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Choreographer & Guest Artist Biography Information

Guest Artist & GB Alumna - Megan LeCrone - Part 1

Megan LeCrone is a ballerina with Alonzo King LINES Ballet and a former Soloist with the New York City Ballet. With over 24 years of performance experience at Lincoln Center and on international stages, she is known for her resilience, work ethic, expressive depth, and commanding stage presence. Megan has performed a wide range of classical and contemporary works at the highest level and has originated and interpreted principal roles in ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Christopher Wheeldon, William Forsythe, Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jérôme Bel, Kyle Abraham, Alexei Ratmansky, Celia Rowlson-Hall, and many others. Megan is a greensboro native and spent over 10 years dancing at greensboro ballet before attending UNCSA, and then Columbia University. She interned with the George Balanchine Trust, where she gained valuable insight into the casting and licensing process for the Balanchine repertory. This experience deepened her understanding of the legacy, precision, and artistry required to uphold one of ballet’s most significant bodies of work. Her other creative projects span film, fashion, and live performance. From 2007 to 2012, she collaborated with visual artist Elad Lassry, starring in and producing a series of films and performances exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum, The Kitchen in New York, and the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles.

Guest Artist & GB Alumna - Megan LeCrone - Part 2

She also collaborated with étoiles of the Paris Opera Ballet to create and perform in a ballet by Sébastien Bertaud that opened the Dior Spring/Summer 2020 Collection in Shanghai, and later participated in a similar project by Madeline Hollander with dancers from New York City Ballet, which opened the Hermès Fall/Winter 2021 digital presentation and livestream. Megan has also curated and produced ballet events for Kafra Collective at The Shed (NY), for the jewelry company Kaspar & Esh, and for various dance schools across the U.S. and Italy. As a dedicated educator and volunteer, Megan has taught young people and dancers in communities around the world—including New York, China, India, and the Congo. Her teaching often focuses on underserved youth, using the discipline, teamwork, and creativity of ballet as tools for empowerment, connection, and healing. A passionate collaborator with a deep sense of purpose, Megan brings accountability, creativity, and a global perspective to every project she undertakes.

Guest Choreographer: Mary LeGere - Part 1

A native of Rotterdam NY, Mary LeGere began her dance training at age nine. In 1976, she won a scholarship to the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet where she studied with Barbara Weisberger, Benjamin Harkarvy, and Lupe Serrano. In 1980, she joined the Pennsylvania Ballet, and in 1986 was promoted to soloist. Working under the artistic direction of Benjamin Harkarvy and Robert Weiss she danced lead roles in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Symphony In C, Tarantella, Symphony in Three Movements, and Steadfast Tin Soldier, as well as Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She was featured in Calcium Night Light by Peter Martins, and in works by Lynn Taylor Corbett, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. In 1990, she retired with an acclaimed performance of Myrta in Giselle. After moving to NC with her husband, Ms. LeGere joined the faculty of The Raleigh School of Ballet. She became Associate Director of Raleigh Dance Theatre in 1991, and served as Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet during its 3 year transition to a professional company. Ms. LeGere became the Director of the reestablished Raleigh Dance Theatre until her retirement in June 2021.

Guest Choreographer: Mary LeGere - Part 2

Ms. LeGere choreographed 17 works for Raleigh Dance Theatre, many that were chosen to be performed at the RDA/SE annual festival. In April 2016, Ms LeGere received the Regional Dance America National Choreography Recognition Award. Ms. LeGere was recently named President of Regional Dance America. Ms. LeGere co-directed The Raleigh School of Ballet, where she taught for 30 years. She was honored with the 2006-2007 NC Dance Alliance Annual Award. This prestigious award honors individuals who have made significant life-time contributions to the growth and development of dance in North Carolina. Ms. LeGere continues to pursue her passion for arts education. In August of 2021, Ms. LeGere was named Artistic Director Emeritus of Raleigh Dance Theatre and the RDT Board of Directors established a fund in her honor. She continues to work with RDT, setting her ballets and overseeing the George W. Newton School Performance Initiative and other outreach activities. In March 2022, she was elected to the Board of Directors of NC Arts in Action, an independent associate of the National Dance Institute. Ms. LeGere is enjoying guest teaching and setting her ballets on companies all over the US.

Artistic Director: Christine Cervino Grider

Christine Grider has over 20 years of directing and teaching experience, and has taught all levels of students in ballet and pointe at such notable schools as The School of Ballet Memphis and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet. Christine has choreographed and set such major ballets as Giselle, Twelve Dancing Princesses, and Cinderella, and was awarded the Emerging Artist Grant by the Durham Arts Council for her staging of The Sleeping Beauty. Her original choreography has been chosen through adjudication for performance at Regional Dance America's national festival in 2007, as well as Regional Dance America's Southeast Regional festivals in 2010, 2011, 2014, and most recently in 2025 after Greensboro Ballet rejoined RDA/Southeast. Ms. Grider became Greensboro Ballet's Artistic Director in August, 2022 and has most recently choreographed an entirely new production of The Nutcracker for Greensboro Ballet. She has also choreographed and/or staged Greensboro Ballet's 2023 Sleeping Beauty Suite and The Big Umbrella, 2024 Coppelia Suite, and this season's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Choreographer : Liz Stillerman Anderson

Liz Stillerman Anderson is a performer, dance educator, and choreographer from Covington, GA. Liz holds a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Elon University in North Carolina. In her professional career, Liz has danced with Elements Ballet, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Chicago Civic Ballet, and Kit Modus, as well as served as Artistic Director of George-based pre-professional company Covington Regional Ballet. Liz is an MFA student and Graduate Assistant in the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Liz is also a ballet and contemporary instructor at the School of Greensboro Ballet.

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