Patrick James Lanning first started his dance training at the age of five in New Orleans, LA with Giacobbe Academy of Dance. His family then moved to Houston, TX where he studied under Jim and Bridget Payne at Payne Academy of Performing Arts. He attended summer intensives on scholarships at Houston Ballet, Ballet West, San Francisco Ballet and Texas Ballet Theater. Patrick has enjoyed the role of “Prince Siegfried” in Swan Lake and “Franz” in Coppelia. He is very appreciative of his family’s unlimited support and would like to thank God for the opportunity to dance.