Originally from Seattle, Washington, Elizabeth began studying ballet with Jill Adomaitis before finishing her training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She joined the second company of Oregon Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Anthony Jones and Lisa Sundstrom, where she had the opportunity to perform with the main company while also performing soloist and principal roles in OBT2’s outreach shows for the Portland community. 

Prior to joining Ballet Idaho, Elizabeth danced professionally with Ballet Austin and Ballet Tucson. Over the years she has had the joy of performing in Christopher Wheeldon’s Five Movements and Three Repeats; George Balanchine’s Serenade, Walpurgisnacht, Valse Fantasie and Concerto Barocco; Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint; Stephen Mills’ Giselle and Swan Lake; and Jennifer Hart’s Murmurations. During her time at Ballet Austin, Elizabeth also had the opportunity to teach in the Ballet Austin Academy and the Butler Community School. She taught ballet, pointe and conditioning classes for students ranging from 5 year olds to adults. 

Since joining Ballet Idaho in 2022, Elizabeth has been delighted to make Boise her new ballet home and perform for the community here. Some highlights include Lar Lubovitch’s Concerto 622, George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, Danielle Rowe’s Chaminade and Dreamland, Joseph Hernandez’s I lost my love, Alejando Cerrudo’s Extremely Close, Ricardo Amarante’s Carmen and the Pas de Trois, Neopolitan and Little Swans in Swan Lake. She currently teaches a weekly ballet class for the Adult Division at Ballet Idaho Academy.

Additionally, Elizabeth has enjoyed spending her summers dancing in intensives with NW Dance Project, DanceWorks Chicago and The School at Jacob’s Pillow where she has had the chance to perform works by Ihsan Rustem, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Jennifer Archibald. She has also performed new works by Cherice Barton and Carrie Ruth Trumbo as part of the National Choreographer’s Initiative. Most recently, she joined the artists of AVID Dance to perform works by Gerald Arpino, Quinn Wharton and Daniel Ojeda.

This is Elizabeth’s third season with Ballet Idaho