Luke Umphlett is from Columbus, North Carolina and began training for ballet at the age of 13 at Ballet Spartanburg with Carlos Agudelo and Lona Gomez. In 2020 he continued his training with The Washington School of Ballet, where he performed alongside The Washington Ballet and trained under Xiomara Reyes, Rinat Imaev, and Julie Kent. He has also attended several summer intensives with companies such as the American Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Ballet Chicago, The Washington School of Ballet, and Carolina Ballet.
In 2023, he joined Minnesota Ballet where he was part of their Company for 3 years. He has also performed as a guest artist with Greenville Ballet, Southside Dance, and Hinsdale Dance Academy. Luke has performed in many notable productions such as “POE: The Ballet”, “Swan Lake”, “The Sleeping Beauty”, “Giselle”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Harvest Moon”, and “Balanchine!”. Luke is very excited to be dancing with Rochester City Ballet for the 2026/2027 season!