Born and Raised in NYC, Lily began her ballet training at School of American Ballet, where she had the privilege of performing at Lincoln Center as a child in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. She then trained at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (ABT School) and Ellison Ballet before joining Washington Ballet as a full scholarship trainee. 

 In 2015, Saito joined American Repertory Ballet’s Company to start her professional career. During her years there, she had the opportunity to perform several principal roles. 

Saito joined Nashville Ballet in 2018. Since then, she has performed principal roles in Paul Vasterling’s Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Nashville’s Nutcracker, Cinderella, and Fire Bird. 

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Lily has a love for teaching and using her experience in training at prestigious Balanchine, Cecchetti and Vaganova style schools to make her classes well-rounded! She is looking forward to teaching classes at Dancer Project Conservatory!