Netflix’s new YA drama is set in a ballet boarding school, and the lead dancers are as impressive as their onscreen counterparts.
Streaming They’re just as impressive as their onscreen counterparts. Tiny Pretty Things is both a ballet drama and a murder mystery, all set within an elite Chicago conservatory called The Archer School of Ballet. As the entire story revolves around ballet, finding professional dancers who also happen to be great actors to cast on Tiny Pretty Things was a key aspect in telling an authentic story. It was a casting process as difficult as „trying to find unicorns,“ head choreographer and dance consultant Jennifer Nichols told Dance Spirit. „To be at that level of dance skill is already a huge feat, and to be a brilliant actor on top of that is hard.“ The cast of Tiny Pretty Things ended up impressing Nichols with their dance backgrounds and their acting chops. Here’s everything to know about the cast of up-and-comers. Jefferson plays lead protagonist Neveah, who is given the chance rise above her past when the death of one of the dancers opens up a last-minute spot at Archer. But she faces an uphill battle to break into the insular world of ballet. Jefferson choreographed SchoolboyQ’s „Chopstix“ music video, and she has a BFA in contemporary dance performance from the Boston Conservatory. Unsurprisingly, she quickly won over the audition team with her dancing. „There’s an innate grace and purity to Kylie’s lines,“ Nichols told Dance Spirit. „There was an authenticity to her audition tape: This is Kylie dancing, not a graduate of such-and-such school, where you see their teacher speaking through them. There’s a real freedom to her movement. She comes alive when she dances.“ Kylie Jefferson’s Instagram shows off her athleticism and past performances. Jollette plays Bette, a ruthlessly polished and confident “music box ballerina.” She comes from money, and she’s determined to step out from the shadow of her older sister Delia.
