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DUSTIN LAYTON

Hometown: Mize, MS
Dancing Since: Age 4

Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre:

2
Biggest Pet Peeve: Incorrect grammar
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite vacation spot: Mountains
Favorite choreographer: George Balanchine
Advice for aspiring dancers: “Do what makes you happy as a person.”

Originally from Mize, MS, Dustin began dancing at 4 with Sylvia Hennington and continued at Ballet Mississippi with David Keary. At 17 he joined Boston Ballet School as a trainee. Dustin attended summer courses on scholarship to School of American Ballet and Boston Ballet School. While at Boston Ballet School, he performed lead roles in George Balanchine’s Who Cares? and Walpurgisnacht. Dustin thanks God and his family for where he is today.