A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Kristi Capps began dancing at the age of nine.  Her ballet training includes the School of American Ballet, Harid Conservatory and North Carolina School of the Arts.

While at NCSA, she was chosen to study and perform with the Hungarian State Ballet School in Budapest, Hungary.  Upon graduation, Kristi was a member of Atlanta Ballet for three seasons.

She joined Cincinnati Ballet in 1996. Rising quickly through the ranks, Ms. Capps delighted audiences in many lead roles including Swanhilda in Coppélia, Kitri in Don Quixote, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle in Giselle, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Diamond pas de deux in George Balanchine's Jewels. In 2002, Kristi danced the role of The Sleepwalker in the recreation of George Balanchine's La Sonnambula under the direction of Frederic Franklin CBE, for the Balanchine Trust Archives.

As a guest artist, she has performed with many ballet companies and galas such as the International Ballet Festival of Miami, Florida, Stars of American Ballet in Spain and the International Dance Festival in Vail, Colorado. Ms. Capps also danced as a principal with the Chautauqua Ballet Company in New York under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. Locally, Kristi has been featured with the Cincinnati Pops and the Cincinnati Opera, and she'll also perform this September in New York City at Columbia University's Miller Theater in Iannis Xenakis' monumental Oresteia, under the direction of choreographer Luca Veggetti.

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