Today’s guest is Katherine Lawrence, Principal Faculty with Ballet West’s pre-professional training program. A native of Fairfield, Connecticut, she trained atConnecticut Dance School and The Harid Conservatory, where she graduated as Valedictorian in 1998. She performed with The Hartford Ballet for a year before joining Ballet Internationale in 1999. In 2004, she joined Ballet West, retiring as a Principal Artist in May 2021. She holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Ballet with a Teaching Emphasis from the University of Utah.

In our conversation, Katherine shares about cultivating a positive environment, embracing what makes you uncomfortable, and making decisions to support being a well-rounded dancer.

Learn more about Katherine and Ballet West - including their summer program: https://www.academy.balletwest.org/summer.

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