Cassidy Isaacson [Redmond, WA], originally from Redmond, Washington, grew up training at Pacific Northwest Ballet before joining Grand Rapids Ballet Company at age 16 in 2011. Isaacson joined Smuin Contemporary Ballet Company in 2019 and has had the opportunity to choreograph eleven world premieres on her fellow colleagues. Some of the favorite works that she has performed over the years include Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love, Alejandro Cerrudo’s Extremely Close, Penny Saunders’ In Frame, David Parsons' The Envelope, Jenifer Archibald's Vapor, Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, Paul Taylor's Company B, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Written and Forgotten. This is her first year with NCI.