Nicole Assaad began her ballet training at the age of 8 at the Patel Conservatory under the guidance of Julio Montano and Sandra Robinson. After one year, she transitioned to the All American Classical Ballet School in Tampa, Florida, where she continued her rigorous classical ballet training with Montano and Gisell Durand for six years.

At age 15, Nicole moved to New York City to study at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy on a full scholarship. There, she received instruction from the renowned Gelsey Kirkland, as well as Lyubov Fominch, Vera Solovieva, and Nikolay Levitskiy. By age 16, she joined the Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Studio Company, where she performed lead roles such as Marie and the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker," Columbina in "Harlequinade," Jeanne in the "Flames of Paris" pas de deux, Kitri in "Don Quixote," and various roles in "Sleeping Beauty," including the Diamond Fairy, Charity Fairy, and Bluebird pas de deux.

At 18, Nicole joined the corps de ballet of the Hong Kong Ballet under the direction of Madeleine Onne. There, she performed in productions such as "Romeo and Juliet," "Coppelia," "Pinocchio," "Carmen," and "Lady of the Camellias," among others. Her performances toured venues in Canada, the U.S., Macau, and Mainland China, and she received coaching from esteemed guest choreographers and master teachers, including Cynthia Harvey, Krzysztof Pastor, and Herve Palito. Nicole joined the Tampa City Ballet in 2020 and has played lead roles in productions including "If I Cry," "Interstices," "It’s Happening Anyway," "Cinderella," "The Nutcracker," "Don Quixote," and "Whispers of Light," among many others.