Washington Ballet Promotes Dancers and Studio Company

Artistic Director Julie Kent is pleased to announce that Sarah Steele is promoted from the Studio Company to 1st year Apprentice with the Company and Lucy Nevin is promoted from the Trainee Program to the Studio Company.

Steele joined The Washington Ballet Studio Company in 2015 and previously performed with Tulsa Ballet II. She began her professional ballet training with Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory of New York. Steele is the distinguished recipient of a gold medal from the Tanzolymp IBC in Berlin and a silver medal from the Boston IBC. She has participated in several gala performances including the International Baltic Ballet Festival in Latvia, the Varna IBC in Bulgaria and the Valentina Kozlova IBC in New York.

Lucy Nevin joined The Washington Ballet Trainee Program in 2016 and performed sections of Raymonda (staged by Xiomara Reyes and Rinat Imaev) and Mimmo Miccolis' Crisis. She also performed with the Studio Company in Tamás Krizsa's Velocity and in Septime Webre's The Nutcracker. She previously attended The School of American Ballet, performing alongside New York City Ballet in several productions.

(PHOTO: Brienne Bland)

Kent continues the TWB commitment of elevating the organization's unique artistic profile. "We have great expectations for the Company and Studio Company and it is a great achievement that we can cultivate and nurture superb talent from within Our Studios."

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ABOUT THE WASHINGTON BALLET: The Washington Ballet (TWB) was originally founded as The Washington School of Ballet in 1944 by legendary ballet pioneer Mary Day and incorporated as a professional company in 1976. The Washington Ballet is one of the pre-eminent ballet organizations in the United States. TWB built an international reputation presenting bold works by choreographers from around the world, including Choo San Goh, Christopher Wheeldon, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Hans van Manen and Ji?í Kylián, as well as neoclassical masterworks and fresh staging of 19th century classics. Under the leadership of Interim Executive Director Shakira Segundo and Artistic Director Julie Kent, TWB continues to serve its three-part mission: ensuring excellence in its professional performance company; growing the next generation of dancers through its Washington School of Ballet; and serving the community in which it resides through robust community engagement programs.