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.

COURTLYN HANSON
Born in Dallas, Texas, Courtlyn Hanson began her training at the age of three at the Ballet Academy of Texas under the direction of Lisa Sagle. Hanson was awarded the Gloria Ziaks/Caryn Halpern Ballet Scholarship, the Fred Kelly Scholarship, and the Natalia Skelton Tutu Memorial Scholarship through the Dance Council of North Texas, making it possible for her to attend ABT’s New York Summer Intensive four years in a row. The following year Hanson became an American Ballet Theatre National Training Scholar. In 2013 Hanson joined the ABT Studio Company after placing in the Top 5 at the YAGP NYC Finals at Lincoln Center. She joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 2014 and became a member of the corps de ballet in June 2015. Her repertoire includes several roles in all of the full-length ballets produced by American Ballet Theater, as well as soloist roles performed at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

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.

MACKENNA PIEPER
Mackenna Pieper trained at Ballet Conservatory in Lewisville,Texas and was a member of Lake Cities Ballet Theater for three seasons. At age 16, she joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet Professional Division and trained there for 5 years. Her summer study programs include American Ballet Theatre, School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. During her time at PNB, Mackenna performed with the company in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, A Midsummer NIght’s Dream and Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana. Throughout her years of dancing with LBT, Mackenna has performed many roles including Marcella in Le Ballet de Dracula, Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, pas de deux in Le Corsair and Grand pas de deux in Paquita. She has been awarded First Place in the Classical Senior Division and First Place in the Junior Classical Division of the Youth American Grad Prix and is a three-time YAGP NYC Finals competitor.
Mackenna is thrilled to join Pegasus Contemporary Ballet for their inaugural season.

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)
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
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.