Calling Richardson, Texas home, Paul Adams has a legacy of dance in the family with an uncle and sister who were both ballet dancers.  His training began at Toby's School of Dance in Richardson and Ballet Academy of Texas in Coppell.  He trained with Tom and Lisa Slagle Nicholson and Jenny Johnston.   Mr. Adams is looking forward to his third season with Texas Ballet Theater.

Lainey Logan is originally from Atlanta, Georgia where she danced with the Atlanta Ballet prior to joining Texas Ballet Theater in 2004.  She has enjoyed performing in Ben Stevenson's Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, and Rapture.  This is her sixth season with Texas Ballet Theater.

Rebecca Alexander began her training with Fernando and Karen Schaffenburg in Fort Worth Texas, dancing with them until 2000.  Ms. Alexander graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2003, dancing with the Orlando ballet and Metropolitan Classical Ballet after graduation.   Ms. Alexander is now studying to be a nutritionist. Some of her favorite roles and performances have been as Grahn in Pas De Quatre, The Demon in Carmina Burana and the Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle.

Christa Beacham A.R.A.D. (Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance ) is originally from Colorado; her tutelage at The Colorado School of Ballet was under Julia Walsh A.R.A.D. In addition her summer training in London, England at the Royal Ballet School and Royal Academy of Dance allowed her to accomplish the Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance with Distinction and pass examinations in Cecchetti Council of America. In New York, Christa studied at the School of American Ballet and Kaatsbaan programs. She also participated in the Youth America Grand Prix competition; which at sixteen brought her to move and perform, on scholarship, with The Washington Ballet. While in D.C., she enjoyed dancing on the beautiful Kennedy Center stage and finished her pre-professional training with the Maryland Youth Ballet under Hortensia Fonseca and Michelle Lees.

Professionally, Christa was brought to Texas as a corps de ballet member in the Texas Ballet Theater. She eagerly accepted roles from George Balanchine's Serenade, to a period swing piece of the Forties, Jitterhoppin , to Ben Stevenson's Cleopatra , Coppelia, Romeo and Juliet , and others. Currently, Christa enjoys dancing with Ballet Concerto, Ballet Frontier, and Epiphany Dance Theatre! As a teacher, Christa began the journey of nurturing students at the age of fourteen. She was a teacher for Rhythm Nation Studios in Bedford from 2006 and along with her husband was Ballet Director until 2009. Christa teaches for Kids Who Care, and a ballet outreach program through Margo Dean School of Ballet, in Fort Worth, TX. She also heads the ballet training for the trainee and company members of Dance Ingredients as well as the students of The Rock. Of her many joys in life Christa's highest loves are her husband; Shannon Gemaine Beacham and her two children, Josiah and Hanniah Grace.

Kerri Westfield began her dance training at South Texas Dance Theatre at the age of seven. She was accepted into intensive summer programs by Virginia School of the Arts and Houston Ballet. Kerri was also accepted to the school of dance at TCU in Fort Worth where she spent one semester before moving on to graduate with a degree in Entrepreneurial Management. Since graduating from TCU, Kerri has had the privilege of dancing with the Ballet Center of Fort Worth. She currently works at American Airlines’ headquarters office in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Blair Blumentritt has taken dance for seven years. When she was eight years old, she began lessons with Sevtlana Stanova at Stanova and Semikov's Ballet Academy. In October 2007, Blair began intruction under Chung-Lin and Enrica Tseng at Ballet Center of Fort Worth. She has performed in full length: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker and has attended Joffrey Elite Ecole Intensive in San Antonio. Blair attends Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, and, in addition to ballet, she enjoys playing the piano, listening to music, golfing with her family, and being with her friends.

Holloway is a student at All Saints' Episcopal School. She began dancing at the age of three with Dance Concept and then joined Ballet Center of Fort Worth.
This is Holloway's first year with the Ballet Frontier and she is very much looking forward to the opportunity of performing with the company.

Kaitlyn Grosvenor joined the Ballet Frontier's Junior Company in December 2008. She is a sophomore at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth. Kaitlyn was born in Boston and has studied dance at Bruce Lea Dance Factory in Fort Worth. In Massachusetts, Kaitlyn danced at A Dancer's World in Hallifax, Paula Coffey's School of Dance in East Bridgewater, and Duxbury Dance Shoppe in Kingston. In 2006, she was a member of the Junior Performance Team at the Duxbury Dance Shoppe.
In addition to her passion for dance, Kaitlyn also studies violin at TCU String Department, and performs with Nolan's Orchestra as a second violinist.

Mason McCollough is a seventeen-year-old high school student. She has trained with Ballet Center of Fort Worth for four years and this is her third season with the Ballet Frontier. Mason has attended summer intensives with Ballet Center of Fort Worth, Joffrey Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and the American Academy de Dance in Paris. She has also had the opportunity to compete and win awards at the Youth American Grand Prix and the International Dance Festival in Italy.

This is Jenna Montgomery's first season with Ballet Frontier. Jenna has spent the last four years dancing with The American Spirit Dance Company in Oklahoma City where she had the privilege to study and work with tap artists such as Robert Reed, Heather Cornell, Jay Fagan, and Jeremy Kiesman. Jenna is excited to be back in Fort Worth and feels blessed for the opportunity to rediscover her love for ballet.

Tessa Moore, sixteen, began taking dance instruction at age three. Tessa began studying at Margo Dean School of ballet and jazz, tap and lyrical at Dance Concept in Fort Worth. In 2007, she decided to pursue ballet full time and began studying with the Tsengs. This is her third year with The Ballet Frontier. Tessa has competed and placed at regional YAGP and qualified for finals in NYC. Tessa has attended summer intensives at Texas Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Midwest. She attended the summer programs of Joffrey New York and The Juilliard School in New York City on scholarship. Tessa would someday like to dance with a contemporary ballet company.

Alyssa Morales was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has studied ballet since the age of seven. Alyssa attended Loyola Ballet Preparatory Program at Loyola University until she and her family relocated to Arlington, Texas in 2005. Alyssa attended Metropolitan Ballet Academy in Arlington, and is now a student at Ballet Center of Fort Worth. This is her second year in the Ballet Frontier.
Alyssa has performed in The Nutcracker with Jefferson Ballet Theatre and Delta Festival Ballet in New Orleans, Metropolitan Classical Ballet, and the Ballet Frontier. Alyssa studied summers at Tulane University sponsered by the New Orleans Ballet Association, Metropolitan Classical Ballet, and recently at the University of Oklahoma Summer Wind Youth Program.
As a freshman at Martin High School, Alyssa was Lieutenant for the Sundancer Dance Team and received a First Division Award in the Showtime International Competition. Alyssa was also invited to participate in the Capitol Bowl and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Alyssa is presently a junior at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (FWAFA). She is a member of the Academy Dance Company where she danced the role of Odette in FWAFA's 2009 spring production of Swan Lake. Alyssa is also a member of the Singing Girls of Texas tour choir

Nicole's biography.

Caitlin started dancing at the age of three at the Dance Workshop. With dreams of being a ballerina, Caitlin began studying ballet at Ballet Center of Fort Worth in 2006. She has attended the Joffrey Ballet New York Summer Intensive, the Joffrey Workshop Texas, and the Joffrey Elite Ecole. Caitlin is a 9th grader in Arlington ISD where she is involved with Destination Imagination, the Theater, and Orchestra. Caitlin thanks her mother for her support, as well as her grandpa for always being there for her. She owes gratitude to the many teachers who have helped her in her journey: Joan Nelson, Gayle Corkery, Danna Reubin, Jana Nolte, Gwen Price, Linda Hathaway, and especially Enrica and Chung-Lin Tseng. This is Caitlin's second season with the Ballet Frontier.

Ali Beedle was born in Minnesota. She moved to Texas because her father is in the Marines. She has been dancing for four years with Ballet Center Fort of Worth and this is her first year with the Ballet Frontier. Ali's other interests are reading and drawing - she is a self-professed anime junkie.

Eleanor Crowley was born in Ormskirk, Endland. She took her first ballet class at the age of five in Munich, Germany with a Russian teacher. In 2002, she moved to Texas and studied a variety of dance styles until deciding that ballet was the style she wanted to concentrate on. Eleanor has been studying at Ballet Center of Fort Worth for the last three years and was a founding member of the Ballet Frontier. Eleanor attends Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and when not dancing can be found playing the piano.

Kayleen was born in California and moved to Texas when she was seven months old. Kayleen's mother would say that she has been dancing since before she could walk. Kayleen started taking classes when she was four. She first started dancing at Caron Moore Dance Productions where she had the opportunity to be involved with the competition teams. She competed in jazz, tap, lyrical, and clogging at many different competitions in Texas and Oklahoma. She also had the opportunity to perform in Branson, Missouri, as well as attend many different conventions, workshops, and national competitions
Kayleen tries to take as many extra classes as she can. Last year, she was lucky to have danced in The Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet. She has participated in the Texas Ballet Theatre summer camp, and has also attended the University of Oklahoma's Summer Wind Youth Ballet Camp.
Kayleen enjoys dancing because it doesn't matter what your mood is - dancing makes you smile. This is her first year at Ballet of Center Fort Worth and the Ballet Frontier and "loves it already!" She cannot wait to see what is in store!

Isa Bella's biography.

Megan's biography.

Joshua began dancing at the age of five. He initially studied tap and hip hop before trying ballet at the suggestion of friend and teacher Anna Gillette. He has also studied jazz and modern. Joshua joined the Ballet Center of Fort Worth in 2007, beginning his instruction under Chung-Lin and Enrica Tseng, and is in his second season with Ballet Frontier. Joshua has attended summer intensives with Ballet Center of Fort Worth and Texas Ballet Theater. Joshua is a student at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts where he enjoys dance and theater. When he isn’t dancing, Joshua enjoys watching comedies, spending time with his friends, and creating things with duct tape.