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3rd Season with Ballet Arkansas

Murray is originally from Macon, Georgia, where she received training at Dance Arts Studio under Alice Sheridan. During her later teen years, she supplemented her training by studying privately with coaches Rebecca Metzger and Jessica Saund. Throughout her education and professional career, Murray has attended summer intensives at The School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and Orsolina28. From 2018 to 2022, she danced at Indiana University Ballet Theater under the direction of Sarah Wroth and other renowned teachers namely Carla Körbes, Michael Vernon, Kyra Nichols, Christian Claessens, and Sasha Janes. At IUBT, she performed prestigious repertoire such as Twyla Tharp's Deuce Coupe, George Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht Ballet, and Justin Peck's In Creases. After graduation, Murray was invited to join Ballet Austin as an Apprentice where she danced under Artistic Director Stephen Mills and Michelle Martin for the 2022/23 season. During her time at Ballet Austin, she had the opportunity to perform in Stephen Mills' The Nutcracker and Cinderella, George Balanchine's Serenade, and to work with choreographer and former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Alexander Anderson on his original contemporary work, Desert Rose, which is her favorite performance to this day. The following season, she was hired as a Company Artist with Ballet Arkansas under Artistic Director Michael Fothergill. The past two seasons Murray has most enjoyed dancing the roles of Pas de Trois in Swan Lake, corps in David Bintley's Galanteries, and the Dewdrop Fairy in Michael Fothergill's The Nutcracker. Murray has a passion for choreographing and during her second season was honored to choreograph a piece on the company titled "Realize," for which she commissioned original music. She has also taught at several dance schools throughout her career and currently is an instructor for the Ballet Arkansas School for Dance.


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