A Marietta native, Bethany received her early training at the Academy of Ballet Arts and then went on to attend Birmingham-Southern College. Bethany graduated summa cum laude with a BA in dance and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  While in college, she studied with prima ballerina Mira Popovich and danced several leading and featured roles.  Since joining The Georgia Ballet, Bethany has especially enjoyed performing as Myrtha in Giselle,  Dewdrop in The Nutcracker, Carlotta Grisi in Pas de Quatre, Amour's Blessing in The Sleeping Beauty and in George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco and Serenade. She is looking forward to a wonderful sixth season.

Elizabeth grew up in Illinois and received her early training with the Springfield Ballet Company. Elizabeth has also trained with American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet School and The Rock School. Before joining The Georgia Ballet she danced for two years with the Nashville Ballet. This past year Elizabeth had the pleasure of performing in Dance Canvas, a show for emerging choreographers. With The Georgia Ballet 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 is very happy to be able to spread her love of dance through teaching students both young and old.

Xavier DeMar (1st season)

Xavier DeMar is an Indiana native and recently graduated from Broad Ripple High School.  Xavier received his training as a scholarship student at Jordan Academy of Dance under the direction of Larry Attaway.  Xavier has worked with a wide range of teachers and choreographers such as Roberta Wong , Laura Byram , Natley Lowder , Derek Reid ,Victoria Morgan and Valentine Liberatore.  Xavier is excited to begin his first season with The Georgia Ballet.

Amanda Farris (3rd season)

Amanda grew up in California training at Valley Oak School of Dance and Central West Ballet, and received scholarships to attend Boston Ballet and Ballet Pacifica summer programs. Amanda was awarded a full academic scholarship to Long Beach State where she graduated summa cum laude majoring in Cultural Anthropology. While there she also studied ballet, under Sophie Monat and Lorin Johnson, and modern dance. She danced many lead roles including those in Serenade, Les Sylphides, and several original works. In 2006, Amanda was selected by Marie De la Palme to dance in Japan at the Shinnyo-en International Festival of Joy attended by 7,000 Buddhist followers from 57 countries.

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.

Karina Nolan (3rd 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 is also pursuing a double major in hospitality administration and marketing from Georgia
                                       State University and is excited to be back for her third season.

   Patrick Rogart (1st season)

 Patrick Rogart earned his BA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.    He trained at Dance Arts Academy, Santa Monica College, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Westside Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in New York City.  He has worked with the    National Dance Foundation of Bermuda, Classical Ballet Theatre and the Covington    Regional Ballet. This is his first season with The Georgia Ballet.

Erin-Elizabeth began her training with Virginia Ballet under the direction of the late Tania & Oleg Tupine.  She went on to dance professionally with Southern Ballet in Orlando, Florida for two seasons. Erin-Elizabeth also performed for Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. Now entering her eighth season with The Georgia Ballet, Erin-Elizabeth has enjoyed performing John Neumeier’s Shall We Dance?, as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, the title role in Giselle, Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Swanhilda in Coppélia, the Firebird in Janusz Mazon's The Firebird, and La Sylph in La Sylphide.