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NANCY SMITH: Studied with Joffery Ballet and Ballet Repertory School in New York City. Soloist with Ballet Repertory, Shreveport Ballet and San Antonio Civic Ballet. Performed in ballets, operas and in Southwest Regional Ballet Festivals. Instructor in ballet at Trinity University, Vladimir Marek Ballet Academy and San Antonio Community Dance Programs. Ballet Mistress for Junior Company of San Antonio Ballet. Coached Daria Neidre for International Ballet Competition in Lausanne Switzerland, Jackson, Mississippi, and Helsinki, Finland. Staged classical ballets for many organizations and her students have been accepted into major ballet companies.
SANDRA BRAVO: Trained at Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza (ESMD) in Monterrey, Mexico as a performer and teacher. At ESMD: BA in Dance, member Faculty Admissions Dept., judge for Final Exam and Exit Exams. Taught for Royal Academy of Monterrey and was on the faculty for "The International Workshop of Classical Dance". She has acted as choreographer for many stage productions and her students have been accepted into major dance companies.
JACKIE AGUIRRE: BA in Dance from SMU. Performed with SMU dance department. Trained with Nancy Smith at Marek Ballet Academy and danced with San Antonio Ballet. Has taught in San Antonio and Dallas. Studied two summers with the Kirov Ballet in Washington, DC.
AMY LUNA: A student of Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet from age 8 until her high school graduation, then she attended Belhaven College (home of Ballet Magnificat) in Jackson MS, obtaining a BA in dance with concentrations in Business and Performing Arts Medicine. The ballet department at Belhaven was founded by the renowned teacher Marc Arentson and the school is known for it's dedication to teaching the finest in ballet technique to it's Bachelor of Arts candidates and teacher trainees. Amy teaches our Ballet IV and assists Nancy Smith in our Repertory Classes.
KATY KEENER: A student at Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet from age 3. She completed our school's Teacher Training Program 3 years ago. She is an accomplished dancer and teacher. Her classes in Tap/Pre-Ballet, Primary, Ballet Grades I and IIB are always disciplined, yet upbeat and lively!
DESIREE JOHNSON-CORTEZ: Trained for 3 years with Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet and upon graduation from high school attended Columbia School of the Arts in Chicago IL. She returned to us 2 years ago and brings her experience in theatre and drama, as well as her strong ballet technique, to the ballet classroom. She also teaches our Lyrical /Broadway Jazz class. (For the older more experienced ballet student, who has already attained solid ballet technique, the free movements of Lyrical Jazz ,with the addition of some Broadway choreography, is beneficial in producing fluidity of movement in our dancers.)
BILLIE FIELDEN: Owner, teacher, director of Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet for 14 years. Owner, teacher, director of ballet school in West Texas for 20 years. Has been teacher for over 50 years. Studied with major teachers and schools. Instructor for Cecchetti Method Exam Preparation Classes, performed, choreographed and directed numerous television and stage productions. Students have been Ford Foundation Scholarship Winners to San Francisco Ballet Company. Students have been accepted into major ballet companies, Broadway musicals, and four have become principal dancers with major companies. |
