Meg Paul

Scouted from an early age for her versatility and technique, Meg Paul began her professional dancing career at age fifteen. After winning the International Dance Competition of the Americas, she was invited under full scholarship and the guidance of Edith D’Addario to move to New York City and train at the Joffrey Ballet School.

Meg was quickly promoted to dance with the Joffrey II apprentice company and was then promoted at the age of nineteen to dance with the Joffrey Ballet. Shortly there after, she was honored as a recipient of The Princess Grace Award.

As a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Meg has performed on some of the greatest stages in the world. Her classical training paired with her unique artistic interpretations has touched audiences and critics around the world. Leading roles such as The Sugar Plum Fairy, Italian Suite, Valentine, Les Patineurs, Light Rain, Les Presages, and ballets created on her such as The Gardens of Boboli, Billboards, A Trifling and A Streetcar Named Desire are a few of the numerous works she has performed.

After an injury sidelined her, Meg and her husband Vince Paul, formed World Arts, a representation agency which produces and manages national and international dance companies.

Meg has been the co-director of Ballet Builders, a showcase for emerging choreographers, produced in New York City. She has been the Ballet Mistress for the Joffrey Ballet Ensemble, a youth company based out of the Joffrey Ballet School, which has toured the nation. Also, Meg conceived and produced an interactive show in New York City titled “Show and Tell”, a cabaret/variety show involving the audience in the process of creating.

Proudest as a mother and wife, Meg’s greatest career moment was her collaboration in the creation, production and performance in the Tony award-winning musical Movin’ Out. She helped create the show during the workshop, assisted Twyla Tharp as Dance Captain, performed both leading roles as “Brenda” and “Judy”, and auditioned and set the touring cast of Movin’ Out.

Meg now lives in Detroit, Michigan. She is thrilled to be a support to Vince, who is the new President and Artistic Director of the Music Hall and excited to be a part of the Music Hall team as Director of Dance. She is currently creating her second annual benefit for dance, National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway, where she will direct and dance in the production.