Katelynn grew up in San Lorenzo, California. She began her training at the Conservatory of Classical Ballet under the direction of Ann Fisher. Katelynn moved to New York City to continue her training at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy. She has attended summer programs at the San Francisco Ballet School, Houston Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre, and Silicon Valley Ballet School. She joined the Silicon Valley Ballet Trainee Program in 2014. As a trainee, Katelynn has danced in company productions of Karen Gabay’s Nutcracker and in Alicia Alonso’s Giselle. She has also performed various roles in Silicon Valley Ballet School productions, including Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Pas de Trois in La Bayadere, and Swanhilda in Coppelia. In 2015, she was awarded the Erma Weil Scholarship. This spring Katelynn joined the New Ballet School Studio Company.

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