creator.