Tina LeBlanc trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and went on to dance with The Joffrey Ballet before joining San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer. Ms. LeBlanc performed many classical roles, in works by choreographers like George Balanchine, William Forsythe, and Jerome Robbins, and originated roles in new works by Helgi Tomasson, David Bintley, Mark Morris, and Christopher Weeldon. She is a recipient of multiple awards, including two Isadora Duncan Dance Awards and the Princess Grace Statuette Award. In 2009, Ms. LeBlanc joined the faculty of the San Francisco Ballet School, as a celebrated and in-demand teacher.