Eleanor Ambler, originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, received her early training from Nina Alonso at Fresh Pond Ballet. She went on to train at Boston Ballet School, Orlando Ballet School, and various summer programs including Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theater in New York, Northern Ballet, and the b12 festival for contemporary dance. In 2016, she joined American Repertory Ballet’s trainee program, where she performed alongside the company in the Nutcracker and danced the role of Georgiana Darcy in the world premiere of Douglas Martin’s Pride and Prejudice. In 2018, she became a company trainee with Festival Ballet Providence. While there, her repertory highlights included George Balanchine’s Serenade, Mihailo Djuric’s Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Yury Yanowsky’s Don Quixote Suite, and world premieres by Christopher L. Huggins, Courtney Asselin, and Louisa Mejur. Eleanor joined Ballet Quad Cities in 2021. Since then, she has enjoyed dancing in works by Courtney Lyon, Emily Kate Long, Lynn Bowman, and Domingo Rubio. Her favorite roles from last season include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland, and Mirlitons in The Nutcracker, all choreographed by Courtney Lyon. Eleanor is excited to be back for her second season with the company!