artistic staff
our Staff
We have an outstanding artistic staff of skilled professional instructors. All have professional dance careers, academic degrees and extensive teaching experience. Each staff member is dedicated to providing a creative, inspiring and fun learning environment while upholding the highest standards of classical ballet excellence and purity

Gina-marie Battista
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wright State University,
Western Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico,
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Natalie Bruce
Delaware Valley Ballet Theater

Emilee Carey
Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Eastern University

Adrianna de Svastich
Pennsylvania Ballet

Olivia Guerra
Delaware Valley Ballet Theater

Heather Holajter
First State Ballet Theatre,
Opus 1 Contemporary,
Colorado Ballet

Blanca Huertas-Agnew
Ballets de San Juan de Puerto Rico,
Ed M., Boyer School of Music and Dance, Temple University

Diana Jewell
DVBT & DVBC Costume Manager
Laban Centre for Contemporary Dance, London

Amy Novinski

Melody Schwartz

Dillon Shifferly
Pennsylvania Ballet,
North Carolina Dance Theater,
Western Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico,
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Lesley Snyder
Ballet Petit,
Elementary School Teacher

Elizabeth Strenge

Pamela Waters
Manassas Ballet Theatre,
BalletMet,
Columbia Classical Ballet

Sarah Vogan
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dance, Mt. Holyoke College,
Opus 1 Dance Company,
The Lady Hoofers

Ruben Ybarra
Sacramento Ballet,
Lexington Ballet,
Pennsylvania Ballet
Guest Teachers and Choreographers

Kristin Edwards
Bachelor of Arts in Dance,
Eastern University

Lindsay Funch
KP Ballet Academy Graduate,
Light of the World Ballet,
Manassas Ballet Theater,
Principal Dancer, Delaware Valley Ballet Theater,
Delaware Valley Ballet Contemporary

Alyson Pray
Sarasota Ballet,
Washington Ballet,
Pennsylvania Ballet

Chandra Moss-Thorne
Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy, Butler University,
Dance Theater of Harlem,
Cincinnati Ballet