Originally from Toronto, Canada, Courtney began her professional training at age 11 at Canada’s National Ballet School and graduated in 2010. She continued training at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. In 2012, she was a finalist at Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition. She received a scholarship to the Banff Centre’s Professional Dance Program and appeared as a guest artist in the Arts Summer Festival performing George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Christopher Wheeldon’s Souvenirs. In 2013, Courtney joined Charlotte Ballet II where she performed works by George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Sasha Janes, Mark Diamond and Jean- Pierre Bonnefoux, and was featured in The Nutcracker and Cinderella (The Autumn Fairy), directed by Kennedy Center Honoree Patricia McBride. At Ballet Austin, Courtney has danced works by Stephen Mills, Septime Webre, Pam Tanowitz and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. She enjoyed performing Justin Peck’s In Creases, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s A deux and was featured in Paul Vasterling’s Peter Pan as ‘Tinker Belle’.
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