Le Russell

Le Russell started dancing at the age of 3, and has not stopped. She began her formal training at the age of 12 with Gay Porter-Speer at the Charlotte School of Ballet. During her time in Charlotte, she appeared in numerous productions with the Charlotte Youth Ballet, including an original production of The Wizard of Oz. Following high school, Le attended Appalachian State University. There she earned a minor in dance. She performed with the Appalachian Dance Ensemble each year, and was a featured dancer in the university’s production of “Man of La Mancha” Ms. Russell began her association with Infinity Ballet in 2002 while extending her dance education and joined the IBC faculty with the children’s dance program in 2007. In the summer of 2008, she participated in the 11th Annual Teacher’s Congress for Classical Dance, hosted at Infinity Ballet and taught by Professor Margaret Willis-Aarnio. She welcomes the opportunity to expand her knowledge of ballet, and share her love of movement and dance with all ages! Le lives in Cary with her husband and son.