Natasha Rader, Apprentice

Natasha Rader, GSB | Photo: Samantha Zausch

Natasha grew up in Coos Bay, Oregon, where she trained under her mother, Christine Rader along with Angela Steidl. She continued on to train at Marin Dance Theatre with Lynn Cox and Margaret Swarthout for two years before training at Orlando Ballet School and Alberta Ballet School-Post Graduate Program. Most recently, she was in the Studio Training Company at Texas Ballet Theater. There she was able to perform in many of Ben Stevenson's ballets including as a Snowflake in The Nutcracker, a soloist in Glazunov Variations, various roles in Alice in Wonderland, as well as working with Mr. Stevenson directly to originate a role in his new ballet: Requiem. She is excited to begin her career with Golden State Ballet this season as an apprentice.