Shannon Lee West

Resident Choreographer

Shannon Lee West began her classical ballet training with Francoise Joubert before attending the School of Ballet Arizona, studying the Vaganova method under the direction of Kee Juan Han. At fifteen, she began her professional career performing in Michael Uhtoff’s “The Nutcracker”. During her time with Ballet Arizona Shannon performed in “The Nutcracker”, “Swan Lake”, and Balanchine’s “Serenade”. Upon graduating from Arizona School for the Arts with honors, Shannon performed with The Georgia Ballet and Cedar Lake II. Throughout her career, Shannon has been fascinated by the mind’s ability to create movement from the body’s raw form and has explored choreography with guidance from Kee Juan Han, Anne Marie Deangelo, and Karen Mareck Grundy. Her works have been premiered by The Georgia Ballet and students of The School of Ballet Arizona, Ballet Pacifica, and The San Angelo Civic Ballet. Since 2006, when she joined the artistic staff of Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Shannon has taken on the roles of Ballet Mistress, Resident Choreographer, and Rehearsal Director.