Savannah Lee

Savannah Lee started her training with Atlanta Ballet under the direction of John McFall. At age fourteen, she reached the top of the pre professional division and danced corps de ballet roles with the company. In Atlanta, she was in productions such as Atlanta Ballet?s Nutcracker, Micheal Pink?s Romeo and Juliet, John McFall's Swan Lake, and Bruce Well?s Pinocchio and Snow White. Her favorite role she danced with them was the Lamb (Marzipan) in Atlanta Ballet?s Nutcracker. Savannah was one of twelve Americans to attend The Royal Ballet in Covent Garden, London the summer she studied. She furthered her training spending summers with English National Ballet, American Ballet Theater in NY, Kirov Ballet Academy D.C., Washington Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.

Savannah danced professionally with Nashville Ballet 2, Brooklyn Ballet, Nomad Contemporary Ballet, Portland Ballet, Boulder Ballet, and as a guest artist in many states. In addition, she attended Brenau University on a full Presidential Scholarship for Dance under the guidance of Diane Callahan. Some memorable roles she danced include the Sugarplum Fairy, the Lilac Fairy, Taglioni in Grand Pas de Quatre, Queen of the Dryads, the Bride of Dracula, and the Moon in celestial ballet created by ABT?s Claire Davison. She had the honor of performing many roles choreographed by George Balanchine. These include the Russian Girl in Serenade, the Butterfly soloist from Midsummer Night?s Dream, the first principal pas de deux in Western Symphony, the Pizzicato Variation in Raymonda Variations and Nutcracker?s Snow Scene.

Lee has taught for Manhattan Movement Arts Center, Boulder Ballet, Portland Ballet, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre and Urbanity Dance. She has been a guest teacher for Erica Cornejo and Carlos Molina?s ballet school, Integrarte, along with many other dance schools. In 2021, Savannah became the dance program coordinator for Musical Arts of Dover where she directs their dance performances and teaches all ages. Recently, she joined Portsmouth School of Ballet as their newest ballet teacher.

As a choreographer, she has choreographed on both Boulder Ballet and Portland Ballet?s companies, Harvard Ballet, Brenau University and her former company, Lightning Dance Collective. She choreographed a contemporary ballet pas de deux, “The Rise and Fall of Us” on Boulder Ballet in 2017, and it will make its debut at the Lila Dance Festival this year. In the festival she will be a part of every performance and is looking forward to dancing “The Run” choreographed by Jerusalem Ballet?s director, Nadya Timofeyeva. This is Savannah?s first year with Lila Dance Festival and she is very excited to meet everyone and experience the immense creativity and talent that is in our community!