Welcome to ELEVE Ballet Academy! I’m Katie, director and educator at EBA, and it’s my joy and privilege to offer a wide range of classical ballet classes to both Moore and Harnett counties. Bringing you the highest level of performing arts education within a positive, community setting is my vocational passion!

I am an experienced ballet instructor and dancer, having taught beginner, intermediate, advanced/pre-professional students of all ages at Elysium Dance Project, Alpha & Omega Dance Academy, Elite Academy of Dance, and through private instruction at performing arts and fitness studios across the east coast.

Training students, ranging in age from 5-65, is my vocational and creative passion! Seeing each and every student reach new potential in their discipline of choice, discover their inner creative voice, and guide them to achieve new goals is my focus within each moment as an active educator.

I specialize in training all levels of classical & contemporary ballet, pointe & choreography, strength conditioning, and performance coaching. I bring to each and every session excellence in arts and physical education through instilling a high level of technique, artistic expression, history & appreciation, and studio professionalism. My varied skill set and proficiency in music, dance, and physical fitness lends to a well-rounded approach to arts education, and equips me to understand and teach all aspects of training and performance.

The performing arts are a life-long passion for me since beginning my training in classical ballet as a child through Brixham Danceworks, and continuing my focused ballet education throughout school age at the prestigious Ballet New England under James Franklin and Angela Carter, as well as Elysium Dance Project under owner/director Christine Simes. After graduating high school, I accepted a contract with Elysium Dance Project’s performance company as a soloist for two company seasons, parallel to studying music education at the University of Southern Maine. Additionally, I’m a Stott Pilates trained pilates instructor and CPR certified.

I look forward to inspiring you or your child with the spark of learning classical ballet and fanning that flame into a new level of personal confidence, skill proficiency, and creative expression!

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