Ellen Walker

Faculty

Ellen K. Walker trained with Chamberlain School of the Performing Arts and attended summer programs on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School and the Kirov Academy of Ballet. During High School she danced soloist roles in Raymonda, Coppelia, and George Balanchine’s Agon. Ellen graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Religious Studies. While at SMU she performed roles in many works including Twyla Tharp’s Octet, Eleo Pomare’s Las Desenamoradas, Arthur Mitchell’s Holberg Suite, Ben Stevenson’s End of Time Pas de Deux and a world premiere by Joost Vrounraets of the Bejart Company. Ellen danced with Ballet Austin where she performed in Stephen Mills’ productions of The Firebird and The Nutcracker, Marius Petipa’s Swan Lake and Jennifer Hart’s The Four Seasons.She completed Ballet Austin’s pedagogy program and taught in both the academy and community school.