(choreographer)

Cait Belland began her dance training at age four at The Coffee Mill Dance Studio in her hometown of Key West, Florida. She furthered her dance training in Jacksonville, Florida at various studios including the Florida Ballet and Orlando Ballet. She trained at Festival Ballet Providence in Rhode Island in their pre-professional and summer programs. Other summer programs Cait attended include: Orlando Ballet, The Rock School of Dance, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Kansas City Ballet, and The Nutmeg Ballet. She continued her studies and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, training under Katie Dorn, Rachel James, Jurijs Safonovs and Director, Joseph Morrissey. Her classical ballet performances include Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Don Quixote. She has also performed “Serenade” by George Balanchine and “Before Your Eyes’’ by Yoshito Sakuraba. Cait has worked with renowned dancers and choreographers including Shura Baryshnikov, Michael Spencer Philips, Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba, Dillon Crossman, Wendy Whelan, Fana Tysfagorious, Shura Baryshnikov, and Sydney James Harcourt. She has also performed work by the late Paul Taylor, and has trained at Steps On Broadway and Gibney Dance in NYC. In 2019, Cait performed at Carnegie Hall to work choreographed by Loni Landon. In 2020 she performed at the New World Center in Miami, Florida to work choreographed by Katie Dorn. Cait is ignited by creating unique choreography and exploring the collaborating relationship of dance with other art forms. She graduated from the University of Florida cum laude in Spring 2024 with her BFA in Dance. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Management and will graduate in Spring 2025. While at UF, she has performed works by Xan Burley, Alex Springer, and Isa Garcia-Rose. Spring semester of 2023, she studied dance in Paris through the University of South Florida’s study abroad program, directed by Michael Foley. Cait is Assistant Director of Admission at Interlochen Center for the Arts, recruiting and promoting talented young artists. Cait is in her fourth year as a company member of Dance Key West. This year, she is excited to work with Kyla Piscopink as Co-Artistic Director, building upon the history of Dance Key West.