Dusty Button

Dusty Button (born June 6, 1989) is an American ballet dancer. She was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. At age sixteen, she moved to New York to train at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre. After that, she was invited to the ABT II company. In 2006, she was awarded the Bronze Finalist Medal at the Youth America Grand Prix. She later joined the Royal Ballet School, in 2008 where she also performed professional roles at the Royal Opera House. She joined the Boston Ballet corps de ballet in 2012, was promoted to soloist in 2013 and principal in 2014.

A federal lawsuit in 2021 accused Button of federal sex trafficking and forced labor violations.