Samantha is from Greenwood, Indiana. She started training with Indianapolis Ballet and was invited on scholarship to attend The School of American Ballet at age 15. She attended summer courses at The School of American Ballet and Miami City Ballet. She joined Cincinnati Ballet’s Second Company in 2015 and was promoted to their main company in 2017. Samantha has danced notable roles in repertoire such as Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort and Sechs Tänze, “Pas de Trois” and “Neapolitan” in Swan Lake, “Lady of the Sea” in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House, “Duet Mabul” in Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16, “Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Rose” in The Nutcracker, “The Caterpillar” in Septime Weber’s ALICE (in Wonderland), “Summer Fairy” in Victoria Morgan’s Cinderella, and in Andrea Schermoly’s Swivet.
Samantha has performed in numerous ballets choreographed by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Helen Pickett, Ohad Naharin, Mthuthuzeli November, Ma Cong, Septime Weber, Nicolo Fonte, Stephanie Martinez, Adam Hougland, Jennifer Archibald, Devon Carney, Kirk Peterson, Ib Andersen, Garett Smith, Victoria Morgan, Myles Thatcher, David Morse and Taylor Carrasco. She has enjoyed dancing with other organizations such as the Cincinnati Opera for their 100th anniversary celebration in 2021 as well as their 2022 production of Aida. She was also a guest artist for Indianapolis Ballet in 2016 where she performed principal roles in George Balanchine’s Emeralds and Concerto Barocco.
