Kat Wildish grew up in Tampa, Florida. She received her training at the School of American Ballet on a two-year full scholarship from the Ford Foundation. Kat is one of those rare ballerinas who has appeared with both New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. In 1981, George Balanchine hand-picked her to perform in one of his last works, Adagio Lamentoso.

Kat has also been a guest artist with Zurich Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, The Eglevsky Ballet, Bernhard Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, Fokine Ballet, the American Dance Machine, Dances Patrelle, and Louisville Ballet.

Kat is an ABT® Certified Teacher of Primary through Level 7 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She has also trained and mentored other teachers, notably for the Dance Educators of America and as a member of the U.S. Faculty of Education of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Dance. She coaches dancers beginners to for major ballet competitions & gives a number of elite workshops worldwide.