Luke Eller

Luke Eller is a native of Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he started his dance training at the Academy of Russian Classical Ballet. Eller continued his training at En Pointe Indiana Ballet under the direction of Robert Moore and Pollyana Ribeiro. 

After attending numerous summer programs at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, Eller joined the graduate program for two years. While training in Pittsburgh, he performed numerous works, including the Elegy Man in George Balanchine’s Serenade, the Poet in Michel Fokine’s Les Sylphides, and August Bournonville’s Konservatoriet. Eller also had the opportunity to perform alongside Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in productions including Terrence S. Orr’s The Nutcracker, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette and Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz, among others. 

Eller joined KCB II as a trainee in 2025. He has performed with the main company in Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo and Webre’s The Great Gatsby.