Celeste Gaiera grew up in New Zealand, where she first discovered her love for dance. She attended full-time ballet training programs in Oregon and San Francisco as a teenager. Celeste joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s graduate program on scholarship and attended Netherlands Dance Theatre Intensive in 2016. She danced with Texas Ballet Theater as a company member for four years. Celeste joined Richmond Ballet for the 2021-22 season and is thrilled to be returning to the company this season! This is her first year with NCI.