Katie Walker

Katie Walker attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from 8th grade on through high school graduation with a major in Ballet.

During those years, Katie also trained with Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theater and Kaatsbaan International Ballet. Upon graduation, Katie joined Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in NYC and performed works by Benoit Swan-Pouffer, Nicole Fonte, Edward Liang and Christina Johnson. Katie has been a Radio City Rockette since joining the company in 2008. In her 14 years as a Rockette, Katie has been assistant dance captain, swing, dance captain and assistant choreographer. In 2015 and 2016, Katie helped create and teach the New York Spring Spectacular and the New York Spectacular alongside Warren Carlyle and Mia Michaels.

During her time as a Rockette, Katie also performed on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, The White House Christmas Party, and America's Got Talent. As an assistant choreographer, Katie has helped direct and choreograph for the The Tony Awards, Video Music Awards, USO Partnership Performances, MLB Home Run Derby, America’s Got Talent, The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Special, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, and a Hallmark Channel Movie A Holiday Spectacular, as well as teach for Rockette auditions, Rockettes Summer Intensive and Rockettes Conservatory. Katie has also choreographed and created numerous dances for the Rockettes Instagram and Tik Tok pages. Katie is also the founder of Elevate Ballet, a company that focuses on ballet training for aspiring Rockettes, jazz, broadway and musical theater dancers.