Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kanning is originally from Seattle, WA. She trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the second company of Oregon Ballet Theater. Elizabeth is a soloist with Ballet Idaho, and she has also danced professionally with Ballet Austin and Ballet Tucson. Over the years she has had the joy of performing soloist roles in Christopher Wheeldon’s Five Movements, Three Repeats; George Balanchine’s Serenade, Walpurgisnacht, Valse Fantasie, Concerto Barocco, and Divertimento No. 15; and Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint. Other highlights include Lar Lubovitch’s Concerto 622, Danielle Rowe’s Chaminade, Joseph Hernandez’s I lost my love, and Alejando Cerrudo’s Extremely Close. Elizabeth is excited to return to NCI this summer!