Leah
Terada
Leah Terada (she/her) is from Dallas, Texas. She studied at Dallas Metropolitan Ballet and the School of American Ballet, and she attended summer courses on full scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet, the School of American Ballet, and Boston Ballet. Leah joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2015 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2016. She was promoted to soloist in 2022.
In 2020, Leah co-choreographed and co-directed Happening with fellow PNB dancer Miles Pertl for PNB’s digital season. In 2021 she choreographed On Being for PNB’s NEXT STEP. Leah was the recipient of the Danish American Nationals Cultural Exchange (DANCE) scholarship.
Leading Roles
George Balanchine
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
(Coffee, Harlequin, Hot Chocolate)
Alejandro Cerrudo
Future Memory*
Little mortal jump
One Thousand Pieces
William Forsythe
One Flat Thing, reproduced
Ronald Hynd
The Sleeping Beauty
(Fairy of Purity, White Cat)
Jessica Lang
Susan Marshall
Amanda Morgan
This Space Left Intentionally Blank*
Noelani Pantastico
Picnic*
Crystal Pite
Jerome Robbins
Price Suddarth
Robyn Mineko Williams
*Originated role
Q&A with Soloist Leah Terada
If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be? Build a good support system, don’t measure success too often, stay available and open to change, and always show up to life in the fullest way possible.
PNB Announces New Soloists at The Seasons’ Canon
Soloist Promotions: Madison Rayn Abeo, Dammiel Cruz-Garrido, Christopher D’Ariano, Amanda Morgan, Christian Poppe, and Leah Terada.
Tutu Tuesday: PNB’s Second Stage
In honor of Tutu Tuesday (2/2) this year, PNB is celebrating by fundraising for our Second Stage program! Second Stage is a multi-faceted career transition program for PNB dancers to achieve their post-Company goals. Since 1999, Second Stage has provided more than $750,000 in grants to dozens of dancers. Our [...]
PNB dancers you should follow on Instagram
Whether you’ve just joined the Instagram world or you’re looking to beautify your feed with more ballet, we have the solution! Here’s a comprehensive list of all the PNB dancers with public Instagram accounts.