ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School(USA)

Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland(USA)

Soloist

2018

Youth America Grand Prix Finals Youth Grand Prix Award 2003, Youth America Grand Prix Finals Top 12 Finalist 2005

Katherine Williams was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and began her early training with the Hawaii State Ballet. After moving to Maryland with her family, she studied at the Ballet Royale Academy under the direction of Donna Pidel. She was awarded the Youth Grand Prix at the 2003 Finals of the Youth America Grand Prix in New York, and was a Top 12 Finalist at the 2005 Finals. In 2003, she was awarded a full scholarship to the Boston Ballet Summer Dance program. From 2004 to 2006, she attended American Ballet Theatre’s Summer Intensives as a National Training Scholar and, in 2006, she also attended the Stiefel and Stars Summer Program. Williams joined the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT in the Fall of 2005 and remained there until joining the Studio Company in January of 2007. Williams joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in December 2007 and the corps de ballet in June 2008. She was promoted to Soloist in September 2018.