Bio Information

Carrie Smith: Ballet

Began her training in Little Rock Arkansas with Lisa Kirtpatrick and Antonio Mesa. She has studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Classical Ballet under the direction of both Asaf Messerer, who was the Ballet Master and Principle Dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet and Oleg Vinogredov, Director of the Kirov Ballet. She also spent six seasons as a demi soloist with Ballet Arkansas under the direction of Kirt Hathaway as well as a faculty member to the Academy of Ballet Arkansas. She performed 4 seasons as a Principle dancer with Arkansas Festival Ballet under the direction of Dennis Poole, as well as a faculty member with Arkansas Academy of Dance. Carrie has taught classes for all levels over the past 15 years and has had the opportunity to choreograph and produce several ballets such as Peter Pan, Cinderella, Coppelia, and The Story Book Suite. Carrie has developed a complete ballet syllabus that is being used in many studios throughout the United States and Canada.