Adrienne’s dance education began in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was enriched by study with Gelsey Kirkland as well as other internationally recognized summer ballet programs. In Youth America Grand Prix competitions, Adrienne earned multiple Top 12 and bronze honors prior to performing in the New York finals. Training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School on annual scholarships led to joining Ballet Idaho at age 17 where she soon progressed to dancing lead roles.
In 2015, Adrienne was promoted to Principal Artist. She has been praised in lead roles for Anastos’ The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Firebird, Raymonda, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ravel Piano Concerto as well as Belle in Wells’ Beauty and the Beast; soloist roles in George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Who Cares?, Serenade, Square Dance, Concerto Barocco, Agon and Rubies, Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Robyn Mineko-Williams’ Grey Horses, Craig Davidson’s Ambiguous Content, Edwaard Liang’s Cinderella, and Ricardo Amarante’s Love, Fear, Loss.
In addition to films of Robyn Mineko-Williams’ I Will Always See Your Face, and Danielle Rowe’s For Pixie and Carnival of the Animals, Adrienne originated roles in the premiere of Craig Davidson’s Ghost(Light), Penny Saunders’ The Lady in the Red Hat, and as Odette in the premiere of Garrett Anderson and Anne Mueller’s Swan Lake. Most recent roles include Danielle Rowe’s Dreamland, James Kudelka’s Man in Black and originating the title role in Ricardo Amarante’s Carmen.
Adrienne counts among her honors The Whittenberger Award for scholastic achievement, Athlete of the Year for Fusion Magazine and a nomination to Idaho Business Review’s Accomplished Under 40 program. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boise State University as a part of the National Society for Collegiate Scholars. Especially notable is her nomination for the prestigious national Princess Grace Foundation Dance Performance Awards.
During her career, Adrienne has served as company dancer representative, posed for renowned sculptor Benjamin Victor, and modeled for clients such as Canon and Sony. She is an RPCollection brand Pro, dance competition adjudicator, YAGP coach, pointe shoe fitting consultant, injury recovery advisor, and master class teacher.
Adrienne also teaches the Ballet Idaho trainees, BIA advanced ballet and pointe and Dance for Parkinson’s as well as in summer intensive courses throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her select private students have been accepted to nationwide summer, collegiate, annual training programs, and professional companies. This is Adrienne’s seventeenth season with Ballet Idaho.