Meet The Team
Erica Johnson
Ballet Instructor, Preschool & Elementary
Following in her sister’s footsteps, Miss Erica began dancing at age six. She grew up competing in dance competitions and attended Pittsburgh CAPA, a creative and performing arts high school, as a dance major. After high school, Miss Erica continued her dance training at the renowned Joffrey Ballet School as a member of their Jazz & Contemporary Trainee program. Following her professional career, Miss Erica moved to NC to attend High Point University, earning a B.A. in English. Her experience includes over ten years of teaching and choreographing, and a training background comprised of ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, and ballroom styles. Miss Erica is thrilled to be joining the Le Petit Ballet Co. team and can’t wait to share her love and knowledge of dance with her students!
Linda Santiago Benitez
Ballet Instructor, Preschool & Elementary
Ballet instructor Miss Linda started dancing at the age of 6 and danced with Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts through high school where she studied ballet, pointe, and tap and was a teacher assistant. Linda is currently a senior at UNC-Greensboro with a double major in Kinesiology and Dance and has continued learning all forms of dance there, including contemporary, ballet, African, hip-hop, jazz, and salsa. She is also member dancer in Corazon Folklorica, sharing the appreciation and culture of the Hispanic community. Outside of dance and school, she loves to travel, embroider, and spend time with her family.
Hallie MacAulay
Ballet Instructor, Preschool & Elementary
Our phenomenal ballet instructor Miss Hallie began her dance journey at age four with The School of Classical Ballet in Cambridge MA and quickly realized ballet would be a match for life. She then went on to train at Koltun Ballet during high school. She was delighted to then be accepted into UNC School of the Arts for a ballet degree where she performed varied roles in the Nutcracker, La Sylphide, Petals and many other performances and pieces. She loves getting to introduce kids to the world of dancing and is so excited to bring her deep love of ballet to each Le Petit Ballet Co. student!
Cassidy Pruitt
Ballet Instructor, Preschool
We are excited to introduce our talented preschool dance instructor Cassidy Pruitt who says she is “absolutely overwhelmed with gratefulness to be able to do what I love every day!” Miss Cassidy holds a degree in Dance and a degree in Drama from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She firmly believes that dance is for everyone! She loves watching the confidence grown through the semester within her students and is always surprised by how creative they can be! When not dancing she can be found snuggling her two cats or enjoying watching (or participating in) theatre!
Heidi Stott
Development Coordinator
Miss Heidi has been dancing since she was small and is always happiest when she’s dancing,
especially with children. Heidi Stott is a mother of 5 and can frequently be found dancing in the
kitchen with them. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, and clogging and a BS in Education from Brigham Young University- Idaho. She has over 10 years of experience teaching children in dance and preschool settings. After teaching preschool ballet for LPBC, Heidi is now sharing her love of dance and the happiness it brings to others by sharing our program with new schools in North Carolina!
Jayleigh Wise
Ballet Instructor, Elementary
Our talented Miss Jayleigh grew up with both a mom and an aunt as dance teachers. Her mom had a dance studio where Jayleigh spent most of her time in her early years. She left dance around age 8 and became a cheerleader which she did for 9 years, 3 of those years competitively. On top of cheerleading, she danced for many musical theater productions, such as Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid, Newsies, and Beauty and the Beast. She loves teaching children about what she is passionate about and has taught at musical theater camps for the past few years. Jayleigh is currently a freshman at High Point University majoring in elementary education. She is so excited to be a part of the Le Petit Ballet Co. program!
Karley Weaver
Summer Camp Teacher Assistant
Le Petit Ballet Co. is so proud to have Karley as a phenomenal summer camp assistant! She is from Oak Ridge, NC and has trained, performed, and competed in dance for over 16 years! She is currently on the Entropy Dance Crew at Appalachian State University where she majors in Exercise Science and minors in Dance. She loves sharing her passion for dance through teaching, and it’s so obvious that the kids absolutely love dancing with her!!