Lydia Wirth

Lydia Wirth began dancing at age five in Pittsburgh, PA and continued her early training at West Point Ballet with Cynthia Castillo and Damien M. Coro. She went on to attend summer programs with Washington Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet. In 2021, Lydia graduated Magna Cum Laude from Butler University with a BFA in Dance-Performance and a minor in Strategic Communication. During her time with Butler Ballet, Lydia had the opportunity to perform soloist and corps roles in full-scale productions of The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty, as well as in various classical and contemporary new works. She additionally participated in Butler Ballet’s 2018 European Tour where she performed and trained in Poland, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. While at Butler, she also had the pleasure of creating and debuting several original pieces of choreography.

After graduating, Lydia spent a season performing with Columbia Classical Ballet as a Company Artist. She then moved to Maine to join Portland Ballet where she is excited to enter her second season. Alongside her professional dance career, Lydia also teaches throughout local dance schools and works as the Newsletter and Website Editor for Dance Data Project®.