Lily Peteris
San Tan Valley
Summary
Highly motivated, passionate, and hard-working dancer with several years of training and performance experience. Consistently focused on learning, growing and improving in all ways, as a dancer. Professionally trained in ballet, contemporary, and mixed genres.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Dancer
Gateway Dance Center
San Tan Valley
07.2025 - Current
- Training in various dance styles weekly, such as ballet, contemporary, and mixed genres
- Worked closely with many exceptional choreographers and teachers while attending workshops/classes. Such as Vivian Ruiz, Victor Smalley, Michael Waldrop, Avery Stamm, and more.
- Performed in showcases and competitions to demonstrate technical ability and artistry
- Collaborated with peers to create dynamic group routines
Dancer
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Carlisle
06.2024 - 07.2025
- Professional training in classical ballet
- Volunteered at events by performing demonstrations and choreographic pieces
- Learned and performed pieces such as, Balanchine repertoire, Alan Hineline choreography, and new works by Melinda Howe
Dancer
Spark Dance Academy
Queen Creek
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Trained and developed technique, and passion in classical ballet and contemporary
- Performed diverse dance styles as a soloist, and in collaborative group pieces
- Performed on competitive stages, and non-competitive stages with contemporary work, and classical ballet repertoire such as “The Nutcracker”, and “Carnival of the Animals.”
Education
Self Directed Learning
08.2020 - 01.2026
Skills
- Classical ballet
- Contemporary dance
- Stage performance
- Mixed genre dance styles
- Musicality
- Artistic expression
- Collaboration
Relevant Experience
- Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet summer program - 2024
- School of Ballet Arizona summer intensive - 2023
Accomplishments
- Laguna Dance Festival - full scholarship recipient - awarded by Univeral Ballet Competition (UBC) - 2025
- Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet - 50% scholarship recipient for summer program - given by Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) - 2025
- American Repertory Ballet trainee offer - awarded by ICON dance awards - 2024
Timeline
Dancer
Gateway Dance Center
07.2025 - Current
Dancer
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
06.2024 - 07.2025
Dancer
Spark Dance Academy
08.2021 - 05.2024
Self Directed Learning
08.2020 - 01.2026