MEET OUR TALENTED TEACHING STAFF

Executive Director

Founder of Port Townsend Ballet in 2019

Trained with Northern California Ballet, Boston Ballet, Walnut Hill, San Francisco Ballet, & under Suzanne Farrell directly

Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science with a minor in Gerontology from the University of San Francisco

Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Pacific University, Oregon

Artistic Director, Ballet, Pointe, & Variations Instructor

Began ballet and piano studies at age 8; and a professional career at 16 with The Milwaukee Ballet Company

Performed with 20+ companies internationally

Worked alongside George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Andre Eglevsky

Choreographed & restaged 50+ original works & full-length classical ballets

Awarded Best Choreography at the St. Petersburg International Ballet Competition in 2004

Trained dancers who now perform with prestigious companies and professional figure skaters, including Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa

Ballet Mistress, Ballet, Pre-Ballet, & Creative Movement Instructor

Trained at Cornish, The Juilliard School, throughout Seattle, & currently studies pedagogy with somatic pioneer Bill Evans in Port Townsend

Toured internationally with Khambatta Dance Company and Locate Dance. Performed in Quito with Compañía Nacional de Danza del Ecuador.

Earned a BFA and a Master's in Architecture from the University of Washington. Studied ballet and architecture abroad in Rome, Italy

Owns & operates a residential design firm in Port Townsend

Ballet & Pointe Instructor

Trained at The Ballet Studio in San Francisco, various Bay Area studios & summer intensives nationwide.

Performed professionally with Bay Pointe Ballet, Santa Clara Ballet, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, and Columbia Classical Ballet in South Carolina.

Adult Ballet, Ballet, & Pointe Instructor

Trained at Eglevsky Ballet and PNB

Minor in Dance / Major in Therapeutic Recreation from Ithaca College.

Master's in School Counseling from Capella University 

School counselor in the Chimacum School District.

Contemporary & Jazz Instructor

Studied dance and theatre at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts, Boston Conservatory, and Western Washington University.

Performed with Repertory West Dance Company in Bellingham and various groups in Olympia and around the peninsula.

Elementary music and performing arts educator at Quilcene School

Gentle Adult Ballet & Contemporary Instructor

BFA from Cornish College of the Arts and MFA in Dance and Technology from OSU.

Choreography presented at Joyce SoHo, 92nd St Y, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and Lincoln Center.

Professor of Dance at LaGuardia (CUNY), Cal Poly (SLO), and SUNY Brockport

Archivist for somatic pioneer Bill Evans

Ballet, Pointe, Pilates, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, & Private Coach

BFA in Ballet Performance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia

Trained at The Rock School, Springboard Danse Montreal, Philadanco, Wesleyan’s CCY, The Movement Invention Project, and Eastern Connecticut Ballet

Danced in NYC for Gallim, VimVigor, Laura Peterson, Dana Katz, Noemie LaFrance & Celia Rowlson-Hall

Danced internationally for D.C.’s Company E

Certified Pilates Instructor and Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in injury rehabilitation

Adult Tap Instructor

Principal dancer, swing, actor, & singer in Las Vegas productions of, “Some Like It Hot”, '“Jubilee”, “42nd St” & more

B.A. Psychology, University of R.I.

Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary Substitute Instructor

Trained at O’Meara Performing Arts Academy

Former competition coach & Choreography Comp Workshop Instructor

Licensed Massage Therapist