Evelyn Beard was born in Morgantown, West Virginia where she studied dance at Morgantown Dance Studio and Morgantown Ballet Company. She has attended intensive summer programs at Cincinnati Ballet, Nashville Ballet, University of North Carolina School for the Arts, and BalletMet. Evelyn is currently a Junior at Morgantown High School and is excited for her first year as a BalletMet trainee.

Avalou Burns began her formal ballet training under Barbara Pontecorvo at Pontecorvo Ballet Studios. She was a company member for five years with the attached pre-professional ballet company, Gem City Ballet and then trained at the University of Cincinnati. Ava has had the opportunity to dance in Don Quixote, Serenade, Divertimento No. 15, Theme and Variations, and A Choreographic Offering.

Bo Electra Bischoff began training with The School of Russian Ballet under Sergiy Mykhalov and Darya Fedotova. Bo Electra’s has performed principal roles in The Nutcracker, Cinderella and The Wizard of Oz. Bo was awarded full scholarship to attend Joffrey Ballet’s summer intensives in 2018 as well as NCYB 2016 and Sarasota Cuban Ballet 2017.  Bo is a nationally ranked gymnast and is currently a junior at Forest Trail Academy.

Megan Boyette began her studies at Charlotte Ballet with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride. She spent the past two years as a Trainee with Ballet West as well as a reoccurring guest artist with The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.  In 2018, she had the privilege of performing in Berlin, Germany during an artist exchange with Staatlichen Ballettschule Berlin. Megan is excited to continue her artistic journey with the artists of BalletMet.

Angelina Broad began her training at the Orlando Ballet School under Dierdre Miles Burger and was offered a traineeship with Orlando Ballet. In 2017, she won the Gold medal in the Junior Female division at the international ballet competition ADC|IBC. The following year she took home 1st place in the pas de duex category. Angelina has performed in many Galas alongside professionals and guest artists.

Sophie Buell started her formal ballet training at Ballet Etudes in Gilbert, Arizona under Sharon Meko and then Brooksher Ballet under Joshua and Natasha Brooksher. She moved to Ohio and began training with Shir Lee Wu at Columbus City Ballet School. Sophie has performed in both Ballet Etudes and Brooksher Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. She has attended summer programs at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Ballet Arizona, and BalletMet.