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Dance Faculty
Simone DePaolo (Assistant Director)... Simone, a native of Connecticut, studied locally prior to her acceptance into Alvin Ailey’s School of American Dance. She continued her studies in New York City before moving to Europe as a dancer/singer for cruise ships, clubs and resorts.
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Michael Schulster... Michael Schulster graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2001, and has taught and choreographed all over the world.His unique style fuses Tap dance and rock n' roll. He has performed with Gregory Hines, Brenda Bufalino, and Barbara Duffy, as well as studied with Savion Glover and Buster Brown. Read full bio...
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Jessica Rizzo
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is a native New Yorker and suma cum laude graduate with her BFA in dance performance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst 5 College Dance Program. Since then, Jess, a Chancellor's Talent Award Scholarship alumni has been fortunate to have graced the stages all over the world and the US.
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Jennifer Reiter
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Jennifer Reiter received her MFA in Dance from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Reiter has taught and choreographed for universities, theatre companies, dance schools, high schools, and dance intensives all around the country.
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LaToya Roberson
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LaToya began her ballet training in her hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. She studied the R.A.D. syllabus intensively most of her young career, passing her grade exams as well as the vocational exams. LaToya has been a student at many prestigious dance schools...
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Jaclyn Leonhardt... Jaclyn began studying dance at the tender age of two years old under the direction of Sandra Jemal at Long Island Academy of Dance Arts in New York. During her career as the lead dancer of the Long Island Dance Company she participated in numerous regional and national dance competitions. Read full bio...
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Doug Shankman
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Doug Shankman is the artistic director of contemporary dance arts which
is dedicated to creating new works for the dance theater. As a
performer, he has worked as tap dancer with Gregory Hines and
DancEllington. As a musical theater performer, Doug was seen in the
national tours of A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Singin' in the Rain and
My One and Only.
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Jenna Sorhaindo...
has studied at the D'Valda & Sirico Dance Centre for over the past ten years and was a Dance Company member for the past eight
years. Jenna has performed both nationally and internationally
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Guest Faculty
Jessica Smith...
A faculty member at both Ballet Hispanico and Broadway Dance
Center, Jessica Smith is from Omaha, Nebraska. She began her
training at the Omaha Academy of Ballet and Creighton University.
Ms. Smith has performed with Creighton University's Company of Dancers,
Omaha Modern Dance Collective, and the
Central Dance Theater. Read full bio...
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Adrian Wiltshire... Adrian Wiltshire, a.k.a. A Dub, brings a wealth of experience and excitement to the Centre. With the group the Amount Boyz he has toured nationally and internationally with such artists as Eve, Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Destiny’s Child and 3LW on the MTV TRL and Scream 3 Tours.
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Anthony Carr... Anthony began his dance training at the age of four at his mother’s studio where he studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Acro, and Modern until entering the School of American Ballet. At age thirteen, he became the youngest dancer to receive a contract with the Metropolitan Opera’s Dance Company. Read full bio...
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Charles Kelley... has earned both a national and international reputation in the field of dance as a "Teacher's Teacher" and for over 30 years has consistently taught in New York City. Prior to turning to teaching he performed professionally in all aspects of the dance field including Broadway Musicals, stock productions, concerts, night clubs, TV and the Armed Forces special services.
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James Whiteside... James Whiteside began his training at age 9 at the D'Valda & Sirico Dance Centre, under the direction of Angela D'Valda and Steve Sirico. He also studied with Franco DeVita, Raymond Lukens, and Charles Kelly. When he was 12, Whiteside origionated the role of Edwin Booth in Kirk Peterson's American Nutcracker with Hartford Ballet. Read full bio...
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Alicia Cruzado... was Prima Ballerina of the Ballet of Tucuman in Argentina. For seven years she was associate professor of the National University of Tucuman, teaching classical dance. Ms. Cruzado was assistant choreographer to renowned Spanish dancer and choreographer of the Bolero School, Angel Pericet.
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