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!

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! Cassidy teaches at several local studios in the evening. When not dancing she can be found snuggling her two cats or enjoying watching (or participating in) theatre!

Miss Holland has been dancing since the age of 8. She has trained in a number of styles, including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, and hip hop. She holds a degree in Popular Culture and Media Production with a minor in Dance from High Point University. She recently participated in the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts at HPU where she performed ballet and contemporary pieces. Aside from dancing, she loves swimming at the beach, hiking in the mountains, hanging with friends and family, and listening to music. She says she is "so excited and blessed to be teaching what I love to do and sharing my passion with the kids. I am beyond thrilled to be joining Le Petit Ballet Co.!" 

Miss Christina has been dancing since the age of 4. She started her training at City Ballet in Raleigh, NC and was also involved in the Cardinal Gibbons High School Dance program. She then went on to attend UNC Greensboro where she earned a BA in Dance with K-12 Licensure. She has trained in a number of styles including Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Jazz, West African, Tap, and Hip Hop. For the past 6 years, Miss Christina has been teaching various styles of dance to children of all ages and has been successful in choreographing team and solo pieces for competitions. She was also on the 2024 Venom Dance Team for the Carolina Cobras, which was a fun and new experience for her.  She is so excited to join Le Petit Ballet Co!

Miss Michaela is a recent graduate of Meredith College, having earned her Bachelor of Arts

in Musical Theatre and Dance. She loves combining the two art forms and by the end of this school year will have choreographed for three musical theatre productions! She most recently performed in and choreographed for “The Merry Widow” with White Iris Light Opera and is currently working on a production of “Matilda Jr” with Open Arts, where she has been teaching for the past year. She is thrilled to join Le Petit Ballet Co and share her love of dance with new students! We are so excited to have her on the LPBC team!

Miss Genevieve is so excited to join Le Petit Ballet Co. as a ballet teacher! She grew up in New Jersey and is currently a junior at UNC Chapel Hill, where she studies Environmental Science and Economics Dance has been a lifelong passion of hers since she first stepped into the studio at just 3 years old. Although she has trained in many styles of dance, ballet has always been her greatest love and strength. Genevieve has spent summers training with nationally recognized programs at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Boston Ballet School, and San Francisco Ballet School. Now, she enjoys sharing her love of dance and helping students find joy in every class. We are so proud to have Genevieve as part of our team!

We are so excited to welcome Miss Isabelle to our team of ballet instructors! Isabelle is from Lexington, NC and studied dance at the sister companies High Point Ballet and Gary Taylor Dance. She started dancing at age 2 and has trained in mostly classical ballet but also in modern, contemporary, jazz, tap, and a little bit of ballroom! With these companies, she travelled to Regional Dance America conventions and trained at their summer intensive, National Choreography Intensive. She is a Sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Human Development & Family Science and Psychology with a minor in Education and plans to work in Elementary Education! She is a member of Carolina Style Dance Company in their ballet and jazz companies. Miss Isabelle shared, “I am very passionate about dance and look forward to sharing the joys of dance with children!”

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!

We are excited to welcome Miss Emilie to our teaching staff as a ballet instructor in Durham! Joyce Emilie Raleigh is a performing and teaching artist in Durham, NC who has been dancing since the age of 3. In the 10 years since graduating from UNC-Greensboro with a BFA in Dance and K-12 License, she has been teaching dance at Sandy Ridge Elementary School. She also has a wide variety of experiences connecting with the Durham dance community including stage-managing for local companies, costuming and performing with local choreographers, and presenting in prompt based performances. When not dancing, she can be found reading, crafting, or making memories with her toddler. She looks forward to joining the Le Petit Ballet Co team and being able to focus on Ballet, the style that started her love for dance all those years ago.

Miss Kaitlyn started dancing at the Academy of Dance Arts and Performance in Elkin, NC at the age of 5. She danced for 13 years, taking classes in ballet, tap, contemporary, lyrical, pointe, jazz, and acrobatics. She is a student now at UNC Chapel Hill pursuing a degree in Exercise and Sports Science with a Chemistry minor. She loves to share her love of dance with children. In the future she plans to continue teaching ballet classes to youth and pursue a career in the medical field.

We are so excited for Riley McGowan to be teaching for Le Petit Ballet Co. in Concord, NC! Riley is a professional artist originally from Charlotte who began her journey as a competitive dancer. She has been dancing for twenty years, and her training consists of a variety of styles and techniques. Riley graduated from the UNC Charlotte with a BA in Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography, and Theory, as well as a minor in English and a certificate in Advanced Dance Studies. Riley is an alumni of Broadway Dance Center's Fall 2025 Professional Semester training program in New York City. She is dedicated to pursuing a career dancing professionally and plans to audition for a variety of jobs in the industry. She also plans on teaching and choreographing while performing professionally. Riley hopes that while following her passion, she can incorporate her experience and love for writing into her dance career through dance journalism or working as a dance critic.

More info about Chloe coming soon!

More info about Charlotte coming soon!

Le Petit Ballet Co. is so proud to have Karley as a phenomenal summer camp assistant! This is Karley's 4th summer as a camp leader with Le Petit Ballet Co. She is from Oak Ridge, NC and has trained, performed, and competed in dance for over 17 years! She is currently on the Entropy Dance Crew at Appalachian State University where she majors in Exercise Science and minors in Dance. This summer, she will be attending UNC-Wilmington in their Master of Science in Athletic Training program. She loves sharing her passion for dance through teaching, and it’s so obvious that the kids absolutely love dancing with her!!

We are thrilled to introduce one of Le Petit Ballet Co's ballet instructors in Durham, NC! Miss Nadia first discovered her love of dance around 5 years old with the St. Mark AME Zion Liturgical Dance group. She continued to dance through the years and went on to perform with Pilobolus (an acclaimed dance theater organization) at the American Dance Festival at just 8 and 9 years old. She served as Captain of the Hillside High School dance company. She now attends A&T University where she majors in psychology, minors in dance, and performs as a member of the E. Gwynn Dance Company. When she's not dancing or teaching dance, she loves thrift store shopping, trying new restaurants, and binge-watching her favorite shows!