Evelyn Febuary was born and raised in Louisiana. She trained formally in classical ballet with Red River Dance Theatre Company and Lafayette Ballet Theatre. Evelyn danced competitively - in styles including ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, and contemporary - for six years before leaving Louisiana at age 16 to move to Brooklyn, New York.

In Brooklyn, she trained for one year at Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet before moving to Nashville, TN, where she trained in Nashville Ballet’s Professional Training Division and was a recipient of the Jane Fabian Scholarship. During summer and winter breaks, Evelyn continued her dance education with Charlotte Ballet, Ballet Austin, BalletMet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Washington Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Gallim, SALT, Gibney Dance Company, New Dialect, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet.

Evelyn was a trainee with Ballet Idaho for two years and performed in a variety of pieces including George Balanchine’s Serenade, Nicole Haskins’ Apogée, FLOCK’s A Single Shore, George Balanchine’s Divertimento No.15, and Penny Saunders’ Myrtle. While at Ballet Idaho, she also appeared in Sister, a short film by Quinn Wharton.

In 2023, Evelyn moved to Walnut Creek to dance with Diablo Ballet. As a trainee with Diablo Ballet, she performed in pieces including The Nutcracker Suite by Julia Adam, Dr. Magic by Penny Saunders, Elevator Operator by Amanda Farris, and Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding and Firebird by Brian Enos. Evelyn was promoted to Apprentice Dancer and is excited to continue dancing with Diablo Ballet this season.

Evelyn is trained as an Adaptive Dance teacher and worked both as a class assistant and instructor in Nashville Ballet’s Adaptive Dance program. She has received certifications from Progressing Ballet Technique, Sugarfoot Therapy, DiscoverDance Early Childhood Dance, and Rhythm Works Integrative Dance. Evelyn is a Teaching Artist with Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Outreach Program, is a member of the Diablo Ballet School faculty, and teaches ballet classes at Dance Fusion Company.