Caitlin Belland will begin her M.A. in Performing Arts Administration at New York University, Steinhardt in Fall 2025. She currently serves as the Assistant Director of Admission at Interlochen Center for the Arts, where she draws on her own experience as an alumna to guide and support the next generation of young artists.

Belland graduated cum laude with a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Florida in Spring 2024. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in the University of South Florida’s Paris study abroad program, where she trained and studied dance in France.

As Co-Artistic Director of Dance Key West, a nonprofit contemporary dance company, Belland serves as both a performer and choreographer. The company presents performances across the Florida Keys and New York City while supporting outreach efforts within the Key West community, including programming at The Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens.

Belland began her formal dance training in her hometown of Key West, Florida, and has trained at renowned institutions such as the Orlando Ballet, Florida Ballet, Festival Ballet Providence, the Rock School for Dance Education, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Kansas City Ballet. She is a proud graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, where she trained under Katie Dorn, Rachel James, Jurijs Safonovs, and Joseph Morrissey. During her time at Interlochen, she performed in The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Serenade, Before Your Eyes by Yoshito Sakuraba, and Resolve! by Loni Landon.

Belland has worked with acclaimed artists including Shura Baryshnikov, Wendy Whelan, Pablo Francisco Ruvalcaba, Dillon Crossman, Xan Burley, Alex Springer, and Kyla Piscopink, and has performed repertory by the late Paul Taylor. She has danced at prestigious studios such as Steps on Broadway and Gibney Dance and performed in iconic venues including Carnegie Hall and the New World Center.