Kassi Tiedjens
Born
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Training
Milwaukee Ballet School and Academy
Butler University (BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Psychology)
Company Membership
Company Artist and Costume Manager with Confluence Ballet Company from 2021-2024
Dissonance Dance Theatre
Joined Dissonance in 2024
Kassi has had the privilege of premiering several notable roles with Confluence Ballet Co., including the Mazurka Soloist in Les Sylphides, the Snow Queen, Chocolate-Covered Strawberry, and Marzipan Soloist in The Nutcracker, and Lucile Grahn in Pas de Quatre, as well as other classical and contemporary solos.
Growing up in the Milwaukee Ballet School, Kassi worked with Michael Pink throughout her training, earning opportunities to perform with the Milwaukee Ballet Company on several occasions.
At Butler University, Kassi earned High Distinction in her Dance Major, the Butler Ballet Student Leadership Honor Award in 2021, and the Butler Ballet Spirit Honor Award in 2019. During her time with Butler Ballet, Kassi had the opportunity to perform as Cinderella, a featured role in a contemporary ballet by Derek Reid, and other soloist, demi-soloist, and corps de ballet roles in various classical and modern works.
Joined Dissonance in 2024
Kassi has had the privilege of premiering several notable roles with Confluence Ballet Co., including the Mazurka Soloist in Les Sylphides, the Snow Queen, Chocolate-Covered Strawberry, and Marzipan Soloist in The Nutcracker, and Lucile Grahn in Pas de Quatre, as well as other classical and contemporary solos.
Growing up in the Milwaukee Ballet School, Kassi worked with Michael Pink throughout her training, earning opportunities to perform with the Milwaukee Ballet Company on several occasions.
At Butler University, Kassi earned High Distinction in her Dance Major, the Butler Ballet Student Leadership Honor Award in 2021, and the Butler Ballet Spirit Honor Award in 2019. During her time with Butler Ballet, Kassi had the opportunity to perform as Cinderella, a featured role in a contemporary ballet by Derek Reid, and other soloist, demi-soloist, and corps de ballet roles in various classical and modern works.
