Our faculty brings a combined wealth of talent, experience, and education to all of our classes.
FACULTY

Todd
Rosenlieb: Former Artistic Director of The Erick Hawkins Dance Company,
New York; White Oak Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov; MFA Dance Tisch School
of the Arts, New York University; BA English and Economics, Bucknell University;
Faculty of The Governor's School for the Arts; NY Pilates Certified; Teaches
Modern Dance (Hawkins), Pilates

Not Pictured: Kathy Brenner Lasakow: Former
principal dancer with Ballet Met of Ohio; Cleveland Ballet; Faculty at
Old Dominion University and The Governor's School for the Arts; Teaches
Ballet
Lorraine Graves: Former principal dancer
with Dance Theatre of Harlem;BFA Indiana University, Teaches
Ballet
Joni Petre-Scholz: Former principal dancer with Dances Patrelle;
Manhatten Ballet; Faculty at Old Dominion University and The Governor's School
for the Arts; Teaches Ballet, Pointe
Laura Seipel: BFA Shenandoah University, Governor's
School for the Arts; Teaches Tap
Ken Dorsey: Teaches
Hip Hop
Mina Estrada: MFA Temple University, BA Texas
State University, Faculty
Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, teaches
Jazz
Melanie Ortt: BA Goucher College, teaches Ballet
& Pointe

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from Left to Right
Krista
Zomar: Nashville Ballet, Virginia Opera, Todd Rosenlieb Dance; Teaches
Pilates and Ballet
Ashleigh
Berney- Milwaulkee Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem; The Governor's School for
the Arts, Virginia School of the Arts, Teaches Ballet and Jazz
Danile
Geisy: Former dancer with Virginia Ballet Theatre
and Tidewater Ballet; Ringling Bros Circus Tour; The Chamber Ballet
Company;Teaches Ballet
Fundamentals
Ricardo
Melendez: Former Artistic Director of Ballets de San Juan, Puerto
Rico; Dance Kaleidoscope; Ballet Hispanico; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre;
BFA Dance, Butler University; MFA Theatre, Brooklyn College; Teaches
Pilates, Modern (Graham Based)
Jacqueline
Patch: Former dancer with Second Wind Dance Company; Second Avenue
Dancers; Graduate of The Governor's School for the Arts; BA Old Dominion
University; MFA Tisch School of the Arts, New York University; Teaches
Modern Dance Fundamentals
Jennifer
Somers: BFA Mercyhurst College in Dance and Dance Movement/Art Therapy;
formerly with Lake Erie Ballet; Ballet Concerto; Virginia Ballet Theatre; Teaches
Youth Beginning Ballet/Creative Movement
Bellamy
Eure: Former dancer with Philadanco; Graduate
of The Governor's School for the Arts; Teaches Jazz
Christina
Yoshida: BA Old Dominion University; Second Wind Dance CompanyTeaches
Jazz
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