Who: Ballet dancer Josh Deininger stars alongside his wife, Elizabeth Voiles, in Central Oregon School of Ballet’s production of “Sleeping Beauty,” in performance at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday at Bend High School, 230 NE Sixth St. Tickets are $15 at the door (cash or check) or in advance at Central Oregon School of Ballet, at 1155 Division St., in Bend.

Q: Can you tell me more about yourself?

A: My wife and I are professional dancers. We moved down here from Seattle in November. We’ve been working with Central Oregon School of Ballet. We’re artists in residence. I’m dancing the role of the Prince; my wife is dancing the lead role of Aurora, and we have been working with the students, coaching them, teaching the classes, rehearsing the variations alongside the directors to bring our experience alongside them.

Q: How long have you two been dancing professionally?

A: I’ve been dancing professionally since 2007. I believe she has the same. … I got my bachelor of fine arts in dance performance from Southern Methodist University, and I studied at Ballet Chicago. She grew up in Central Oregon of Ballet, and she also went to Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, and Ballet Chicago.

Q: But you two didn’t know each other in Chicago?

A: Nope. We missed each other. We were there different years.

Q: Did you meet through dancing?

A: Yes, we did. We met dancing in a small contemporary company in Seattle called Inception Dance Theater. … It was a small company. Unfortunately, it was underfunded, so it closed down after its first show, but we’ve worked on multiple projects together.

Q: What brought you two to Bend?

A: She’s a Bend native, and we got married in Bend. I fell in love with the town, and we decided if we ever got the opportunity to move down here we’d jump on it. We were on a contract and the contract expired. We decided it was as good a time as any to make the move.

Q: How many dancers are in “Sleeping Beauty”?

A: There’s probably 90 students in the production.

Q: 90? That’s got to be like herding cats.

A: 90, yeah. You know sometimes it is, but it’s not so bad. We’ve got ages 6 and 7 — there are about 20 of the 6- and 7-year-olds — through adults. The king and queen roles are performed by adults.