TRDance Center
325 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 
757- 626 - 3262
trdancecenter@gmail.com

TRDance Center Faculty

Todd Rosenlieb - Artistic Director-Todd Rosenlieb Dance, TRDance Center & TRDance Ensemble Modern (Hawkins), Pilates Companies: Former Company Director & Principal Dancer *Erick Hawkins Dance Company; *White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts; Tidewater Community College; Virginia School of the Arts; *Virginia Ballet Theatre; *Old Dominion University Training/Education: BA-Economics & English, Bucknell University; MFA-Performance & Choreography, NYU Tisch School of the Arts; Master Pilates Teacher

Ricardo Melendez - Associate Artistic Director-Todd Rosenlieb Dance & Virginia Ballet Theatre Modern (Graham based), Ballet Companies: Former Artistic Director-Ballets de San Juan, Puerto Rico; *Alvin Ailey Dance Ensemble; *Ballet Hispanico; *Dance Kaleidoscope, IN Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts-Dance & Theatre Departments; Tidewater Community College; *Virginia School of the Arts; *Old Dominion University Training/Education: BA-Dance Pedagogy Butler University; MFA-Theatre, Brooklyn College

Abigail Axelrod - Modern, Ballet, Fundamentals; Companies: Todd Rosenlieb Dance; *Liz Lerman Dance Exchange; *Dance Repertory Theatre, FL Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts; Tidewater Community College Training/Education: First Class Honors BA in Performance of Dance and Education-London Contemporary Dance School at The University of Kent; Merce Cunningham Dance Company Residency, London, UK; Florida State University; Governor's School for the Arts; Jacob's Pillow Contemporary Dance Program

Kathy Brenner - School Administrator Ballet, Pointe; Companies: Principal Dancer-*BalletMet Columbus; *Cleveland Ballet; *Jose Coronado & Dancers, NY Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts; Old Dominion University; *Virginia School of the Arts; *Virginia Ballet Theatre; *BalletMet Dance Academy Training/Education: North Carolina School of the Arts; Joffrey Ballet School; Melissa Hayden; Wilhelm Burmann

Ashley Budy - Ballet, Pointe; Companies: *Virginia Ballet Theatre; *Second Wind Dance Company Faculty: TRDance at Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Centers; Hot House Yoga Training/Education: Governor’s School for the Arts, BA-Dance Old Dominion University, Virginia Ballet Theatre

Kathryn Finney- Modern, Ballet, Pilates; Companies: Principal Dancer & Rehearsal Director-*Second Wind Dance Company; *Todd Rosenlieb Dance; * Virginia Ballet Theatre Faculty: *Old Dominion University, *Virginia School of the Arts; *Pilates Studio of New York; *Virginia Ballet Theatre Training/Education: Paul Taylor School; Joffrey Ballet School; BA-Dance & Art History, DenisonUniversity; Pilates Studio of New York

Jennifer Flick- BA , Old Dominion University, graduate of The Governor's School for the Arts;

Lorraine Graves- Ballet; Companies: Principal Dancer & Ballet Mistress-*Dance Theatre of Harlem Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts; DTH Residency Program at the Kennedy Center; Virginia School of the Arts Training/Education: Tidewater Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School; BFA-Dance, Indiana University Other: President, Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Melanie Ortt - Co-Associate Artistic Director, TRDance Ensemble Fundamentals, Ballet, Modern; Companies: Todd Rosenlieb Dance Faculty: TRDance at Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Centers; *Dance Conservatory of Maryland, *Harford Ballet Company Training/Education: Governor's School for the Arts; Virginia Ballet Theatre; BA-Dance, Goucher College

Joni Petre-Scholz- Ballet, Pointe; Companies: *Principal Dancer & Rehearsal Director-Dances Patrelle, NY; *Manhattan Ballet; *Eglevsky Ballet; *Berkshire Ballet; *Student Dancer-New York City Ballet/Saratoga Faculty: Governor’s School for the Arts; Old Dominion University; *Ballet Academy East, NY Training/Education: Special student at Skidmore College Dance Department; Empire State Youth Theatre Institute; Elizabeth Carroll; Michael Steel; Tomislav Vukovich, Bagha Follett

Lauren Sinclair- Fundamentals; Ballet; Companies Virginia Ballet Theatre; Elbert Watson and Ensemble, *Ballet Austin-Trainee Faculty: Virginia Ballet Theatre; Academy of Dance; Dynamic Movements Training/Education: Kirov Academy of Ballet; Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Orlando Ballet; Registered Yoga Teacher (Institute of Health and Healing); BS-Communication/Psychology Old Dominion University

Jennifer Somers - Heable- Ballet, Pointe; Companies: Todd Rosenlieb Dance; *Lake Erie Ballet; *Ballet Concerto-Fort Worth; *Virginia Ballet Theater Training: Boston Ballet, Boston Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Southwest Ballet School, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company. BFA-Dance, Mercyhurst College, Minor-Dance Movement/Art Therapy,

Krista Zomar- Ballet, Pointe, Pilates; Companies: Todd Rosenlieb Dance, *Nashville Ballet, *Virginia Ballet Theatre Faculty: Governor's School for the Arts-Dance & Theatre Departments Training/Education: Deborah Hadley-Washington Academy of Performing Arts, Seattle; Mark Morris, NY; Bill Evans; Pilates Certification-Pilates at TRDance. Krista recently was awarded a SURDNA grant to study in The Netherlands.