Courtney Schenberger began her formal ballet training at the age of eight at The Ayako School of Ballet in Okinawa, Japan. Two years later, she continued her studies at Ballet Hawaii. During her time there, she competed in the World Ballet Competition, where she earned the third-highest score in the Pre-Professional category and received the Jury’s Award for her exceptional performance. At the age of fifteen, Mrs. Schenberger was accepted into the Washington School of Ballet’s professional training program before advancing to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). Mrs. Schenberger joined Carolina Ballet as a trainee in 2014. She was promoted to the Corps de Ballet in 2015, advanced to Soloist in 2017, and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2021.
