Metro Dance Academy Staff

Sydney Marsh

Dance Instructor

Sydney is from Canby, Oregon and started dancing at the age of 3. She began her pre-professional training at The Portland Ballet, under the direction of Nancy Davis. She has attended summer programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre and Ballet Austin.

Sydney trained under the direction of Gen Horiuchi at St Louis Ballet for the 2022-2023 season where she performed roles with the company in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Moment, Shh.. and The Amber Room, performing both corps and soloist roles.

Sydney began her professional career at Lexington Ballet Company for 2 seasons performing in Ayako Hasebe-Lloyd’s,The Nutcracker, A Mother’s Love, and Romeo and Juliet, performing both principal and featured roles. Also including, The Dying Swan and new works, Don’t You Weep, SymphonicStroll and First Sight.

Sydney received her Associate’s Degree “Magna Cum Laude“ in2023 in Early Childhood Education. Sydney has taught ballet for the past 2 seasons at Lexington Ballet Company, BASD and Tippi Toes; ages 3-18 and adults. Sydney will begin her Pilates certification this fall.

Sydney has a passion and love for ballet that she is excited to share with the next generation of dancers and is thrilled to join the Metro family as a ballet educator for the 2025-2026 season!