VISION
Pegasus Contemporary Ballet aspires to be a national leader in its field; contributing world-class performances to the cultural landscape in Dallas and beyond. As innovators and artists, we will continue the legacy of ballet, expressing it as a meaningful and living art form.
MISSON
Pegasus Contemporary Ballet’s mission is to use the classical foundation of ballet to express contemporary perspectives, engage diverse audiences, and enrich the human experience. We use contemporary ballet to create innovative performances, interdisciplinary collaborations, and exciting new works.
OUR DANCERS
OUR DANCERS

LACY BRENT
Lacy Brent was born in Dallas, TX, and began training in dance at the age of three. She received her training from Ozsoy School of Ballet under Ceyhun Ozsoy, and The Dallas Conservatory under Jaqueline Porter. She is a graduate of Booker T. Washington HS for The Performing and Visual Arts, a former apprentice with Ballet Dallas, and a member of Beckles Dancing Company. She has received the Winor Family Scholarship from Dance Council of North Texas Scholarship. Lacy’s repertoire includes Serenade by George Balanchine, Happy Little Things by Aszure Barton, Tower by Andy Noble, Antillas Afrocubana by La Mora Perez, and works by Nicholas Van Young.

KIERA MAYS
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Kiera Mays studied at the Alabama Ballet School, graduating with Distinction in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus. Throughout her youth, she spent her summers training at Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theatre summer intensives. Kiera moved to Dallas to further her academic and dance education at Southern Methodist University where she studied Graham, Balanchine, and Fosse techniques. Kiera graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a minor in Musical Theatre. During her time in college, Kiera performed at the Winspear Opera House in Dwight Rhoden’s Stellar Matter, as well as multiple works at the Bob Hope Theatre, including a principal role in Carter Alexander’s Luisant and soloist in Cherylyn Lavignon’s Seize en Jeu. Kiera is ecstatic to begin her professional career as a founding dancer with Pegasus Contemporary Ballet.

AIA MCINNES
She continued her studies in Pittsburgh, PA at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point
Park University. She recently graduated and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and
Business Management Minor. During this time, she was given opportunities to perform works by
distinguished choreographers such as Christopher Wheeldon, Dan Karasik, Jessica Lang, and
George Balanchine.
Her multicultural upbringing has empowered a need to show that art can give a voice to those
who can’t always articulate something with words. Aia is honored and grateful to begin her
professional career as a dancer with Pegasus Contemporary Ballet.

NATALIE PANAYI

ELENA OLSHIN
training at the American Dance Institute where she studied with founder Pamela Bjerknes,
school director Erin Mahoney-Du, and artistic director Runqiao Du. She attended summer
intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet, The Rock School, and Ballet
West. Elena was selected to participate in the Kennedy Center Masterclass Series for two years
and also competed at the Youth American Grand Prix semi-finals and New York City Finals, as
well as a soloist at the Tanzolymp Dance Festival in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from the
Akhmedova Ballet Academy where she completed her last four years of training, Elena moved
to Delaware to join First State Ballet Theatre. She danced there for four seasons and performed
roles such as Cupid in Don Quixote, Canary Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Ocean and Pearls
Pas de Trois, and Pas De Deux from Flames of Paris, as well as working with Viktor Plotnikov
on his premieres of Romeo and Juliet and Dracula. In 2021 Elena became a Resident Teaching
Artist at the Wilmington Ballet, and had the pleasure of performing roles such as Dewdrop and
Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Waltz from Les Sylphide, Pas de Trois from Swan Lake, and
The Dying Swan. Elena joined Bowen McCauley Dance Company for the 2021/22 season, and
had the honor of performing Exuberant Fanfare and Insistent Music by Lucy Bowen McCauley
at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower stage for the company’s 25th Anniversary Performance.
Elena is very excited for her first season at Pegasus Contemporary Ballet!

XAVIER MACK
(GUEST ARTIST)
Xavier Mack is from Washington, D.C. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Modern Language & Linguistics from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). Before dance, Xavier trained in gymnastics and received regional and national awards. He began his dance training at Divine Dance Institute, in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Xavier received summer intensive scholarships from Dance Theatre of Harlem and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Mack has performed works by Talley Beatty, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Dianne McIntyre, and Matthew Rushing. Xavier joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre in 2017.

DANNY TRAN
(GUEST ARTIST)
Danny Tran started his Classical ballet training in 2016 at 17 years old at Los Gatos Ballet. He has since attended summer intensives, including San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet West. Danny was invited to join Oklahoma City Ballet Studio Company in 2019/2020 and was offered an apprenticeship in 2020/2021.
Works that Danny has performed include:
Nutcracker: Russian, Spanish, Nutcracker Prince, Soldier Doll, Rat King, Corsaire Grand Pas de Deux, Diana y Acteon Pas de Deux, Coppelia Grand Pas de Deux, Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux, Sleeping Beauty Grand Pas de Deux, Bluebird Pas de Deux, Alice in Wonderland (White Rabbit), Cinderella (Jester), Don Quixote (Basilio solo), Napoli Pas de Six Variation, Robert Mills: Firebird as The Prince and Monster, Vicente Nebrada: Percussions for Six Men, La Luna, Doble Corchea, Raul Salamanca’s: Bittersweet, Modular by Design. Kristin D’Addarios: Push and Pull, An Ounce of Surrender. Carrie Ruth Trumbo’s: Whistling in the Dark.
Danny also performed in Robert Mills productions of The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Little Mermaid, and Michael Pink’s Dracula

CHASEN GREENWOOD
(GUEST ARTIST)

LAUREN LEB
(GUEST ARTIST)

MOLLY COOK
(GUEST ARTIST)
During her four seasons with Oklahoma City Ballet, Cook performed in Robert Mills’ Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Romeo and Juliet, in addition to Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), August Bournonville’s La Sylphide, and Michael Pink’s Dracula. She was also featured in Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort and George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. She is currently freelancing out of Kansas City, alongside performing with Störling Dance Theater in Olathe, Kansas.

MATTHEW ROBERTS
(GUEST ARTIST)

SETH YORK
(GUEST ARTIST)
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

DIANA CROWDER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
Diana is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, where she was accepted to attend at the age of 13 under the direction of Mavis Staines. While at the National Ballet School, Diana trained with teachers including Eva Draw, Glenn Gilmour and Sean Amyot, and had the opportunity to work with repetitors such as Lindsay Fischer and Sorella England.

CAROLYN RUTH TRUMBO
RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER AND ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Carrie Ruth was born in Orlando, FL and received her formal training at the Orlando Ballet School, under the direction of Peter Stark. While with the school, she had the unique opportunity of performing Richard Cook’s Dance of the Hours at the New York City Center for YAGP’s gala, “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow”.
OUR VALUES
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Diversity makes us stronger and more thoughtful artists, creators, presenters, and custodians of our artform. Discrimination and injustice are not tolerated in our workplace or in the artistic process of our work.
ARTIST COMMITMENT
We affirm our commitment to treat our artists with respect and integrity. We believe that a profession in the arts deserves an environment of creativity, encouragement, honesty, and authenticity. We encourage all who work with the company to embrace these values without fear of consequence or vulnerability. We believe that this ethos creates higher quality artistic output and performances.