According to the union, Fayette will retire from NYCB after this month's performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. A member of the company since 1990, Fayette has been a principal dancer since 2002.

"James is not only a great dancer, but is an accomplished grass-roots organizer and negotiator," said AGMA executive director Alan S. Gordon. "Over the past six years, he's been invaluable in spearheading the renegotiation of the New York City Ballet collective bargaining agreement, clearly the best dance contract in the United States."in the United States."