Molly Ahler was born in South Korea and raised in Tempe, Arizona. At the age of ten she began her training with Nadja Langenhorst at Jeanne’s School of Dance. During her pre-professional training, Molly was a part of Yen Li Chen’s “The Nutcracker '' dancing the role of Snow Queen and Dew Drop. She also briefly danced with the pre-professional company, Ballet Etudes. Her training then continued at the University of Arizona where she received her BFA. Molly was awarded scholarships for summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, and BalletMet. She has been fortunate to perform in various classical repertoires such as La Bayadere, Serenade, Swan Lake, and Jardin Animé.

Upon her graduation, Ms. Ahler received a contract with Florida Dance Theatre where she has had the distinguished privileges of performing in New York City at the APAP conference at the Lincoln Center and The Battery Dance Festival at Battery Park. During her years of teaching, Ms. Ahler has taught Master Classes and Summer Intensives in both Florida and Arizona. Molly is extremely humbled by the many roles she has been able to perform while with FDT. Such roles include Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”, The Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Dew Drop, Arabian in “The Nutcracker”, Kitri in Don Quixote pas de deux, Lucy in Dracula, the lead dancer in Jerry Opdenaker's "See, Here, Speak" and Sharon Wong's "The Duet". Ms. Ahler has especially enjoyed dancing in heavily acting roles during her time at Florida Dance Theatre, especially Tinkerbell in “Peter Pan”, Veruca Salt in “The Golden Ticket”, an evil Step-Sister in “Cinderella”, and the Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Molly's passion for teaching developed at age 14 as an assistant to her mentor and teacher, Nadja Langenhorst. At age 15 she began teaching at Jeanne’s School of Dance. Molly taught ballet and lyrical at Jeanne’s for 7 years. In her role as Academy Director of Florida Dance Theatre, Molly aimed to continue to share her passion and love for dance with the next generation of young artists. She is now the dance director at an Arts Magnet School for K-8. As a certified Progressing Ballet Technique Instructor, her methods incorporate a well-rounded approach to dance training while utilizing an educational foundation in kinesiology.