Photo: Eric Raeber

Austin Dabney received his classical ballet training at Interlochen Arts Academy from 2015-2019, a boarding school outside of Traverse City, Michigan. Under the directorship of Joseph Morrissey, Austin performed principal roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Raymonda as well as George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Agnes DeMille’s Rodeo, and Paul Taylor’s Company B.

Austin joined Boston Ballet II for their 2019-2020 season, where he performed in Giselle, Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, Jerome Robbins’ Glass Pieces, and Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth. He joined Ballet West II for their 2020-2021 season, where he performed in Pamela Robinson’s The Glass Slipper, George Balanchine’s Raymonda Pas de Dix, and Adam Sklute’s Swan Lake. 

In 2021, Austin returned to Boston to attend Fisher College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in English and graduated Summa Cum Laude in the spring of 2025. Since then, Austin has freelanced with City Ballet of Boston and Harvard Ballet Company; he will be a graduate student in English at the University of Cincinnati this fall.