Summer Kroll is a native of Buffalo, New York where she began her ballet training at a local ballet studio. In 2020 she began commuting to Rochester where she trained at the Draper Center for Dance Education and then became part of the first professional development class at The School of Rochester City Ballet in 2025. Summer has attended summer and winter intensives at The Chautauqua Institution, Cary Ballet Company, The Rock School for Dance Education, Nashville Ballet and Boys Ballet Summer Intensive.
Summer has performed in a variety of student and professional works while training including “Little Red Riding Hood” with Draper Center’s Youth Ensemble, “An American in Paris” with JCC’s CenterStage Theater, and with Rochester City Ballet in productions of “The Nutcracker” and “Cinderella”. Summer is very excited to be joining Rochester City Ballet for the 2026/2027 season.