Faculty
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet's faculty is commited to a philosophy that students are dancers in the making. Our goal is to develop technical proficiency at a professional level while creating future artists with a sound work ethic and strong core values.
Faculty
Nicholas Ade, School Principal
Laszlo Berdo
Theresa Crawford
Tanya Doporcyk
Karen Eriksson-Lee
Ann Fields
Sara Gelbaugh
Alecia Good-Boresow
Darla Hoover
Melinda Howe
Re Rabassi-Davis
Bruce Thornton
Marcia Dale Weary
Permanent Guest Faculty
Rafael Grigorian
Gennadi Vostrikov
2012-2013 Guest Faculty
Deborah Wingert Arkin
Former Dance, New York City Ballet; Artistic Advisor and faculty, Manhattan Youth Ballet; CPYB alumna
Peter Brandenhoff
Former San Francisco Ballet soloist; former Boston Ballet dancer; former Hamburg Ballet dancer
Stacey Calvert
Distinguished artist in residence, instructor of ballet Dance USC, and School Director of Curriculum USC Dance Conservatory; former soloist, New York City Ballet
Warren Conover
Former American Ballet Theatre soloist; retired University of North Carolina School of Arts faculty; guest faculty, American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive and Chicago Dance Masters of America
Zachary Hench
Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Craig Salstein
American Ballet Theatre soloist; former Miami City Ballet
Adrienne Schulte
American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet; former English National Ballet first artist; CPYB alumna
Jonathan Stafford
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; Faculty, School of American Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Daniel Ulbricht
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Jamie Rae Walker
Company Member, Paul Taylor Dance Company
2011-2012 Guest Faculty
Nicholas Ade
Principal, Pacific Northwest Ballet School's Francia Russell Center; former Dancer Pacific Northwest Ballet 's Fran; former
Merrill Ashley
Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; The Balanchine Trust Repetiteur
Charles Askegard
Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Stacy Caddell
Former Soloist, New York City Ballet; former Twyla Tharp and Dancers member
Julie Diana
Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet
Dan Duell
Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; Founding Artistic Director Ballet Chicago
Zachary Hench
Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Kelly Ann Sloan
Choreographer; Company Dancer, Los Angeles Ballet
Tina LeBlanc
Former Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet; Staff, San Francisco Ballet; CPYB alumna
Jonathan Stafford
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; Faculty, School of American Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Tatiana Tchernova
Canada's National Ballet School Artistic Staff; Former Principal Dancer, National Ballet of Uzbekistan
Daniel Ulbricht
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Jamie Rae Walker
Company Member, Paul Taylor Dance Company
2010-2011 Guest Faculty
Nicholas Ade
Principal, Pacific Northwest Ballet School's Francia Russel Center; former Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer
Julie Diana
Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet
Zachary Hench
Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Michelle Lucci
Former Principal Dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet; Faculty, SUNY
Stephanie Saland
Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Suki Schorer
Balanchine Trust Répétiteur; Faculty Member, School of American Ballet
Adrienne Schulte
Member, American Ballet Theatre and English National Ballet; CPYB alumna
Bettijane Sills
Professor of Dance and Conservatory of Dance faculty member, SUNY; Balanchine Trust Répétiteur; former New York City Ballet soloist
Jonathan Stafford
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; Faculty, School of American Ballet; CPYB alumnus
Tatiana Tchernova
Faculty Member, National Ballet of Canada, international guest teacher
Daniel Ulbricht
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Jamie Rae Walker
Paul Taylor Dance Company member; former Miami City Ballet dancer; CPYB alumna
Deborah Wingert
Former Dance, New York City Ballet; Artistic Advisor Studio Maestro and senior faculty, Manhattan Youth Ballet; CPYB alumna