Kristi

Mrs. Bacon Trad began studying ballet at the age of 3. She trained with the Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet and the Houston Ballet Academy. At the age of 17, she was asked to join the Houston Ballet. Under the direction of Ben Stevenson, Kristi enjoyed a fruitful career dancing many Soloist and Principal roles. She also had the opportunity to work with many world renowned choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Margot Fonteyn, Paul Taylor, and Sir Kenneth MacMillan. While enjoying a full performance schedule at home with Houston Ballet, the company also toured throughout Europe and China. Mrs. Bacon Trad also filmed several works for Danmarks Radio in Aarhus, Denmark.
In 1996 Mrs. Bacon Trad joined Oregon Ballet Theatre. During her tenure with the company, she danced Principal roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Serenade, and Alice in Wonderland, to name a few. After leaving Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003, Kristi enjoyed dancing with the multimedia modern dance company, Bodyvox.

Mrs. Bacon Trad was proud to join the staff at Elite Dance Studio in 2007. Kristi also joined the Jefferson Dance Program in 2008, and was the founder and co-artistic director of Jefferson Dancers II.