Meg Paul has dedicated over forty years to the performing arts, demonstrating a broad spectrum of skills and a commitment to excellence. With a background in classical and contemporary ballet, she has contributed to the fields of performance, choreography, and teaching. Her experience encompasses directing, program development, and community engagement, reflecting her passion for nurturing artistic talent.
Throughout her career, Meg has worked alongside historic dance pioneers and performed renowned works from distinguished choreographers, including Gerald Arpino, Robert Joffrey, Twyla Tharp, and Dwight Rhoden, as well as masterworks by Petipa, Ashton, Nijinsky, Massine, Balanchine, Forsythe, and Alonzo King. As a principal dancer with The Joffrey Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Meg holds extensive national and international touring credits. Additionally, she served as Dance Captain and full swing for Twyla Tharp’s Tony-winning Broadway musical, Movin’ Out, performing leading roles during its run.
Meg’s contributions to the arts have been recognized with several awards, including The Princess Grace Award, the International Dance Competition of the Americas, the Detroit Renaissance Hero Award, the Sue Nine Endowment for Faculty Achievement Award, Wayne State University’s College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts Teaching Award, and The Copperfoot Award.
As a co-founder of World Arts Inc., a NYC-based performing arts agency, Meg helped promote national and international companies, including Nacho Duato’s Compania Nacional De Danza, Les Ballets De Monte Carlo, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Les Grand Ballets Canadian, Dance Cuba, Les Ballets Africains, Washington Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, and more.
As Director of Dance at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, she curated and directed the National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway, which engaged local performers and pre-professionals to train and perform with ballet and Broadway professionals. For her work on National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway, Paul was honored as a recipient of the Detroit Renaissance Hero Award by the Detroit Free Press. During her tenure, she also curated, directed, and produced Music Hall’s annual 313 Choreography Expo, highlighting Detroit’s creative impact with other major cities.
From 2010 to 2022, Meg held various leadership roles at Wayne State University’s Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, including Associate Professor of Teaching, Recruitment Coordinator, and Director of Dance.
Meg was Associate Artistic Director and Rehearsal Director with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Academy Director. Meg serves as a board member of the Gerald Arpino Foundation and is a master teacher and adjudicator for the Universal Ballet Competition and National Dance Honors.
In 2025, Meg was appointed Dean of the Joffrey Ballet School. She is honored to uphold Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino’s legacy and the school’s mission of innovation and inclusivity. She looks forward to collaborating with the Joffrey Ballet School team to foster the next generation of artists.
