"My favorite word is PERSEVERANCE because it will see you through all the adventures life presents to you. Perseverance applies to all types of lives: dancers, artists, athletes, scientists, academia, doctors, and business; being able to persevere will help you grow through life's obstacles and tough times. It will guide you in times of uncertainty, and will bring so much more respect and sense of reward to your successes."
Whitney joined the Lifesong family during the 2013-2014 Season 8. She attended Oklahoma City University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor’s of Performing Arts in Dance Performance, and a minor in History. While in college Whitney received pedagogy training in Ballet, Jazz and Tap. After graduation, Whitney returned to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where she continues her education, freelances with many companies in the concert dance genre, and appears in corporate entertainment industrials as well. Whitney performs as a first soloist with Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet, and is a company member with Ballet North Texas and with Ballet Dallas (formerly Contemporary Ballet Dallas.) This past June, she returned for her sixth summer to Fort Worth’s Ballet Concerto, in their annual Summer Dance Concert, where she performs classical ballets, original Spanish Flamenco ballets, and original contemporary ballet premieres. Whitney has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, and was mentioned by Cheryl Callon of Theatre Jones as being “... a versatile performer... her acting and technical abilities make her one to watch.” (Theatre Jones, Le Train Bleu, Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet, March 2015). When not performing concert dance, she can be seen in multiple entertainment industrials such as: Sally Beauty, Mary Kay (as of Friend of Tyme), and on behalf of Lightwire Theater in the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus flagship store promoting the Lightwire’s A Very Electric Christmas. Aside from dancing, Whitney works to build her film experience. She has been cast in a Texas Lottery Commercial, appeared as an extra on USA Network’s new tv show Queen of the South, and can be seen as the principal ballerina in Polyphia’s music video “Nightmare” off of their full length album Renaissance. She also played the role of Melanie in the independent film Stuck, directed by Jenni Tooley and filmed in Dallas, which will premiere in later this year.