Sydney May

Sydney May, originally from Dallas, Texas, is honored to be featured on For the Love of Creatives podcast! She is currently in her 5th season as a dancer with Avant Chamber Ballet, where she recently performed the roles of Odette in Swan Lake and the lead of Snow White. Previous to her time at ACB, she was dancing with BalletNext in New York City as well as at the University of Utah in the School of Dance. She has trained with prominent institutions such as American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet Chicago, Boston Ballet, and San Francisco Conservatory. She also attended Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts while growing up in Dallas, where she was able to further her dance training before attending the University of Utah for a BFA in Ballet Performance. Some of her favorite roles to date have been the leading duet in Stephen Petronio's MiddleSex Gorge, Fannie in La Vivandiere, a Tall Demi in Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, and Giselle in Giselle. Sydney also teaches dance to all ages at The Dallas Conservatory, and has spent the past few summers teaching at the University of Utah's Summer Intensive.