Cori Lewis was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her dance training began at Lusher Charter School and The New Orleans Ballet Association. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance with a minor in mathematics/computer science from SUNY Purchase College in May 2020. Lewis has performed works by choreographers such as José Limón, George Balanchine, Eduardo Vilaro, Ronald K. Brown, Dwight Rhoden, Martha Graham and David Parsons. She performed for children across the greater New York area with BHdos for the 2018 season. This is Cori’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.