Kelsey began dancing at the age of 4 at Western Arkansas Ballet and joined their pre-professional company at 11 training under Jared Mesa, Brianna Hagar, and Melissa Schoenfeld. She attended and performed at many Regional Dance America Southwest festivals as well as WAB productions every year. Upon graduating high school, she joined Louisville Ballet’s Studio Company program where she danced for 4 seasons under Robert Curran and Mikelle Bruzina. While at Louisville, she performed in notable roles such as Balanchine's Serenade, Cygnets in Swan Lake, Soloist Sylph in La Sylphide, and Spanish and Mirliton divertissements in The Brown-Forman Nutcracker. Kelsey is currently in her second season dancing with American Midwest Ballet.