A semi-finalist in the 2014 USA International Ballet Competition, Katherine Barkman was awarded prestigious offers by the School of the Hamburg Ballet; Columbia City (South Carolina) Ballet, Tulsa Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company; and the Tanzolymp Competition in Berlin. She deferred the offers, won a gold in classical and bronze in contemporary in Berlin, and accepted a contract with Ballet Manila, where she has danced principal roles since the 2015-2016 season. She also won the grand prix award and a silver in pas de deux at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix. Visit her website.