Ashley Baker

Ballet Idaho Faculty

About:

Ashley began her ballet training at Johansen Olympia Dance Center in Olympia, Washington. At age 14, she moved to Seattle to continue her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School (PNB). She studied from 2015-2017 in the Professional Division at PNB, where she performed corps roles such as Snow, Flowers, and Hot Chocolate in George Balanchine’s, The Nutcracker. Since joining Ballet Idaho, Ashley has performed both feature and corps roles in Peter Anastos’ The Nutcracker (Dew Drop, Spanish), Raymonda’s Wedding, and Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Neapolitan), Edwaard Liang’s, Cinderella (Stepsister, Winter), George Balanchine’s, Agon, Allegro Brillante, and Serenade, and Lar Lubovitch’s, Something About Night. In addition, Ashley has been featured in works choreographed by Ballet Idaho company members and guest choreographers. She has choreographed two pieces for Ballet Idaho,  The Known Ecliptic (2020) and Six Figures (2021), as well as works for students of Ballet Idaho Academy and Olympia Dance Center.