Keturah Cook spent her early years in Seattle, WA where she began her ballet training at the Evergreen City Ballet under the artistic direction of Wade Walthall. She then completed her last eight years of training at the Kentucky Ballet Theatre Academy, in Lexington, KY, under the direction of Rafaela Risco, where she enjoyed performing numerous children and corps de ballet roles with the Professional Company. During her training she attended multiple prestigious summer programs including, but not limited to Pacific Northwest Ballet, Evergreen City Ballet, Next Generation Ballet at Patel Conservatory, and Kentucky Ballet Theatre. Keturah is also a graduate of the Kentucky Governor’s School of the Arts. Upon graduating early in 2016, She joined Kentucky Ballet Theatre’s professional Company as the youngest hire, under the Artistic Direction of Norbe Risco. During her time with Kentucky Ballet Theatre she enjoyed dancing corps de ballet, demi-soloist & soloist roles in many classical & original ballets including The Nutcracker, Carmen, Dracula, La Esmeralda, La Bayadere, Peter Pan, The Night Before Christmas, Carnival of Venice, Wizard of Oz,  Le Corsaire and Giselle, just to name a few, along with being hand selected for many neoclassical and contemporary works with prestigious guest choreographers. Keturah is trained in the Cuban Ballet Method and has had the honor to train under world renowned Cuban Jewel, Aurora Bosch. Keturah has choreographed for many years now and has prepared several students for the Youth American Grand Prix and Dance Open America ballet competitions, where her choreography has received awards. In 2020 she was chosen to choreograph on the Kentucky Ballet Theatre’s professional company, and in 2021 Keturah choreographed a brand new full length production of the Nutcracker for Konquer Dance Company where she was the Ballet Mistress. Keturah is now very excited to continue her professional dance career in the Chicago area with Ardent Dance Company!