Summer Intensive 2024
at Southern California Ballet
June 24-28, 2024 • July 1-5, 2024 • July 8-12, 2024
Ages 11+ or SCB Levels 4-Company
What is the SCB Summer Intensive?
Since 2017, Southern California Ballet has held its own summer intensive program, bringing in top-quality guest teaching faculty to complement and enhance the year-round training of its own highly experienced teachers.
The intensive provides our dancers with a summer program option of the same, if not higher, caliber than those associated with professional ballet companies across the states, with the added benefit of smaller class sizes and a familiar environment.
Learn from renowned guest teachers from across the country
Concentrated Workshops Include:
Ballet technique
Concentrated classes of allegro, pirouettes and/or pointe
Body conditioning
Different styles of dance, including jazz, contemporary, and character.
Why Participate in a Summer Intensive?
Due to the amount of concentrated time spent in the studio, dancers advance faster and make significant progress during summer intensives. It is a time of “lightbulb moments” and huge leaps in technique, artistry, and confidence. Dancing during the day, lacking the school-year demands of school and homework, contributes to dancers’ enjoyment and learning.
The summer intensive also creates camaraderie between dancers as they spend the week(s) together in the studio, learning from both teachers and each other.
Access to guest teachers with unique knowledge & experience
Reinforces correct body placement & technique with mind-body connection
Stronger muscle memory via repetition & practice
Fast improvement of flexibility and strength
Development of lifelong friendships & connections
Benefits of Summer
Intensive Training
“It helped me improve in acting and learn how to incorporate my techniques and personality into dance.”
— 2018 Participant
“My favorite thing about the summer intensive is getting to dance with my friends and learning new choreography.”
— 2019 Participant
Even participating for just one week of a summer intensive can have immense benefits for dancers in Levels 4 and above.
If your dancer is beginning to find their love of dance, or has already made dance their after school commitment, this is a perfect time to begin the next step in training.
Dancers will be divided into two levels after registration closes.
Dates & Schedule
June 24-28, 2024 • July 1-5, 2024 • July 8-12, 2024
M-F approx. 9:00 am – 1:15 pm
Dancers can enroll in any week, including all three.
Sample Schedule* (Estimated Times)
We are currently estimating that the classes will be held between 9:00am - 1:15pm. Please review the sample schedule below:
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday
| Time | Class |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Technique |
| 10:30 am | Variations/Pointe/Clinic** OR Modern/Jazz |
| 11:30 am | Lunch or Snack |
| 12:00 pm | Variations/Pointe/Clinic** OR Modern/Jazz |
| 1:00 pm | Stretch & Cool Down |
| 1:15 pm | Finish |
Wednesday/Friday
| Time | Class |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Technique |
| 10:00 am | Character OR Body Conditioning |
| 11:00 am | Lunch or Snack |
| 11:30 am | Warm-Up |
| 11:45 am | Variations/Pointe/Clinic** OR Modern/Jazz |
| 12:45 pm | Stretch & Cool Down |
| 1:15 pm | Finish |
* Schedule and teachers are all subject to change
** Clinic is time dedicated for extra work on pirouettes, allegro, music, and artistry
Tuition
Dancers can enroll in all three weeks, two weeks, or one week. Please see the adjacent pricing table for each option.
| One Total Week | $550 |
| Two Total Weeks | $950 |
| Three Total Weeks | $1,250 |
Enroll
Faculty
Directors of Summer Intensive
Martha Leebolt
Co-Artistic Director of Southern California Ballet
Martha Leebolt trained at Black Mountain Dance Centre under the direction of Sylvia Palmer and Ahita Ardalan and was a Southern California Ballet Company member. After graduation she attended the professional training program at BalletMet. A year later, she joined Northern Ballet, Leeds, England, rising to rank of principal . Numerous roles created for her include Cleopatra in Claude-Michel Schonberg and David Nixon's Cleopatra, Daisy in The Great Gatsby, Beauty in Beauty and the Beast, Julia in 1984 and Cinderella in Cinderella. Other roles include Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, Odette and Odilia in Swan Lake, Mina and Lucy in Dracula to name a few. She has worked with some of the top choreographers in the world including Hans Van Manen, Christopher Hampson, Jean-Christophe Maillot, David Nixon, Jonathan Watkins and Cathy Marston. A recipient of the Outstanding Female Classical Performance Award, 2010 National Dance Awards, England and nominated for the same award in 2016; repeatedly included in the Dance Europe magazine's list of outstanding dancers; Martha has been a guest artist around the world including the23rd International Ballet Festival, Havana, Cuba, China and the 2014 European Ballet Awards, Berlin. As of September 2017, Martha became Co-Artistic Director of Southern California Ballet in San Diego.
Toby Batley
Co-Artistic Director of Southern California Ballet
Toby Batley was born in Manchester, England and trained at the Hammond School of Dance in Chester and the Royal Ballet School, London. After graduating, Tobias joined the Jeune Ballet de Cannes, in France before joining Northern Ballet, England in 2004 where he was promoted to principal dancer. In addition to performing all of the leading roles in Northern Ballet’s repertoire he had many roles created for him including Marc Anthony in David Nixon and Claude Michel in Schonberg's Cleopatra, Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Prince Mikhail in Cinderella, Charles Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities and Winston Smith in the award winning 1984. He has worked with some of the top choreographers in the world including Hans Van Manen, Christopher Hampson, Jean-Christophe Maillot, David Nixon, Jonathan Watkins and Cathy Marston. He was nominated for National Dance Awards in 2010 , 2012 , 2015 and 2016 and has been included in Dance Europe magazine’s list of outstanding dancers for the last six years. He has guested in galas internationally, most recently at the Taglioni European Ballet Awards in Berlin. As of September 2017, Tobias became Co-Artistic Director of Southern California Ballet in San Diego.
2024 Guest Faculty
Additional Teachers TBA
*Please note that faculty will vary between different weeks of the summer intensive.
Mary Beth Hansohn
Week 1
Formerly Dayton Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet & Twyla Tharp Dance
Mary Beth Hansohn received her professional training at The Arlington Center for Dance in Arlington, VA. She joined the Ohio Ballet as a full member at age 18, and went on to dance in works by Heinz Poll, Donald Byrd, Laura Dean, Ann Marie DeAngelo, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Stephen Mills, Septime Webre, Salvatore Aiello, Dermot Burke, Christopher Fleming, and Jeffrey Hughes. Mary Beth has performed with Twyla Tharp Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, Dayton Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, The Cleveland Opera, D.C. Contemporary Dance Festival, Neglia Ballet Artists, Dances Patrelle and Terra Firma Dance Theatre.
Mary Beth performed in The 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City, which was televised on CBS. She has also worked with Edouard Lock at La La La Human Steps in Montreal, and with Karole Armitage at Armitage Gone! Dance in New York City. Some of Mary Beth’s favorite roles performed include the title role in Giselle, “Mina Harker” in Dracula, “Gertrude” in Hamlet, “Russian Girl” in Serenade, the pas de trois from George Balanchine’s Agon, and Unnatural Selection, a pas de deux choreographed and danced with her husband, James Graber.
Emily Webb
Weeks 1 & 3
Formerly Dayton Ballet and BalletMet Columbus
Emily (Gotschall) Webb has devoted over three decades of her life to the art of dance. Recently having retired from a nearly 20 year career performing as a soloist and principal dancer with Dayton Ballet and BalletMet, she now teaches in the Ohio area, around the US and in the UK as a guest instructor and stager. Emily was fortunate to work with many great choreographers of our time and performed leading roles in Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Dangerous Liasons, Peter Pan and numerous neoclassical and contemporary works.
She finds great fulfillment now sharing her knowledge with students and helping them on their training journey with positive and encouraging energy in the studio and beyond. Recent projects include co artistic directing the Bozeman Dance Project, an outreach program serving the community of Bozeman, MT in 2019 and staging Edwaard Liang’s full length Romeo and Juliet on Ballet San Antonio.
Pedro Lapetra Miñana
Week 2
Current full-time faculty at Milwaukee Ballet & Formerly lead dancer, English National Ballet
Born in Zaragoza (Spain) began his training at Escuela Municipal de Danza in Zaragoza under the direction of Cristina Miñana. From 1997 to 2001, He enriched his training at Bartholin International Ballet Seminar in Copenhagen (Denmark) where He was awarded a scholarship to learn the Bournonville technique and work with Master teachers such as Vivi Flindt, Johnny Eliasen, Robert Denvers, Laura Alonso, Lloyd Riggins, Nicolaj Hubbe, David Howard among others.
In 2001 He joined European Ballet as a Principal dancer to perform Franz in Coppelia, He then went on to join the Norwegian National Ballet in 2002 where He perform master pieces by Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot, Michael Pink, and Balanchine.
In 2003 He joined English National Ballet where he danced for 19 years and performed principal and soloist roles such as, Mercutio in Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet, Bluebird in Macmillan’s Sleeping Beauty, Peasant Pas de Deux in Skeaping’s Giselle, Russian and Spanish Dance in Eagling’s Nutcracker, White Rabbit in Dean’s Alice in Wonderland, Ali in Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, Neapolitan Dance (Ashton) in Dean’s Swan Lake, Beggar Chief in Macmillan’s Manon, Solo Man in Pina Bauch’s Le Sacre du Printemps. He has also worked with major choreographers like John Neumeire, Russell Maliphant, Akram Khan, Christopher Wheeldon and Tamara Rojo and performed at prestigious stages Palais Garnier (Paris), Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow), Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Athens) Pedro appeared in several International Ballet Galas where he performed Don Quixote Pas de Deux, Flower Festival in Genzano, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Flames of Paris, Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, Coppelia Pas de Deux, Satanella Pas de Deux, Pas de Esclave from Le Corsaire, Diana & Acteon Pas de Deux, La Sylphide Act II Pas de Deux.
He graduated from the Royal Ballet Teaching Diploma in 2018 and has been a guest teacher with English National Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II, Rambert School of Dance, English National Ballet School, Escuela de Francisca Tomas (Palma de Mallorca), Los Angeles Ballet Academy.
In 2022 He was Assistant of Choreography for Tamara Rojo’s Cinderella at Royal Swedish Ballet.
David Ward
Week 2
Leading dancer with BalletMet Columbus & Formerly Northern Ballet, UK
David Ward, a current leading dancer with BalletMet, was born in London, England where he received his early training, attending The Royal Ballet School programs, and later graduated from the English National Ballet School. He joined Northern Ballet in Leeds, England, and was promoted to soloist in 2008. He then moved to the US and joined BalletMet in Columbus, OH where he was a leading dancer. David has performed as a Guest Principal with Oklahoma City Ballet for the 2019/20 season and joined companies performing lead roles in productions across the USA.
He originated roles in many world premiere creations including Prince in Edwaard Liang’s Cinderella and James Kudelka’s Rite of Spring. He performed leads in much of BalletMet’s diverse classical and contemporary repertoire including the works of George Balanchine, Jerome Robins, Michael Pink, Ma Cong, and Christopher Wheeldon. He is a dance teacher, coach, and current stager for Edwaard Liang's Choreography. Most recently staging the full production of Romeo and Juliet on Ballet San Antonio and appearing as a master teacher for The Royal Academy of Dancing USA.
Junna Ige
Week 3
Formerly principal dancer, Ballet de Monterrey and Silicon Valley Ballet
Junna Ige began her ballet training by Mona Kondo at Ecole Yokohama and later joined Japan Junior Ballet and Asami Maki School in Japan. In 2004, she received a scholarship from the Japanese government to train abroad for two years at the Hamburg Ballet School.
Ms. Ige is currently a principal dancer of Ballet de Monterrey and previously of Silicon Valley Ballet (then known as Ballet San Jose) and Orlando Ballet. Ms. Ige’s repertoire includes Kitri in Wes Chapman’s Don Quixote, Giselle in Alicia Alonzo’s Giselle, Cinderella in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Marie in Karen Gabay’s The Nutcracker, Maria in Dennis Nahat’s The Nutcracker, “My One and Only” in Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Principal Dancer in Allegro Brillante, and Waltz Girl in George Balanchine’s Serenade, as well as roles in Dwight Rhoden’s Evermore, Jorma Elo’s Glow-Stop and Annabelle Lopez’s Prism.
With Ballet de Monterrey, Ms. Ige has performed the roles of Christine in Albert Mendez’s El Fantasma de L’Opera, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Nikiya in La Bayadere, Kitri in Don Quixote, Lisset in Alicia Alonzo’s La Fille Mal Gardeé, and Wendy in Septime Webre’s Peter Pan. With Orlando Ballet, she performed the roles of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Christine in Jorden Morris’s Moulin Rouge, and Tinkerbell in Jorden Morris’s Peter Pan. Ms. Ige was a finalist of the 2010 International Ballet Competition in Jackson.
Resident Faculty
Noriko Zaragoza
Ballet Mistress & Assistant to the Artistic Directors
Born in Kanagawa, Japan, Noriko started her training at the Sasaki Mika Ballet Academy under the direction of Mika Sasaki and Mikio Ikehata.
Noriko has trained at the Christine Walsh Dance Center (now called The Australian Conservatoire of Ballet) in Melbourne, Australia under the direction of Christine Walsh. In her training Noriko has performed many notable principle/soloist roles.
Noriko has won numerous competitions in Japan and Australia such as: 3rd prize in All Japan Ballet Competition, 3rd prize in Itabashi Ballet Competition, and Finalist in the “Award to Honorable of the Ballet Teacher’s Workshop (VIC) Scholarships.”
Noriko joined the San Diego Ballet in 2004 under the direction of Robin Morgan and Javier Velasco. Since then she has performed many original pieces with the artistic direction of Mr. Velasco.
In 201,7 Noriko retired from performing on stage, and from 2017 to 2020 served as the Assistant to the Directors at San Diego Ballet. In 2020 Noriko joined the Southern California Ballet family by accepting the position of Ballet Mistress & Assistant to Artistic Directors.
Wendy Cormier
MFA Ballet
Mrs. Cormier earned her MFA in Ballet with a specialty in Character dance from The University of Utah where she trained with Yurek Lazowsky, William Christenson, Mattlyn Gavers and others. She danced with the College University Ballet Ensemble, Ballet West and was a featured soloist for the character dance ensemble. Upon completion of her degree, Wendy returned home to dance with Honolulu City Ballet and was also cast in many television programs, including Magnum P.I.. In 1986, she moved to San Diego and worked extensively within the Poway Unified school district developing innovative dance programs for children; produced and directed children's variety shows; and received the California State PTA Honorary Service and Continuing Service Awards. Mrs. Cormier has been teaching at Southern California Ballet since 2001, is a certified Cecchetti teacher and adjunct professor in the Dance Department at Palomar College teaching both lecture and studio classes.
Marlie Couto
Contemporary
Marlie Couto is a freelance dance artist and educator, often based in California. Marlie has had the pleasure of working closely with and performing works by Summer Lee Rhatigan, Christian Burns, Marissa Brown, Bobbi Jene Smith, Tom Weinberger, David Harvey, Lauren Simpson, Hope Mohr, Margaret Jenkins, Alex Ketley, Courtney Mazeika, and Margot Gelber. She is a collaborator with Room to Room Project, burnsWORK, and Lone King Projects. Marlie has danced, performed, and taught in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Boston, Austin, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Victoria BC, Montreal, Berlin, Luzern, and Rotterdam. Her infinite curiosity about the human body and its capacities has led her to become a certified Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist. Applying FRC concepts, and through mentorship with The Fitness Alchemists, Marlie’s physical research practices have continued to explore the resilience of bodies through movement, sensation, and communication with the nervous system.
Andrea Rose
Andrea Rose trained in classical ballet, jazz, modern and character at BMDC for eleven years. She received the California Arts Scholarship to train at CalArts in Valencia in 2003 and 2004 and was a member of the Varsity Tour de Force Dance Team at Rancho Bernardo High School. She was awarded Palomar College's Dancer of the Year in 2009 where she was a featured dancer and choreographer in various performances. Andrea is graduating from CSU San Marcos with a degree in Medical Anthropology and intends to obtain a graduate degree in Food Studies. She is currently a member of CSUSM's highly ranked competition dance team and performs as a guest artist with Axxiom Dance Collective.
Former Guest Master Teachers
Instructors vary from year to year.
Ahita Ardalan
Formerly Paris Opera Ballet and Ballet de Monte Carlo, Former Ballet Mistress of San Diego Ballet, Former SCB Assistant Director
Ms. Ardalan received her initial training at the English Royal Ballet in Tehran under the tutelage of Robert De Warren. She continued her training at the Paris Conservatory with Solange Schwartz and Pierre Lacotte before then performing with the Paris Opera Ballet for twelve years. She taught at the Conservetoire de Region de Paris and later became Stage Manager and assistant director for the Princess Caroline Ballet de Monte Carlo with whom she toured all over the world.
In 1991, Roland Petit asked her to join the Ballet National Marseille as his Artistic Assistant and Stage Manager. During her career in Europe, she has worked personally with Rudolf Nureyev, Marcia Haydee, Sylvie Guillem, Alessandra Ferri, William Forsythe and many others.
She served as the long-time Ballet Mistress for the San Diego Ballet and also as assistant director for Southern California Ballet (then called Black Mountain Dance Center) for 14 years. She now resides in Denver, Colorado where she continues to teach ballet throughout the region.
Isaiah Bindel
Formerly dawsondancesf
Isaiah Bindel was born and raised on the coast of California and began dancing at the age of four. He obtained his formal training at the University North Carolina School of the Arts, in addition to the San Francisco Ballet School. Soon after, he began his professional career with dawsondancesf— under the direction of Gregory Dawson. After 4 years with Dawson he is continuing his work in the San Diego area.
Corina Gill
Formerly Boston Ballet
Corina Gill began her training at Black Mountain Dance Center with Sylvia Palmer and Ahita Ardalan, and later attended the University of California, Irvine’s well-known dance program on scholarship. Ms. Gill danced in several ballet companies, including San Diego Ballet, Ballet Tech, Ballet Pacifica, and State Street Ballet. She joined Los Angeles Ballet at its launch in 2006. Her repertoire there includes principal roles in Bournonville’s “La Sylphide” and “Napoli;” Balanchine’s “Rubies,” “Agon,” “Stravinsky Violin Concerto,” “The Four Temperaments,” and “Apollo;” and Christensen’s “The Nutcracker.” In 2009, Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen offered Ms. Gill a position in the corps de ballet. She was later featured in Pointe Magazine’s “Dancer Spotlight” by Ashley Rivers, and in 2016 promoted to second soloist. Among her favorite principal roles are Kate from William Forsythe’s “The Second Detail” and Norbert Vesak’s “Belong” pas de deux.
Ms. Gill has guest taught master classes and summer intensive courses across the country and world, has been both a guest and faculty member at Boston Ballet School, and is currently on staff at Harvard University’s Dance Center. Ms. Gill is mat certified by the Pilates Method Alliance and has her master’s certificate in Nonprofit Management and a BA in Dance. She and her husband welcomed their first child in November of 2017. Ms. Gill recently retired from her 20-year onstage career to focus on teaching and her family.
Tonah Gómez
San Diego Ballet
Tonatiuh Gómez was born in Mexico City and originally trained as a gymnast before pursuing his true passion, ballet.
When Gomez was 19 years old he suffered a serious ankle injury in a gymnastics workout, which left him out of any physical activity for about two and a half years. Gomez’s first training began with teachers Sergei Sokolov and Raudel Rascón, before entering The Classical Dance Special Plan for Males with the Superior School of Music and Dance of Monterrey where he began his professional training with Alejandro Jáuregui and Roberto Machado. A year later he was accepted at The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, under the direction of Bojan and Stephanie Spassoff.
Tonatiuh has had the opportunity to train, learn and prepare alongside dance stars such as Ángel Corella, Jaime Vargas, Alberto Méndez, José Manuel Carreño, Viengsay Valdés, Isaac and Esteban Hernández, Manuel Vignoulle, Duncan Cooper, Telmo Moreira, Jody Anderson, Beckanne Sisk, Justin Allen, Natalya Lushina, Marcelo Gomes, Tomoha Terada, Sterling Baca, Luciano Perotto, José Hurtado, among others.
He was semifinalist of the Intramuros Contest 2017 and was invited to compete in the Varna International Ballet Competition. In 2018 Tonatiuh joined San Diego Ballet where he is currently a Principal Dancer.
Stephanie Kim
Ballerina, K-Pop Star, SCB Alumna
Kim Bo-kyung, better known as Stephanie Kim or Stephanie, is an American singer, ballerina and musical actress based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she went to South Korea and joined SM Entertainment after winning Youth Best Selection Competition in February 2004. After years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in April 2005. In October 2012, she began her solo career with the release of her album, The New Beginning.
Stephanie Maiorano
San Diego Ballet
An alumna of Southern California Ballet, Stephanie has danced with Houston Ballet and risen to principal dancer of San Diego Ballet. She is a wonderful example of our dancers who establish successful careers, and later return as the guest stars they aspired to become when they were students at SCB.
Stephanie joined San Diego Ballet in 2007 and has performed principal roles in Suite Italian, Romeo et Juliet, Firebird, The Many Loves of Don Juan, The Nutcracker, Love 20 Cents the First Quarter Mile, Les Sylphide, Aurora Wedding pas de deux, and The Seven Beauties. Soloist roles include Mambomania, Sweet Synergy, Carnival of the Animals, Rhapsody, Arthur Murray’s Dance Secrets, Echale Salsita, and Helena in A Midsummer Nights Dream.
Stephanie was featured in the San Diego Union Tribune, Notable San Diegans.
Jennie Morton
Formerly English National Ballet (Festival Ballet), England; Colburn School; College of the Performing Arts at Chapman University
Jennie Morton is a former Ballet dancer, West End musical theatre performer, and professional singer who is now an Osteopath specializing in the treatment of performing artists. Based in Los Angeles, California, she is the Wellness Professor at The Colburn School, adjunct faculty in the College of Performing Arts at Chapman University, is on the Board of Directors for both the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) and the Dance Resource Center (LA), and is on the Health and Wellness Committee for the International Society for Music Education. She is an Honorary Lecturer for the MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College, London, for which she co-wrote the syllabus, and provides training workshops for medical and health professionals in the treatment of performing artists. Jennie lectures internationally to artists, arts educators, and healthcare professionals on the subject of performance-related injuries, and provides treatment from her office in West Hollywood. She is the author of three books: The Authentic Performer: Wearing A Mask And The Effect On Health; The Embodied Dancer: A Guide To Optimal Performance; and Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger. Jennie is the founder of www.healthyperformers.com.
Ommi Pipit-Suksun
Formerly San Francisco Ballet
Ommi Pipit-Suksun started her ballet training at Varaporn & Kanchana Ballet School in Bangkok. By age fourteen, Ommi had completed the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)’s highest examination, the Solo Seal Award, becoming the first ballet dancer to receive the Solo Seal Award in Thailand.
Upon completing the Solo Seal Award, Ommi was offered a three-year full scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School in London. Ommi then proceeded to become the first Thai ballet dancer, and the first fifteen-year-old to win a gold medal at the Genée International Ballet Competition in 2001.
Upon graduating from the Royal Ballet School, Ommi was recruited by Mr. Helgi Tomasson, the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Ballet. She joined the company as the youngest Soloist dancer at age eighteen. Ommi went on to perform numerous soloist and principal roles. She also has performed as a Principal dancer with the Ballet San Jose. Her performances include the title roles such as Mercedes and Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote, Roland Petit's Carmen, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Alicia Alonso’s Giselle, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Meditation from Thaïs, Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and many others.
Currently, Ommi holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree from Hollins University. She is an ABT certified teacher, as well as a teacher registered with the RAD, where she received Honours from their Professional Dancers’ Teaching Diploma program. Ommi is also a Balanced Body comprehensive certified Pilates instructor. Since 2013, Ommi has been teaching ballet at many dance schools across the Bay Area, as well as in Bangkok, working with students of various ages and abilities.
Stephania Rey
Artistic Director and Founder of Sabor Andaluz and India Andaluz Dance Companies
Sabor Andaluz was created 15 years ago by San Diego Flamenco dancer, choreographer, and instructor Stephania Rey. She began her flamenco instruction at the age of eight with Spanish native instructors, and in the United States, has studied with international figures such as Farruquito, Angelita Gomez, Maria del Mar Moreno, Antonio Vargas, Juana Amaya, Rafael Campallo, and Manuel Linan. She has attended several flamenco workshops in California at the renowned New World Flamenco and Santa Barbara Flamenco Festivals.
Stephania has been featured at the prestigious Fountain Theater's Forever Flamenco in Hollywood California on several occasions and with the highly recognized Spanish Flamenco Company Herencia Flamenca. In addition to Flamenco, she has trained in some of the most challenging dance forms of classical Indian dance, Kathak and Bharatanatyam.
Stephania has performed locally and throughout Southern California with her Flamenco Company Sabor Andaluz. She has strongly contributed her time during the past 15 years to promote the Spanish and Indian cultures and folklore through different programs and events organized by non-profit organizations in California, as well as at several local community colleges, high schools, and universities.
Dr. Kirsten Roberts
Dr. Kirsten Roberts PT, DPT, NCPT graduated in 2010 from the University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Kirsten danced professionally with San Diego Ballet and Southern California Ballet for 8 seasons. She is a Certified Pilates Instructor and Master Trainer through APPI, and is certified through the National Pilates Certification Program as well. She teaches continuing education courses for APPI America (the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) across the U.S. and abroad.
Kirsten has her Associate Teaching Certificate in the Cecchetti Method of Ballet and has passed her Final Cecchetti Diploma Examination. She taught in the Dance Department at the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) from 2010-2021 and was the chair of the department from 2019-2021. Kirsten was one of the Physical Therapists for Texas Ballet Theatre from 2016-2020. She and her family recently moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Victor Wisehart
MA Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Broadway Star
Victor Wisehart is an American actor who has been an active member of the Broadway Community for over 10 years having had the honor being directed by: Bartlett Sher, Mary Zimmerman, Susan Stroman, Christopher Wheeldon, Christopher Gattelli, Denis Jones, Warren Carlyle, Marc Bruni, Josh Rhodes, Gordon Greenberg and Mitzi Hamilton.
Beginning his career touring with The 50th Anniversary World Tour of West Side Story, he made his Musical Theatre debut in the role of Diesel at the Theatre du Chatelét in Paris. He continued to tour with WSS to Vienna, Athens, Düsseldorf, and Zurich, and on to his West End debut at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. He made his New York stage debut in City Center Encore’s production of Pipe Dream. He appeared in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of South Pacific at The Kennedy Center, as well as for its first national tour. Victor returned to the Theatre du Chatelét with the world premiere of An American In Paris, continuing with the production to his Broadway debut originating the role of Mr. Z in An American In Paris on Broadway. He then went on to originate the role of Hollywood Director in Roundabout Theater Company’s Holiday Inn on Broadway, which was recorded for the cinema by Broadway HD and played in movie theaters all over the United States and PBS’s Great Performances.
Victor holds a BFA from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and an MA from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
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