Prior to dance, Noel Dilworth was a competitive rhythmic gymnast for 10 years. After retiring, she began her ballet training at Contra Costa Ballet in Northern California. She has also trained at Maryland Youth Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, The Alvin Ailey School/Fordham University, and North Carolina Dance Theatre as an apprentice before joining their second company. She has danced professionally as part of North Carolina Dance Theatre II, ARC Dance Seattle, San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera and Pasadena Dance Theatre. She has a BFA in Dance Performance from UC Irvine, and received second prize at the Washington D.C. National Society for Arts and Letters', Mary Rich Peery Fife Dance Competition. Noel also holds a 400 hour Pilates Certification from Studio du Corps in Orange County.