Ariel McCarty

Soloist • Joined Colorado Ballet in 2017

Hometown: Allen, TX

Ariel began her training at Texas Ballet Theater School in Dallas before continuing her education in the Pre-Professional Program at Colorado Ballet Academy. She joined Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company in 2017, was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2022, and to Soloist in 2025. 

Her featured roles include Waltz Girl in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Solo Lady in Rubies, Siren in Prodigal Son, Lilac Fairy, Fairy of Generosity, and Fairy of Serenity in TheSleeping Beauty, Pas de Trois and Big Swans in Swan Lake, Zulma in Giselle, Nichette in Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias, and Spring and Summer Fairy in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella. 

She has also enjoyed the opportunity to perform in contemporary works, including Stomper in Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, and Jirí Kylián’s Sinfonietta and Petite Mort. Ariel had the honor of originating the role in Sandra Brown’s The Caged Bird Sings, created especially for her.