Aleksey Kudrin was born in Perm, Russia and trained at the Perm State Choreographic Academy. He danced with the Siktivkar Theater Opera and Ballet and the Grigorovich Ballet of Russia, under the legendary Yuri…

currently works with Manassas BalletTheater and, this past January she toured with Etoile BalletGala, under the direction of Olga Azizova, in Lavia, Norway,Denmark, and Sweden. Before that she worked in StateOpera Stara Zagora in…

Caitlin Murray is from Fairfax, VA, and grew up in the Northern Virginia dance community. She has performed in numerous local festivals and showcases, including Altas INTERSECTIONS Festival, Jazz & Tap Festival, and the…

Ms. Warren began her studies on a Ford Foundation grant at the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, going on to study with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Joffrey Ballet School.  After receiving a B.S.…

David Arce born in San Diego, California, began his training at Ballet Yuma (AZ) with Jon Cristofori and Kathleen Sinclair. He then danced with San Francisco Ballet for 13 seasons, Artistic Director of Juline…

Emily Petry was born in Germany and raised throughout the US, training in the Cecchetti method and American Ballet styles. She holds a BFA in Dance from The Florida State University, with a focus…

is a performing artist, teacher, and production manager. She is currently part of Gwemily Dance Theatre, whose work has been showcased through Small Plates in Newburgh, Honolulu, and throughout Europe through Blue Lake Fine…

Hannah Locke is from Chattanooga, TN, where she began her training with Anna and Barry VanCura at VanCura Ballet Conservatory. She attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts for High School (UNCSA)…

Jessica is a movement artist from Virginia, who trained and found her love for dance at the Russell School of Ballet. She graduated in 2024 from Elon University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance…

Kellyn McNulty is from Fairfax, VA, where she began her dance training at the Russell School of Ballet. While training in high school, she was a part of the Fairfax Ballet Company and Dancin’…

Born in Santiago, Chile, Marcela Figueroa moved to Caracas, Venezuela, at a young age, beginning her ballet studies at the The Gustavo Franklin School of Ballet. Graduating with honors in 1986, she joined the…

Marilyn York has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of dance: performing, teaching, directing and choreography. Her interest in dance was sparked by classic Gene Kelly films. York began taking dance…

found her love of dance at the age of fourwhen she saw Riverdance on television. At age five, shebegan dance lessons and started competing as an Irishdancer in the Washington, DC area. As a…

Philip danced with Atlanta Ballet for five seasons. At the age of eight, Mr. Smith-Cobbs began training with Classical Ballet Theatre of Herndon. He also attended summer intensives at Richmond Ballet, Miami City Ballet,…

Tracy Bowers has been dancing most of her life. She danced and performed with Caprio Dance Studio in Virginia Beach under the instruction of Leslie (Murden) Roberts. Ms. Bowers also performed with the Dance…