Emily DIETZ

Mountain View, CA

Emily Dietz grew up in Mountain View, CA, training at Western Ballet under Alexi Zubiria. She continued her dance education at Butler University, graduating with a BS in Dance Arts Administration. While at Butler, she performed in ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, and toured to Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. She also met her now-husband, Ben Shepard. 

She began her professional career with City Ballet of San Diego, performing in repertoire such as Balanchine’s La Source. In 2018, Emily joined Verb Ballets (Ohio Contemporary Ballet), where she was featured in works by Gerald Arpino, Heinz Poll, and Stephanie Martinez. She was fortunate to tour to Cuba to perform Romeo & Juliet with Laura Alonso’s ballet company, ProDanza. She joined Madison Ballet as a company dancer in 2023, and has been loving her time here.