Baylie Dockins

Baylie Dockins began her dance training and competitive career at Dance In Motion in Abilene, Kansas. At the age of thirteen Ms. Dockins switched her focus from competitive training to classical ballet under the direction of Mara Klenda. She has attended many prestigious summer intensives including Kansas City Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet.

After graduating high school, Ms. Dockins relocated to Tampa, Florida where she joined Tampa Ballet Theatre. During her time there she danced multiple Principal roles including Tinkerbell in Tampa Ballet Theatre’s world premiere of “Peter Pan” as well as, Odile/Black Swan in Tampa Ballet Theatre’s first production of “Swan Lake”. Ms. Dockins has performed with Brandon Ballet of Brandon, Florida as a guest artist in productions such as “The Nutcracker,” “Giselle,” “Don Quixote,” and the world premiere of “The Iron Flower”. She also works with Tampa City Ballet as a guest artist and preformed in their world premiere of “Carmen”. In 2022, Ms. Dockins became a founding member of Atlas Modern Ballet of Tampa, Florida and has had the pleasure of performing in multiple festivals and independent shows with the company.

Outside of preforming professionally, Ms. Dockins travels with Prestige National Talent Competition as a judge and convention teacher. Ms. Dockins is adjunct faculty for the dance program at Pinellas County Center of the Arts at Gibbs High School, in St. Petersburg, Florida, teaching faculty at Contempo School of Dance in Lutz, Florida, and a teaching artist for Dance – Next Generation under Sarasota Ballet, in Sarasota, Florida.