Originally from Boston, Deanna Pearson has been dancing professionally for almost a decade with several prestigious companies including The English National Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, and The Washington Ballet. She has had the opportunity to perform both group and soloist roles and has taken part in numerous international dance festivals in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Deanna graduated with honors from the Akhmedova Ballet Academy in Silver Spring, MD and has received recognition from several international competitions such as the Youth America Grand Prix, Istanbul International Ballet Competition, and Bari Ballet Competition. Deanna has a BA from Penn State University in International Relations and is currently based in Boston freelancing and teaching as a guest artist. 

Kaitlyn Casey began her dance training at the School of American Ballet (SAB) in 2007. After graduating from SAB in 2015, she joined Semperoper Ballet in Dresden, Germany, performing corps de ballet, soloist, and principal roles. In 2021, she was promoted to Coryphée.

Casey’s repertoire includes Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream (Fairy), George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and Symphony in C (4th Movement), Pina Bausch’s Iphigenie auf Taurus, Stijn Celis’ Romeo and Juliet, David Dawson’s Giselle and Romeo and Juliet, Mats Ek’s Gamla Barn, Alexander Ekman’s Cacti (pas de deux) and COW, William Forsythe’s Impressing the Czar and The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Johan Inger’s Carmen, Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, Nicholas Palmquist’s A Collection of Short Stories, Justin Peck’s Heatscape, Marius Petipa’s Paquita, and Aaron Watkin’s Don Quixote, La Bayadère, The Nutcracker (Marie, Marzipan), The Sleeping Beauty (Generosity Fairy, Jewels), and Swan Lake (Spanish Princess, Cygnets, pas de sept). 

Kaitlyn Casey joined Boston Ballet as an artist of the Company in 2023 and was promoted to second soloist in 2024.

Deanna and Kaitlyn co-teach a Jewels-inspired class and choreography workshop at Northeast Arts on July 26.


PASt Master Classes

  • A master class for teens and adults who are familiar with most or all ballet vocabulary and are looking for to continue to strengthen, practice and develop their technique and artistry.

    Master Class - $22

  • A master class for teens and adults who want to explore some of the movements and storytelling from Swan Lake with Swan Lake veteran Deanna Pearson and accompanist Simone Mead.

    Master Class - $22

  • A Jewels-inspired open class at 10:30 followed by a choreography workshop based on Balanchine’s Jewels. Learn the history of this iconic ballet and Jewels themed choreography so you can be prepared to see Boston Ballet’s fall production of Jewels!

    Themed Class - $18

    Workshop - $20