Kristina Grant began her ballet training in 1979 at the Ballet Society of San Diego, eventually joining BSSD’s performing company. There she danced principal roles in the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, the Firebird, Serenade, Giselle, Les Sylphides, and Sleeping Beauty. Kristina spent the late 1980’s and early 1990’s choreographing and coaching for competitive figure skaters as well as high school and middle school show choirs while still continuing her professional dance career. In 2004 she joined the faculty at the Harrisburg Dance Conservatory as a ballet instructor and as a guest artist for The Harrisburg Dance Ensemble. In 2006 she was appointed HDC’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer. As a previous member of the Professional Skaters of America in the discipline of choreography and style, Ms. Grant was the dance coach for the national champion synchronized skating team “Team Reflections”. In 2008 Ms. Grant co-founded the Harrisburg Ballet Theater and was its Artistic Director until 2015. After retiring from performing on stage as a freelance principal guest artist with many ballet companies throughout the region in 2010, Ms. Grant continues to direct, guest teach and choreograph for multiple ballet companies, conservatories, and cultural events. Ms. Grant’s students have gone on to study at renowned institutions like American Ballet Theater’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, Miami City Ballet School, and the Ballet School of the Opéra National de Paris, the Kirov Academy in Washington, DC, The Sarasota Ballet School, Pennsylvania Ballet School, Alonso King LINES Ballet, BalletMet trainee program and School of American Ballet. Some have also gone on to dance in companies such as Universal Ballet, and Mariinsky Theater Primorsky Stage. Ms. Grant is currently the Director of Ballet and the Director of the Pre-Professional Day Program at Artists in Motion Performing Arts and a ballet instructor for the professional division of Pennsylvania Regional Ballet.