Audrey King: Ballet
Audrey King began her classical training at Ballet Academy of Texas under the direction of Lisa Slagle,
Allan Kinzie and Thom Clower. While at BAT, she danced the title role of Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty(coached by Anna-Marie Holmes), Balanchine’s Four Temperaments and Sugar Plum Fairy (partnered by Patrick Frenette of American Ballet Theatre) in The Nutcracker. She competed in Youth America Grand Prix for many years and was awarded Top 12 for her Classical variations on numerous occasions, as well as attending prestigious summer intensive training programs including San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Colorado Ballet and Orlando Ballet with scholarships. In 2019, Audrey moved to Denver to train in the Pre-Professional Division at Colorado Ballet and had the opportunity to perform corps roles with the main company. Following her time at Colorado Ballet, she trained with George Birdaze and Ashley Ellis in Dallas and performed Gamzatti in the full-length La Bayadere. Audrey joined Ballet Pensacola as a Corps de Ballet member in 2022 and was promoted in 2023 to a Leading Artist. She has been teaching ballet for nearly 4 years and loves teaching the students at Broadway Lights!