Joseph Hetzer started his classical training at South Bay Ballet in Torrance, CA, before becoming a member of the inaugural class at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance in 2015. While in school, Hetzer worked closely with William Forsythe on both his classical works and new creations, dove into different genres and movement styles, and performed on three continents. He joined Oklahoma City Ballet as a corps de ballet member in 2019 and was promoted to soloist in 2023. During his time in OKC, he has performed featured roles, including: Mad Hatter/Lewis Carroll in Septime Webre's ALICE (in wonderland), Gaston/the Baron in Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias, and Hilarion in Ryan Nye's Giselle. Hetzer has also performed works by Jerome Robbins's, Jessica Lang, Twyla Tharp, Sarah Tallman, Alexander Ekman, Penny Saunders, and George Balanchine. Outside of ballet, Hetzer is a Lululemon Ambassador, spin instructor at Cyclebar Classen Curve, and teacher at Kim Massay Dance Productions. He is very excited to be returning to NCI for his third year.