Jeri Bettencourt

Company Dancer

Jeri performed for the Savannah Civic Ballet and the Savannah Ballet Guild under directors Stanley Zompakos and Don Cantwell of the Charleston Civic Ballet. She began training in Savannah with Ebba Thomson and Madeline Walker at age four.  Jeri studied with the Atlanta Civic Ballet under Robert “Bobby” Barnett, Dorothy Alexander, and Carl Ratcliffe.  She also attended the Pennsylvania Ballet Footlight Ranch. Jeri and her husband of 46 years have twin boys and one grandchild.  When Jeri is not dancing, she can be found backpacking in the North Georgia Mountains. After an extended hiatus from dance, Jeri is pleased to perform the Nutcracker again with Tybee Ballet Theatre’s Land of the Sweets, debuting as the Snow Queen.  It is our pleasure to welcome her back on stage with the Tybee Ballet Theater.