PBT School Alumni

PBT School’s Alumni community encompasses an exceptional group of artists who have become professional dancers or gone on to pursue a variety of other career paths. Each year PBTS is proud to see our students join professional companies and excel in collegiate programs. More than 65 percent of our own Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre company dancers are PBT School alumni.

Our alumni can be found in the rosters of professional dance companies across the country. Check out the full list below!

Attention all PBT School Alumni!

Whether you’re now dancing professionally or have pirouetted to another path, we’d love to hear your memories of PBT School and your thoughts about how your time here has resonated in your life after leaving. Click here to learn share your experience!


The 2023-2024 roster of former PBT School dancers
in companies includes 99 artists

Gavin Abercrombie

Kansas City Ballet

 

Anna Ackerman

New York State Ballet

 

Margot Aknin

Newport Contemporary Ballet

 

Ross Allen

National Ballet of Canada

 

Nathan Bender

BalletMet II

 

Cooper Blankenburg

Sarasota Ballet

 

Joshua Bodden

Kansas City Ballet

 

Corey Bourbonniere

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Jonathan Breight

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Sophia Brodin

Canyon Concert Ballet

 

Edward Carr

Austin Ballet

 

Erin Casale

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Alison Cervantes

Tulsa Ballet

 

Ava Chatterson

Sacramento Ballet

 

Maine Chernjavsky

Cincinnati Ballet

 

Ariana Chernyshev

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Katya Chernyshev

Milwaukee Ballet II

 

Audra Cockrell

Alabama Ballet

 

Kobe Atwood Courtney

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

 

Anwen David

Ballet Memphis

 

Jessy Dick

Washington Ballet

 

Danielle Downey

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Kylie Dyson

Boston Ballet II

 

Israel Ellis

Sarasota Ballet

 

Emmaline Fontanilla

Louisville Ballet – Studio Company

 

Celeste Gaiera

Richmond Ballet

 

Christian García Campos

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

James Gilmer

Alvin Ailey

 

Misha Glouchkova

Washington Ballet – Studio Company

 

Madeline Gradle

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Ava Grieble

Charlottesville Ballet

 

Marisa Grywalski

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Masahiro Haneji

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Jack Hawn

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Amy Herchenroether

Saint Louis Ballet

 

Anjali Hern

Ballet Rhode Island – Trainee

 

Cecilia Hernandez

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Katharine Hunter

Ballet Spartanburg

 

Massanao Ito

Ballet Frontier

 

Corinne Jarvis

Compañía Nacional de Danza de México

 

Emma Jennings

Collage Dance Collective

 

Meg Kataoka

Ballet Austin

 

Dylan Keene

Sacramento Ballet

 

Corabelle Kennedy

Milwaukee Ballet II

 

Christina LaForgia Morse

Cincinnati Ballet

 

Perry Meadors

Ballet Frontier

 

Colin McCaslin

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Jessica McCann

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Caitlin McElroy

Atlantic City Ballet

 

Nicole McGuiness

New Chamber Ballet

 

Lizzie McMindes

New York State Ballet

 

Caitlyn Mendicino

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Maia Montgomery

Nashville Ballet

 

Amanda Morgan

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Luke Mosher

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Daniella Moya

Manassas Ballet Theatre

 

Yoshiaki Nakano

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Rachel Nash

Richmond Ballet

 

Natasha Nast

Palmetto City Ballet

 

Tommie Lin O’Hanlon

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Chloe Olson

Ballet Rhode Island – Jr. Apprentice

 

Kiara Patsan

Canyon Concert Ballet

 

Joseph Parr

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Isichel Perez Rivero

Oregon Ballet Theatre – Apprentice

 

Benjamin Rabe

Newport Contemporary Ballet

 

Abigail Richards

Ballet Frontier

Will Robichaud

Ballet San Antonio

 

Emilia Sandoval

Ballet Memphis

 

Christina Sahaida

Mark Morris Dance Group

 

JoAnna Schmidt

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Isabella Seo

Ballet Arizona

 

Sean Sessions

Ballet Saint Louis

 

Ken Shiozawa

Minnesota Dance Theatre

 

Hinako Shinzaki

Croatian National Ballet

 

Kurtis Sprowls

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Sierra Stipetich 

Virginia National Ballet

 

Jacqueline Sugianto

Milwaukee Ballet II

 

Masanori Takiguchi

Houston Ballet

 

Gabrielle Thurlow

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Eliana Tolentino

Ballet Spartanburg

 

Alexandria Troianos

Ballet Rhode Island

 

Anna Turani

Rochester City Ballet

 

Isabella Velasquez

Sacramento Ballet

 

Spencer Waldeck

Ballet Tuscon

 

Harry Warshaw

Washington Ballet

 

Taigo Watanabe

Canyon Concert Ballet

 

Sophie Waterfall

Alabama Ballet

 

Victoria Watford

BalletMet

 

Ashley Wegmann

Atlanta Ballet

 

Dominique Wendt

Sacramento Ballet

 

Marisa Whiteman

Kansas City Ballet

 

Annika Grace Weidmann

Ballet Rhode Island – Trainee

 

Brienne Wiltse

Louisville Ballet

 

Lily Wills

Pacific Northwest Ballet

 

Rina Yamaguchi

Atlantic City Ballet

 

Chihiro Yamaoka

Canyon Concert Ballet

 

Patrick Yocum

Boston Ballet

 

Diana Yohe

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

 

Hannah Zin

Metropolitan Opera Ballet

“Where Are They Now?” – Conversations with PBT School Alumni

Get to know some of PBT School’s alumni and learn about the careers they’ve developed after their time with the School. In the “Where Are They Now?” project PBT School aims to stay connected with alumni and share their school and career experiences with the PBT School community.