Elizabeth-Gray Rivers, 15, has studied ballet for 12 years at Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet under the direction of Mimi Worrell, Ashley Lindler and Ashley Concannon. She is in the 9th grade at Liberty University Online Academy. She has attended School of American Ballet’s summer program, Miami City Ballet School’s summer intensive, Duncan Cooper’s summer workshop, Houston Ballet’s summer intensive and Cary Ballet Conservatory’s winter intensive and the Cary Ballet Prix Challenge. She will attend Canada’s National Ballet this summer. Elizabeth-Gray has placed 3rd at Universal Ballet Competition in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024 as well as 3rd at Youth American Grand Prix in 2020 and 10th place at ADC-IDC this year. She has placed 1st two years in a row at South Carolina Governor’s School Grand Jete competition. Elizabeth-Gray has dreams of dancing ballet professionally.