Saying "hi" to someone?

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Ok, once a week I take an adult ballet class at a dance center. When I get there before class there are 3 classes going on, and then during my class there is one other class happening. The students in the other classes are all teenagers. A few weeks ago I went to watch a variety show at the high school and a few of my ballet classmates were in the audience. A few of the teenagers that also take class at the dance center but are not in my class had leading roles in the show so I learned what their names were. After ballet class this week i went to get something to eat and then went to browse at barnes & noble. I saw one of these girls (she's a high school junior) that had a leading role in the show thats a dancer as well, at B&N and said "hi (her name)" Do you think thats ok?

P.s. Actually my ballet teacher invited me to be an extra/guest artist in a repertory piece from the ballet Sleeping Beauty she's staging and all of the other dancers are teens. I had my first rehersal with them yesterday.

I don't know how saying hi could be improper. You didn't hang around her after you said hi and try to talk to her for a long while, or make any advances or anything.

It might even have been the polite thing. A little hi with a "hey I know you" smile or wave is totally appropriate in my opinion.

In my opinion it would have been rude NOT to say "hi" to her if you know her, she even might have thought you were deliberately ignoring her or expressing dislike. It's never improper to casually greet people you have seen before. (Unless they're in a situation where they obviously don't want to be disturbed. In public, there shouldn't be a problem.)

Glad to hear ballet is going so well for you.