08/03/2026
Join us in welcoming Brooke Turner to Palmetto City Ballet! With distinguished training from South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities and the University of Hartford, we look forward to sharing Brookeâs talents with you during Season 26/27. Read on to get to know Brooke! âŹď¸
Brooke Turner was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, where she started ballet at The Lake Erie Ballet School. She continued dancing when she moved to South Carolina, where she joined Lowcountry Youth Dance Academy and took classes at various studios to further her technique and versatility as a dancer. In high school, Brooke
attended the South Carolina Governorâs School for the Arts and Humanities, where she performed roles including Lead Sylph in Les Sylphides, Princess Aspicia in Pharaohâs
Daughter, and works by choreographers such as Carolyn Bolton, Jenifer Archibald, JosĂŠe Garant, and Jaqueline Calle-Hernandez. She has previously danced with Palmetto City Ballet, Dance Conservatory of Charleston, Classical Ballet Center, and performed with Charlotte Ballet in The Nutcracker, The Little Mermaid, and The
Sleeping Beauty. Brooke also studied for two years at the University of Hartfordâs Hartt School for Dance. During her time there, she performed in a multitude of contemporary ballet works and classical works such as Swan Lake, Le Corsaireâs Pas de Trois, and as Conchita in Anthony Tudorâs ballet Fandango. She has enjoyed learning many styles of ballet, having been taught in Vaganova, Cuban, and Cecchetti techniques, as well as
studying modern techniques such as Duncan, Graham, and LimĂłn. Brooke has attended summer intensives at SCGSAH, Nashville Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, and BalletX. She had the privilege of working with and training under teachers including Caroline Rocher Barnes, Christian Denice, Christina Johnson, Jermaine Spivey, Spenser Theberge, Siriu Liu, Jonathan Spigner, and many others.
đ¸Photos by Noel Valero Photography
