Kelsey Lewis (she/her) was born and raised in New York City, and her passion for dance and creativity led to her training at The Ailey School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, and MOVE|NYC| Young Professionals Program. Kelsey graduated from The Juilliard School in May 2025 with a BFA in dance, under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack. During her time at Juilliard, she has had the opportunity to perform works by Sidra Bell, Camille A. Brown, Johannes Wieland, Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, and many others. Kelsey has furthered her training at summer intensives, including Ballet BC’s 44 Summer Intensive, NDT Summer Intensive, and Complexions Summer Intensive. She has also worked with the dance collective, kNonAme Artist, under the direction of Roderick George. Kelsey is a National YoungArts Winner in Modern/Contemporary and a Dance Teacher Magazine Scholar. Since joining Ballet BC, Kelsey has had the privilege of performing works by Medhi Walerski, Shahar Binyamini, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Jiří Kylián, among others. This is Kelsey’s third season with Ballet BC.