Christy Corbitt-Krieger, School Principal

Originally from Atlanta, Christy Corbitt-Krieger finished her fifteenth and final season with Louisville Ballet in 2018. Some favorite classical roles with the Company include principal roles in La Bayadere, Les Sylphides, and the title role in Giselle. She has also enjoyed dancing a wide variety of contemporary and neo-classical work including ballets by George Balanchine, Helen Pickett, Paul Taylor, Adam Hougland, Ma Cong, and Ben Stevenson, OBE.

Prior to joining the Louisville Ballet she danced with the Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Memphis, and Texas Ballet Theatre where she performed title roles in Cinderella and Giselle. Christy has performed with Fort Worth’s renowned Casa Manana Theatre Company in productions of West Side Story, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Oklahoma and locally with Derby Dinner Playhouse as Victoria the White Cat in Cats. A favorite musical theater experience was performing Christine in A Chorus Line with CenterStage in Louisville.

Upon retirement, Christy assumed her current role as School Principal for The Louisville Ballet School. She has oversight of curriculum and programming, faculty management, student services and School productions. Christy also serves as Co-Associate Artistic Director of Louisville Ballet Studio Company.