Cynthia Harvey (born May 17, 1957) is an American dance teacher and former ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. Harvey was born in California, and joined American Ballet Theatre in 1974. Her roles included Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. While Mikhail Baryshnikov was the artistic director at ABT, she performed as the prima ballerina in Baryshnikov's filmed production of Don Quixote.
She was a principal of the Royal Ballet, and made guest appearances with other companies before retiring from dancing in 1995. Now Ms.Harvey is Artistic Director, American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.