Bridgett Zehr was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida.  She began her training with the Sarasota Ballet’s innovative Dance: The Next Generation programme.  She continued her studies at The Harid Conservatory in Florida under a scholarship from the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation , and finished her training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. In 2002, Ms. Zehr was a finalist in the International Ballet Competition in Shanghai .

In 2003 Ms. Zehr joined Houston Ballet . Her repertoire includes Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Calliope in Apollo, the lead roles in Gloria , Suite en Blanc , Western Symphony , La Walse  , the Snow Queen and The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. She also appeared in La Walse, Western Symphony, Theme and Variations ,  In the middle, somewhat elevated , Cranco’s  Onegin  , Don Quijote, Etudes, and La Fille mal Gardee  .

In 2006 Mrs. .Karen Kain invited Ms. Zehr to join The National Ballet of Canada as Second Soloist in September 2006 and was promoted to First Soloist in June, 2007 .

Ms. Zehr has danced the title role in Peter Wright’s Giselle , The Sugar Plum Fairy in James Kudelka’s The Nutcracker, the Diamond Variation in Rudolf Nureyev‘s  Sleeping Beauty, the female lead role in Glen Tetley’s Voluntaries  , McMillan’s Song of the Earth and a featured role in Symphony in C.

Ms. Zehr danced in the world premiere of Sabrina Matthews’ Clearing (2007).  She danced a featured role in the company premiere of Eliot Feld’s A Footstep of Air (2007), Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia (2007) and Balanchine’s Don Quixote (2007).

Ms. Zehr has appeared in many gala performances, such as Gala des Etoiles in Montreal , Gala of International Ballet Stars, Cincinnati , Stars of 21st Century Gala in Toronto  and in 2007 was invited by Christopher Wheeldon to create Prokofiev Pas De Deux for the world premiere of his company Morphoses.

In honor of Ms. Zehr's accomplishments as a DNG alumni, Director Iain Webb has created the Bridgett Zehr Scholarhip Fund. Please Click Here to learn more.