Gracie Mientka began her training at Colorado Ballet Society in Colorado Springs, where she was a member of the Colorado Youth Ballet from 2015 to 2020. She trained under founder Patricia Hoffman and Ahita Ardalan Bergman of the Paris Opera Ballet. Gracie earned her Associate of Arts degree summa cum laude from the Community College of Denver in 2020 and is an ABT® Certified Teacher, having completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3. In 2021, she joined US International Ballet in Wilmington, NC, performing with the company for two seasons. 

 

Gracie became a trainee with Ballet North Texas in 2023 and has since performed roles including Chinese Tea in The Nutcracker, Jewels in Sleeping Beauty, and Cupid in Don Quixote, as well as having the opportunity to perform in original works by Carrie Ruth Trumbo and resident choreographers Mackenzie Jones and Natalie Anton. She is excited and grateful to continue dancing with BNT, finding joy in both the daily work and growth as an artist.