Elizabeth grew up in Illinois and received her early training with the Springfield Ballet Company where she returned last season as a guest artist to dance the role of Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker.  She has trained with American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet School, and The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet.  Before joining The Georgia Ballet she danced for two years with Nashville Ballet.  As a member of The Georgia Ballet, Elizabeth danced the title role in Paquita last season, and she has especially enjoyed dancing to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in Nicolas Musin's Going Bach and George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco. Elizabeth happily shares her love of dance through teaching students of all ages.

Whitney Edwards (1st season)

Whitney received her early training from The Duluth School of Ballet and North Atlanta Dance Academy.  After graduation, Ms. Edwards moved to New York City to dance for The Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she received additional training from Arthur Mitchell, Eva Evdokimova, and Raymond Lukens .  Whitney performed at the Kennedy Center Protege Project in 2006.  Whitney also danced for the Nashville Ballet and was a company member with Nevada Ballet Theatre.  Whitney is excited to be back in her home state to explore new endeavors in life while still being able to express her love of dance with the Georgia Ballet.

Amanda Farris (4th season)

Growing up in California, Amanda received her training at Valley Oak School of Dance and  Central West Ballet, and studied on scholarship at the Boston Ballet and Ballet Pacifica summer programs.  While studying anthropology at Cal State, Long Beach on full academic scholarship, Amanda also received training in ballet under Sophie Monat, Lorin Johnson, and Alaine Haubert, and in modern dance.  There she created lead roles in several new contemporary works, and was coached for her role in Balanchine’s Serenade by Zippora Karz.  In 2004, she won the bronze medal at the Russian Pointe USA National Youth Ballet Competition.  Since joining the Georgia Ballet, Amanda has especially enjoyed performing featured roles in Giselle, Pas de Quatre, Going Bach, and Paquita, and both dancing and choreographing in Spectrum. 

Juliana Fisher (1st season)

Miriam Golomb (1st season)

Miriam was born in Philadelphia where she began her early training in the Vagannova style with Olga Kressin, and Lev Vladimirovitch. At age 14 she was a participant in the 5th International Ballet Competition held in Moscow, in the legendary Bolshoi Theater. She continued her education in ballet at the North Carolina School of the Arts, dancing under renowned teachers Melissa Hayden, Nina Danilova, and Gyula Pandi. Miriam has danced with numerous companies including the Ohio Dance Theater, Louisville Ballet, Columbia Classical Ballet and The Alabama Ballet. She has spent summers training in Washington, Boston, Atlanta, Budapest and Odessa Ukraine. In addition to dancing, Miriam has been teaching since she was 16 to children of all ages. She has recently been certified in Pilates, and looks forward to continuing her education and incorporating it both into her teaching, and her dance. 

Abby began her formal training at the age of twelve with the School of North Carolina Dance Theatre. There, she studied under Patricia McBride, Mark Diamond, and Kathy Moriarty  and later was appointed an apprentice, performing in many works with the company. At age eighteen, Abby was awarded a full tuition scholarship for Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s professional division and later a fellowship with Atlanta Ballet. She looks forward to performing new roles with The Georgia Ballet.  Abby is also a part-time student at Kennesaw State University, where she maintains a 3.75 GPA.  In her spare time, Abby enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and playing with her dog, Bella.

   Katie McMillen (5th season)

Katie received her early training at the Academy of Ballet Arts in Marietta. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University in 2006 with a BFA in Ballet and News-Editorial Journalism. At TCU she had the opportunity to perform in original works by Fernando Bujones and was also able to present several pieces of her own choreography. Katie has danced in Ballet Concerto’s summer dance concert in Fort Worth, Texas. She has enjoyed growing as a dancer through diverse and challenging opportunities with Georgia Ballet. In addition to dancing, Katie enjoys teaching ballet and supporting arts and culture throughout the city through her work with Atlanta PlanIt.

Karina Nolan (4th season)

Born in upstate New York, Karina left home at 14 to attend North Carolina School of the Arts where she received several merit-based scholarships including the Alexandra Danilova Endowed Scholarship for 3 years. While there, Karina studied with such esteemed teachers as Melissa Hayden, Warren Conover, and Gyula Pandi, and had the honor of dancing George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes  and Symphony in C as well as Michel Fokine's Les Sylphides. She then spent one year on full scholarship at The School of Nashville Ballet and went on to join Atlanta Festival Ballet for two seasons. Since joining Georgia Ballet, Karina has enjoyed performing in such ballets as Janusz Mazon's A Young Dancer's Guide to the Orchestra, Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, and  Nicolas Musin's Going Bach. Karina continues to maintain the highest academic standing at Georgia State University where she is currently pursuing a double major in Marketing and Hospitality Administration, and is excited to be back for her fourth season.  

  Sean Steigerwald (1st season)

Growing up in Marietta, Georgia, SeanTristan Steigerwald trained at the Academy Dance Company and Roswell Dance Theatre.  He has received scholarships to and attended summer dance intensives; including International Ballet Competition, Nutmeg Conservatory, Houston Ballet, and Orlando Ballet.  Additionally, he participated in the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association’s festival from 2002-2005.  Sean has especially enjoyed his roles in Copellia, Giselle, Raymonda, Rodeo, Cinderella, Tarantella and West Side Story.  It has been his opporunity and pleasure to work with world-renowned artisits Fernando Bejones, Melissa Hayden, Ethan Stiefel, Gerald Freedman and Kevin Backstrum.  Sean has just graduated with a B.F.A. from University of North Carolina School of the Arts