[5] Her parents found her a Russian ballet teacher in the Austin area,[6] and she attended a dance school that specialized in the Vaganova method.
[9] In November 2013, Womack announced in an interview with Izvestia that she was leaving the Bolshoi Ballet, which she claimed was fraught with corruption.
[10] During the interview, she made allegations of extortion from an unnamed director in exchange for a solo part in a performance in September of that year.
[citation needed] The following year she joined the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theatre as prima ballerina.
[4] Womack founded the Project Prima, a supplement company that caters specifically to dancers and performance athletes.
[14] As of Oct 2021, Project Prima was no longer active and the URL redirects to Womack's official website.
[21] To prepare for the role, Ryder worked with Womack and New York City Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht.
[5] Since 2022, Joy Womack has worked with Act’ble, an innovative modular system pointe shoe brand, based in Karlsruhe, Germany.
[30] In July 2016, Womack won silver medal at the International Ballet Competition at Varna, Bulgaria.