Distinguished Alumni

NGB Trainees have continued their training at prestigious academies such as the School of American Ballet, the Royal Ballet School of England, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, San Francisco Ballet School and the John Cranko School. Our students have also attended colleges such as The Julliard School, Indiana University, Butler University, Point Park and Fordham University. Trainees have been employed by esteemed companies such as New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dutch National Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet. We have listed some of the NGB alumni below.

NGB students performing ballet on stage.
  • Cameron Acree, Washington Ballet School
  • Dominika Afanasenkov, School of American Ballet
  • Jaison Allen, Apprentice with Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Met II
  • Sasha Alvarez, Dance Major at Point Park University
  • Lexa Armstrong, Columbia University
  • Elisabeth Baehman, Charlotte Ballet Second Company Member
  • Kendall Baker, Pacific Northwest Ballet School
  • Hannah Barr, Houston Ballet II
  • Hannah Beach, Graduate of Royal Ballet School of England, and “Grand Prix” Winner at the 2011 Youth America Grand Prix, Tampa Semi-Finals, formerly a member of Hamburg Ballet
  • Gabrielle Beach, Graduate of Royal Ballet School of England, formerly a member of Boston Ballet II
  • Hannah Bettes “Gold Medal” Jr. Women’s division Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals 2010, Sr. Finals 2011, “Audience Favorite” and 2nd place Prix de Lausanne 2011, Royal Ballet School of England, Boston Ballet
  • Kristina Biglete, University of Florida
  • Caitlin Birt, Missouri Ballet Theatre
  • Tanner Bleck, San Francisco Ballet School Trainee, Prix de Lausanne top 20 Finalist 2014, Pennsylvania Ballet Second Company
  • Ellie Borick, San Francisco Ballet School, Atlanta Ballet II
  • Liam Boswell, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Royal Ballet School of England
  • Hannah Box, Dance Major at University of South Florida
  • Gabriella Buga, AMDA
  • Neal Burks, Houston Ballet School
  • Bella Calafiura, Indiana University Dance Graduate, dancer with Radio City
  • Kemper Cassada, School of American Ballet
  • Baxter Cheek, St. Petersburg College
  • Debbie Chen, Manassas Ballet Theatre
  • Hailey Cherry, Miami City Ballet School
  • Treyden Chiaravalloti, The Juilliard School
  • Audra Cockrell, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
  • Daniel Cooke, Apprentice National Ballet of Canada, Dutch National Ballet Junior Company
  • Hayley Conlin, Dance Major at University of South Florida
  • Jarod Curley, John Cranko School, American Ballet Theatre Apprentice
  • Alexandra de Roos, School of American Ballet
  • Diana Dizon, formerly a member of Boston Ballet II
  • Timothy Dobbins, University of Montana
  • Makayla Dorris, School of American Ballet, extended session with MCB Choreographic Intensive  
  • Austin Dowdy, Indiana University Dance Graduate
  • Tyler Dowdy, Dance Major at Indiana University
  • William Dugan, Hamburg Ballet School, Ballett Dortmund in Germany, Royal Swedish Ballet
  • Levi Durie, American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, Ballet West II
  • Hannah Everson-Sagi, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Professional Division
  • Jonathan Fahoury, School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, Apprentice
  • Calvin Farias, Sarasota Ballet
  • Ethan Fuller, “Billy” in Broadway touring production of Billy Elliot, School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, Apprentice
  • Florrie Geller, San Francisco Ballet School, Cincinnati Ballet, Apprentice
  • Zoe Greco, Dance Major at University of South Florida
  • Katherine Grones, Dance Major at Jacksonville University
  • Courtney Gunsteens, San Francisco Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School
  • Olivia Gusti, Ballet West II, Ballet West
  • Kathryn Gutierrez, University of Florida
  • Chandler Hammond, John Cranko School, Zurich Ballet
  • Devin Hammond, Ballet West Academy
  • Landon Harris, Broadway touring production of Billy Elliot, Hamburg Ballet School, Leipzig Ballet in Germany
  • Tessa Hartmann, Boston Ballet School
  • Olivia Hobson, Dance Major at University of Utah
  • Katie Hodges, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Graduate Program
  • Emily Holt, Dance Major at Jacksonville University
  • John Hewitt, Hamburg Ballet School, The Juilliard School
  • Philippli Jackson, Dance Major at Jacksonville University
  • Avery Jarrard, Houston Ballet School
  • Colin Jeffress, Richmond Ballet, Trainee
  • Morgan Johns, Richmond Ballet, Trainee
  • Daniel Johnson, Boston Conservatory Dance Graduate, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
  • Gabriela Johnson, Indiana University Dance Graduate, Sarasota Ballet
  • Juliette Jones, Miami City Ballet School, Miami City Ballet, Apprentice
  • Paulina Keim, University of Virginia
  • Marta Kelly, Milwaukee Ballet II, Trainee at Louisville Ballet
  • Jackson Kettell, Dance Major at Jacksonville University
  • Autumn Kilby, Texas Ballet Theatre, Apprentice
  • Christopher Kunzelmann, John Cranko School
  • Ryan Lenkey, Boston Ballet School
  • Dominiq Luckie, Atlanta Ballet II
  • Skyler Martin, Graduate of Royal Ballet School of England, Dutch National Ballet
  • Jordan Martinez, Royal Ballet School of England
  • Alexandria Marx, The Dutch National Ballet Academy
  • Kyra McDonald, Duke University
  • Leo McGrath, Dance Major at Butler University, Milwaukee Ballet II
  • Dylan McIntyre, Trainee at Richmond Ballet
  • Ryan McNally, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Apprentice
  • Julia Meister, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Professional Division
  • Trae Mikus, Washington Ballet School
  • Noelle Miller, Boston Ballet School
  • Miya Mobley, Houston Ballet School
  • Shannon Mostrom, Dance Major at University of Utah
  • Stephen Myers, Joffrey Ballet, Trainee
  • Drew Nelson, Graduate of Royal Ballet School of England, Dutch National Ballet, Boston Ballet
  • Casey Noble, Marymount Manhattan College
  • Aubrey Paffenroth, University of South Florida Dance Graduate
  • Corbin Panturad, Butler University Graduate
  • Kailyn Perez, Orlando Ballet II, Miss Central Florida, First runner up for Miss Florida
  • Elizabeth Powers, Dance Major at Butler University
  • Alexa Rose, The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts
  • Carolynn Rowland, School of American Ballet, Los angeles Ballet Corps de Ballet Member
  • Hannah Stanford, Royal Ballet School of England
  • Gabriela Schiefer, School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet II
  • Katarina Smith, Fordham University
  • Miriam Spada, Florida State University
  • Charitssa Stone, New York University
  • Julius Tabor, Houston Ballet Academy
  • Bridge Taylor, Nashville Ballet
  • Natalie Thornley-Hall, John Cranko School
  • Jake Tribus, North Carolina School of the Arts, University of Southern California
  • Eliot Wallace, Pacific Northwest Ballet School
  • Ryan Ward, Houston Ballet Academy
  • Lauren Watson, Florida State University
  • Peter Weil, Pennsylvania Ballet
  • Abigail White, Miami City Ballet School
  • Marisa Whiteman, Kansas City Ballet
  • Mikhaila Whiteman, The Vaganova Academy, in St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Jessie Williams, Dance Major at Butler University
  • Amy Wilson, Wake Forest University
  • Luke Yee, Louisville Ballet