Ava Chatterson [Flint, MI] began dancing in her hometown of Flint, Michigan at the Flint School of the Performing Arts. She continued her studies at Indiana University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet Performance with an outside field in legal studies. Ava completed her training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s graduate program before joining the Sacramento Ballet as a company member in 2010. Ava has also performed with Texture Contemporary Ballet, Oakland Ballet, Capital Dance Project, and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. This is her first year with NCI.