Kathryn Tokar Conley

Hometown: Lakewood, OH

Year-Round Dancer with Charlottesville Ballet

Number of years with COLLIDE: All of them!

Kathryn began training with Melanie Szucs at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, OH. She spent summers at Cincinnati Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, and ABT, and graduated from Mercyhurst University summa cum laude with a B.A. in Dance Performance and a minor in Biology. Under the direction of Tauna Hunter at MU, Kathryn performed at the YAGP Finals and the NYCDA Destiny Rising Gala. She began her professional career as a founding member of Cleveland Ballet and went on to dance for Lake Erie Ballet, then directed by her mentor Lesley Bories-Scalise. Kathryn joined Charlottesville Ballet in 2017 as a Trainee and will be performing in her ninth season with CB as a Company Artist this fall. Her favorite roles include Arabian (The Nutcracker), Stepsister (Cinderella), and Princess Katerina (The Firebird) as well as various contemporary works. Kathryn also serves as CB Moves Coordinator and helps lead the Movement For Parkinson’s program at Charlottesville Ballet. She holds a master’s degree in Arts in Medicine through the University of Florida.