Kaylin Sturtevant (she/her) is originally from Plano, Texas, and grew up training at Dance Industry Performing Arts Center and Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She achieved her BFA in Dance in 2020 from the USC Kaufman School of Dance in Los Angeles under the leadership of Jodie Gates. At USC, Kaylin had the opportunity to work closely with and perform works by artists such as William Forsythe, Barak Marshall, Aszure Barton, and Jodie Gates. In 2016, Kaylin was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar of the Arts and National YoungArts Winner in Modern Dance, where she performed at the Kennedy Center in a multi-faceted arts show directed by Debbie Allen. Kaylin has worked professionally with The DASH Ensemble directed by Gregory Dolbashian and is a certified Pilates instructor through the BASI Comprehensive Program. During her time at Ballet BC, she has performed throughout Europe, the USA, and Canada, dancing works by Medhi Walerski, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Marco Goecke and Roy Assaf, among others. This is Kaylin’s 5th season with the company!